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"US OPEN TENNIS - SEPTEMBER 2011 - FIRST TIME INCLUSION OF CAPTIONING (...) Closed-captioning is required for television programming in the United States. If a sporting event is shown in a noisy bar, gym or other public venue, oftentimes the audio is muted, and all patrons, even the hearing patrons, benefit from the closed-captioning. In a stadium or arena, once again, all patrons can benefit from open captioning displayed on the ribbon board or giant video boards. The acoustics in some stadiums make it difficult to understand the announcements. This is particularly important if there is an emergency. With the Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, the hard-of-hearing population is increasing. Many people with age-related hearing loss do not consider themselves hard-of-hearing and are not aware of services offered. If captioning were available everywhere for everyone, nobody would ever be left out of the conversation again! Prepared for the CCAC by: Jennifer M. Bonfilio, RMR-CBC-CCP | President of Operations | Coast 2 Coast Captioning"

"Breaking Down Laws Applicable to CART From Pete Wacht, Senior Director, Communications and Public Affairs, NCRA That Affect Both Provider and Consumer In a world where laws of every sort govern people's daily lives, it can be confusing to determine the differences between them. When dealing with a service like Communication Access Realtime Translation(CART), where the consumers, who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, are considered disabled, even more laws apply. From the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA), both the CART provider and consumer are faced with a multitude of provisions and restrictions. Here is a look at each one individually as they relate to CART, including the requirements and definitions in the law, who is covered and what kind of services they provide. (...) "