RE: ADA Internet Hearing Set

["Al Sonnenstrahl" <sonny@clark.net>]

Nice 
of you to set up such a hearing for people with 
disabilities.
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Will 
at least a person with hearing disabilities testify on behalf of poeple with 
hearing disabilities?
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Will 
an issue of having all audios captioned?  Will anyone discuss the need to 
have people insert captions manually as opposed to frequent misconception of 
"automated" captioning?
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  <FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: 
  owner-telecom-l@trace.wisc.edu [mailto:owner-telecom-l@trace.wisc.edu]On 
  Behalf Of Paul W. SchroederSent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 
  3:30 PMTo: uaccess-l@trace.wisc.edu; 
  telecom-l@trace.wisc.eduSubject: ADA Internet Hearing 
  SetDear Colleagues:Well, it's official. The 
  ADA/Internet hearing is set, and the witness lists look like they're set too. 
  Please distirube this info as widely as you can.I encourage those in 
  the DC area to attend. We need to show the interest of the disability 
  community in Internet access. I also encourage our friends in the Internet 
  industry to make it known that Internet access is not burdensome to achieve. 
  Whatever your feelings might be about ADA applicability to the 
  Internet or INternet regulation in general, I think it would be unfortunate 
  and inaccurate if this hearing produced a feeling that INternet access for 
  people with disabilities is difficult, unimportant or not practical. We now 
  have two sets of recommended guidelines from the W3 and a third well on its 
  way. The foundation for access is there, we just need to build on that and not 
  let the "noise" that might be generated from this hearing distract us from 
  that.     Here are a few particulars on the 
  hearing.---------SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTIONNOTICE OF 
  MEETINGOversight hearing on "The Applicability of the Americans with 
  Disabilities Act (ADA) to PrivateInternet 
  Sites"Date:     Wednesday, February 9, 
  2000Time:     1:00 p.m.Location: 2237 Rayburn 
  House Office BuildingMajority 
  Witnesses:Dennis Hayes, U.S. Internet Industry Association, and 
  creator of the Hayes modem. Susan Conway, U.S. Internet Industry 
  Association, Web DesignerWalter Olson, Manhattan Institute, 
  AttorneyElizabeth Domeny, the Federalist Society, AttorneyGlen 
  Lipke, web designer The Minority Witnesses are:Judy Brewer, 
  World Wide Web, Web Accessibility InitiativeGary Wunder, NFB Misouri, 
  blind user Peter Blanck, Professor, Univ. of Iowa, College of Law, 
  Attorney---------Paul W. SchroederDirector, 
  National Technology ProgramAmerican Foundation for the Blind