Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-13 00:19:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2D75894387D6E2CE998C1314F518C940CD73F37DD0473EAE6FFE3A0D62185E73
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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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