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US Government Fails the Deaf - AGAIN.
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Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:28:45
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"Blind and deaf people will be able to more easily use smart phones, the Internet and other technologies that are staples of life and work under a bill signed into law on Friday."

But the bill does not address video games -- which means there is no requirement for subtitles in games (which is a big help if you are deaf).

At least that is what I found when I searched the bill -- I could be wrong.

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

I find it disappointing that a bill designed to update ADA standards for technology would ignore gaming.

link:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130433486

36 million US residents are deaf or hard of hearing.

EDIT:  Bonus Content to reward you for reading this far, it's a riddle I made up this morning.

Which Hollywood starlet most frightens Captain Jean Luc Picard?

Kim Cardassian!

Edited: Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:35:33

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Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:25:40
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Which hit singer most frightens Captain James T Kirk?

Chaka Khan!

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Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:28:38
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Which 70's tennis player most frightens First Officer William Riker?

Bjorn BORG!

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Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:22:20
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As someone who isn't  even deaf not having subtitles in games can be a pain in the arse tbh. Especially if it's a loud/badly mixed game.

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Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:33:44
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Foolz said:

As someone who isn't  even deaf not having subtitles in games can be a pain in the arse tbh. Especially if it's a loud/badly mixed game.

Yeah, more times than not I play with the sound off and subtitles on.  If I were deaf, I;d be bitching about it all the time.

If the government requires it for the other forms of entertainment they should do th same for games -- particularly when they are going out of their way to craft a new bill to cover cell phones etc...  Just poor management.

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Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:44:48
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aspro said:

Yeah, more times than not I play with the sound off and subtitles on.  If I were deaf, I;d be bitching about it all the time.

If the government requires it for the other forms of entertainment they should do th same for games -- particularly when they are going out of their way to craft a new bill to cover cell phones etc...  Just poor management.

Even with the sound on, take something like Killzone 2. With all the explosions and what not you'd miss a lot with the subtitles off. Of course in the case of Killzone 2 that woudln't matter in the slightest! Nyaa

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Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:56:25
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You could say that the plight of the hearing impaired....

fell of deaf ears

Yeaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:28:30
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Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:37:36
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LOL

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