TDIforAccess
Driving Accessible Communication and Advocacy for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities
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TDIforAccess, Inc.
TDI, in collaboration with its partners, serves as a national leader in policy, advocacy, education, and innovation to foster full accessibility, equity, and inclusion in Information and Communications Technology.
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People to have hearing loss by 2050, whereas the US population is expected to be 458 million
Policy Comments TDI Submitted to Federal Agencies since 2000
Emergency Access
- All DHH people must have multiple ways to directly connect with 9-1-1 centers.
- DHH people must be able to access, receive and immediately comprehend all emergency alerts when broadcasted live.
Telecommunication Relay Services
- The national relay system must be fully accessible to all DHH people.
- The TRS system must be interoperable with emerging telecommunication and video-phony platforms allowing DHH people to directly connect with anyone.
Captions
- All types of captioning systems should be accurate in spelling, syntax, punctuation, and grammar.
- Captions should be synchronous audio and video files, nor overlap with other text.
- All video content shall be captioned (including cable, satellite, streaming, etc).