Google will be launching a field test with a set of users that are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) in an effort to make Hangouts more accessible to the deaf and hearing impaired.
Google+ Hangouts To Add Sign Language Support
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Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews. Deaf Viewers Push For Mandatory Captions For Web Video
Actress Marlee Matlin and other deaf web surfers are pushing for mandatory captions on web video. In the 1996, Congress required most television shows to have captions. However, since the rise of web video, deaf viewers have been disappointed to find that many of their favorite television shows are broadcast on the Internet caption-free. Change is coming, but it’s coming slowly for advocates of the hearing impaired. Read more about the battle for captions after the jump.
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