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2025-01-12 14:58:49 UTC - HELPFUL
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Original Note:
Fact: Not all broadcast channels have closed captions, which isn't universally effective anyway; many Deaf rely on ASL for comprehension as ASL offers nuances captions miss. This is part of ADA requirements, passed by GOP. https://www.fcc.gov/general/closed-captioning-video-programming-television https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/captions-deaf-hard-hearing-viewers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3870606/
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