I'd like to remind those who don't want their t v programs described that
dvs is a refusable technology.  You don't have to turn it on.
Tom Karnes


On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Daniel Burton wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 3:27 PM
> Subject: A MAJOR DVS VICTORY
>
>
> > What started out as a quiet Friday just became very exciting.  We have
> > received word that the court has denied the request of the Motion Picture
> > Association et al, to grant a stay and prevent implementation of the FCC's
> > rule on video description.  This action follows a similar refusal by the FCC
> > itself earlier this week.
> >
> > This means that audio described programming will begin on network television
> > as scheduled, with the quarter which begins on April 1, 2002!!  Get ready for
> > TV history and a really cool week in front of your TV sets.
> >
> > We at the ACB want to express our appreciation to all the blindness
> > organizations who have worked tirelessly for more than fifteen years to
> > achieve this breakthrough in accessibility!  We all have reason to celebrate,
> > to pat one another on the back for a job well done, and to express our
> > collective appreciation to the Federal Communications Commission, and the
> > court, for recognizing that we who are blind and visually impaired have just
> > as much right to enjoy the programming on television as everyone else in
> > America.  How cool that we are about to
> > see and hear history in the making!
> >
> >
>
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