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Please sign the petition for captioning shows
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:08 am
by lovechild
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:44 pm
by Coor
WOW! Hey thanks I didn't even know that those weren't captioned anymore. I guess I don't pay attention enough.
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:48 pm
by Codeine Coma
Signed.
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 6:30 pm
by miz kitty
I can't believe they pulled captioning off certain shows....I signed the petition, and urge others to do so as well. I was fortunate enough to learn some sign language as a child and have used it at every job I have ever had!
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 10:48 pm
by Mother Mo
Signed.
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 11:26 pm
by lovechild
yeah, i sign....two of my best friends are deaf....one stayed over the other night and we couldnt get the captioning to work and so i signed an hour of bet comedy hour.
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:07 am
by feline
Done .Ive heard they are not captioning certain shows that would seem "Immoral"like "Bewitched", "I Dream of Jeannie", and "The Simpsons". This is completely ridiculous!
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:40 pm
by Lady Shaper
Both Mr Shaper & I have signed & I'm posting this on another forum. Spread the word.
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:39 am
by Lady Shaper
So I posted this on another forum and got several sigs.
This is one negative comment I got. Does anyone have a good response (besides f**k off)?
Okay, first of all, in accordance with a law established by the Federal Communications Commission in 1998, 100% of all new programming (and 75% of "old" programming) must be closed captioned by 1 January 2006. (This law works on a "phase-in" basis, requiring 25% of programming to be close captioned by 1 January 2000, 50% by 1 January 2002, and 75% by 1 January 2004.) This law is still in effect, there is no legislation pending that would amend or rescind it, nor is there any provision for charging viewers who use closed captioning services.
The Department of Education has absolutely nothing to say about what is or is not appropriate for view by anyone. That is the for the FCC only.
This "Petition" just doesn't sound right to me. I too suffer from tinitus, or ringing in the ears.
Has anyone seen this "Decision"? There is nothing at ed.gov discussing Closed Captioning in any context.