A HEARING IMPAIRED SOLUTION - Hearing-impaired Accessible e-Learning
Multimedia Solutions SF-MALL.COM Enterprise Inc. launched a new multimedia Web-
based e-Learning tool that is hearing-impaired accessible. For the complete article,
see: http://www.elearningmag.com/elearning/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=16947
(e-Learning NewsLine vol. 3 no 16, 24 April 02)

NEW APRIL 1 FCC RULES ASSIST VISION IMPAIRED - According to new rules
instituted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 1, broadcasters
will now need to provide narrator descriptions of on-screen events (about four hours per
week) for people who are visually impaired. The rules will apply to stations in the 25
largest markets, and includes cable and satellite operators with at least 50,000 subscribers.
The descriptions will be heard during breaks in the dialogue describing what the characters
are doing. These rules are part of a larger plan to make new technologies more accessible
to people with disabilities. See:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/08/technology/ebusiness/08SIMP.html (New York
Times, 8 Apr 02)