National Association of the Deaf
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National Associations of the Deaf are national bodies that represent Deaf people and the Deaf community in their respective countries. They are usually members of the World Federation of the Deaf and advocate for sign language..
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Netflix will add closed captions to all of its videos within two years
Netflix has settled a court case brought against it by the National Association for the Deaf and other disability rights advocates, agreeing to a consent decree that will require it to have closed captions for all of its videos by October 2014. Before it reaches that point, Netflix will allow its users to specifically search for closed captioned content on its website.
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Court ruling may force Netflix to offer closed-captioning
Netflix may soon need to begin offering closed-captioning on its video-streaming website, following a ruling in the U. S. District Court this week.
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Deaf Group Sues Netflix Over Lack Of Captions On Instant Viewing
Lawyers representing the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) aren’t quite sure what proportion of Netflix’s streaming content is available with captions—but they’re sure it’s not enough. The NAD claims that by only maintaining a tiny slice of captioned titles, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Netflix sued for lack of captions on streaming videos
CNN isn’t the only company being targeted by rights activists for lack of captions in its video streams; Netflix also is being taken to court over not providing accessible videos for the hearing impaired. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) accused Netflix of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by not providing captions for most of its streaming videos.
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