Caption in US Senat

Senate Committee to Caption Proceedings

January 2004

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"I was shocked to see this report that a Senate committee will launch a pilot program to caption its proceedings, and they might consider captioning more proceedings if they can afford it. They're just now thinking about captioning their proceedings? They're not sure they can afford it? How many gazillion dollars are we spending on pork barrel projects, corporate welfare, and a host of other dubious expenditures?

Can someone tell me why it's ok for our Federal government to deny people with hearing loss access to its proceedings? Can someone explain why everyone with hearing loss isn't up in arms about this? Can someone please offer some ideas on how we can get universal communications access to be as readily accepted as universal wheelchair access? "

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