by Genelle Sanders | Dec 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Provide Feedback to Spectrum! We are excited to share an opportunity for the deaf and hard of hearing community to provide direct feedback to one of our partners! Spectrum’s goal is to provide an exceptional viewing experience for our Deaf and Hard of Hearing...
by TDI | Jun 26, 2019 | Accessibility, Industry-Related News, Uncategorized
Comcast announced new X1 Eye Control feature, which empowers customers with physical disabilities to navigate their television using just their eyes. Using a web-based remote control paired with an X1 set-top box, customers who use eye gaze or other...
by TDI | Apr 2, 2019 | Industry-Related News, Uncategorized
Verizon, the National Disability Leadership Alliance and Getty Images Announces: The Disability CollectionPeople with disabilities make up about 20% of the population, yet they are featured in less than 2% of the images we see in the media. Verizon, Getty Images and...
by TDI | Feb 13, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
The Unicode Consortium — the organization that oversees emojis released 59 new emojis last week. Among them are numerous images portraying various aspects of the disability experience. The new ideograms include people using a hearing aid, sign language, wheelchairs, a...
by TDI | Feb 5, 2019 | Industry-Related News, Media, Uncategorized
If you’re one of the more than 72 million viewers nationwide who watch local TV stations for free with an antenna, you may soon have to rescan your TV or converter box to make sure you keep getting all the local news, weather, sports and entertainment you enjoy. The...
by TDI | Feb 5, 2019 | Accessibility, Industry-Related News, Uncategorized
Readers of TDI World 49.1 may recall reading an article titled “Apple Reaches Out to Schools for Deaf and Blind”. We highlighted Apple’s newest coding curricula, “Everyone Can Code” and how it teamed with educators from the deaf and blind...
