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flashBACK Friday: Closed Captioning Decoder Boxes
Posted by: Staff Writer on Jan. 31, 2014 | Comments
If closed-captioning could speak (well, caption) for itself, it’d probably say “we’ve come a long way, baby.”
Read MoreCaptioning In-Flight Entertainment: The Final Frontier
Posted by: Staff Writer on June 4, 2013 | Comments
Scientific progress doesn't always happen in logical order. In 1921, Aeromarine Airways showed the world's first in-flight movie. In 1969, we put a man on the moon. In 2005, tourists started booking with Virgin Galactic to take spaceflights. In 2009, U.S. Department of Transport ruled that all aircraft videos, DVDs and other audio-visual displays be captioned for safety and/or informational purposes.
Read More500 Reviews Later: We're Halfway to our Goal!
Posted by: Staff Writer on April 22, 2013 | Comments
Fresh after our East Coast launch, deafREVIEW hit its second milestone last week – 500 business reviews since our launch in Seattle. Chalk it up to the combined powers of our awesome West and East Coast reviewers.
Read MoreSave the Date: FCC Internet Captioning Deadline Coming Up
Posted by: Staff Writer on May 23, 2012 | Comments
Are you tired of being left out from all the video programming offered on the Internet? You’re not alone. With over 35 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the U.S., the mostly un-captioned state of the Web is a source of frustration for many.
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