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NAD Issues Call for Recognition Award Nominations

Wed, 10 Mar 2010

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) invites nominations for Recognition Awards to be presented during the 50th Biennial NAD Conference to be held July 6-10, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA.

NAD Briefs Broadband and Cable Lawyers about H.R. 3101

Mon, 08 Mar 2010

On March 2, 2010, Rosaline Crawford, director of the NAD Law and Advocacy Center presented information about the “Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009” (H.R. 3101) at the “Broadband and Cable Industry Law 2010” seminar sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI). PLI courses provide continuing legal education credit for practicing attorneys.

NAD to Participate in National Broadband Plan Events

Mon, 08 Mar 2010

On March 9 and 10, the NAD will participate in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) events related to the National Broadband Plan. The NAD encourages consumers to register to attend these events in Washington, DC, or view the live streaming webcasts of these events.

NAD Commends Google Roll-Out of Automatic Captions

Thu, 04 Mar 2010

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) applauds Google’s decision to roll out auto-captioning for YouTube. All YouTube videos in English that have a clear audio track can be automatically captioned. In addition, Google has made turning on captions much easier by allowing YouTube account holders to set up closed captions to be “on” for all videos they view. Google also plans to provide the universal “CC” icon on the video player whenever possible.

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Local 10-digit Numbers Are Superior to Toll Free Numbers

Submitted by Debra.Patkin—Wed, 10 Mar 2010

Since November 2009, all VRS and IP Relay users have local 10-digit numbers. The NAD believes that local 10-digit numbers for VRS and IP Relay users are superior to personal toll free numbers (800 or 866 numbers). However, many VRS and IP Relay users still have two numbers – a local 10-digit number and a toll free number. This was not the goal of the local 10-digit numbering plan. The NAD encourages VRS and IP Relay users to use their local 10-digit numbers and stop using personal toll free numbers.

Update on Toll Free Numbers

Submitted by Debra.Patkin—Wed, 10 Mar 2010

The NAD, working with TDI and other consumer groups, advocated strongly for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow people to use VRS and IP Relay toll free numbers (800 or 866 numbers) the same way hearing people use toll free numbers. See the NAD Consumer Alert for more information. Today, as a result of these efforts, all calls to VRS and IP Relay toll free numbers are connected. The FCC will review and may develop new policies for toll free numbers. Here are some things the FCC may consider.

NAD Announces CEO Application Period Has Closed

Submitted by M.Draganac-Hawk—Fri, 05 Mar 2010

(This vlog is shown in captioned format; below is the official search committee announcement)

The NAD CEO Search Committee (CSC) would like to announce the close of the CEO application period, which began in early January 2010.

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