A new civil right; telecommunications equality for deaf and hard of hearing Americans.1563682915 A new civil right; telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. equality for deaf and hard of hearing Americans. Strauss Strauss (strous, Ger. shtrous), family of Viennese musicians. Johann Strauss, 1804–49, learned to play the violin against his parents' wishes. , Karen Peltz. Gallaudet University Gallaudet University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; with federal support. It was founded (1856) as the Kendall School, a training school for deaf and blind students, by Edward Miner Gallaudet (see under Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins). Pr. 2006 430 pages $75.00 Hardcover HV2502 With an emphasis on grassroots efforts, this text traces the history of the struggle for equal access to telecommunications technology for deaf and hard of hearing people in the U.S. Strauss offers a detailed description of the years of behind-the-scenes work that ultimately led to advances such as the Hearing Aid Compatibility Background The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) requires that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ensure that all telephones manufactured or imported for use in the United States after August 1989, and all “essential” telephones, are Act of 1988 and the establishment of a nationwide direct-dial number to telephone relay services. Strauss is a telecommunications policy advocate in Washington, D.C. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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