DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, May 14, 2014
-- deaf people picketing in front of Amazon’s headquarters
Right now in London, where Amazon’s headquarters is located,
there are deaf people that are picketing. Why? Because Amazon
is not captioning their videos. Who is leading the picket line?
It is England’s most famous comedian, Mark Thomas! First, it
was Netflix, now it is Amazon. What is next?
-- 2 years for approval on app to help deaf with mobile phones
Two years ago, a company came up with an app that will convert
voice to real-time captions on mobile phones. This was supposed
to be a breakthrough for the deaf that want to communicate with
the hearing. But it was a two year wait. Why? Because the FCC
was slow in approving it. Why was FCC slow about it? Fear of
relay fraud reaching the mobile phone sector! Now that the FCC
has approved it, the company expects to have it ready for the
market this coming July.
-- settlement in deaf-employee harassment case
Bob Delaney, not deaf, resigned last year as the county clerk
of St Clair County in Illinois. He was accused by the Department
of Human Rights for harassing many employees. One of the
employees he harassed was deaf. These harassed employees
have received settlement money in exchange for not pursuing
additional legal action. The money the deaf man reached
settlement will be about $100,000.
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