Closed Captioning on TV/Cable

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We the undersigned are asking you the advertisers to amend your contracts with TV/Cable executives to include closed captioning on your promotional commericals or/and other televised programs that you may sponsor and the outcomes which may ensue.

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing community relies on closed captioning to follow the dialogue in any commerical or program. If you have ever tried watching such a video with the sound off, you realize that it is impossible to fully understand what is going on when you can not hear what is spoken. These deaf/hard of hearing people are your potential consumers and Im sure you, the advertisers, would want them to have full access to your promotional commericals or/and other televised programs that you may sponsor.

Whenever the closed captioning is turned off or not created (intentionally or unintentionally), please understand that a significant number of potential customers/viewers are then excluded. When those incidents occur, we believe that a portion of advertising revenues should be refunded to the advertisers.
More and more businesses are being viewed as engaged in corporate social responsibility. We hope that this petition will also result in an examination of business ethics among cable/TV executives.

Closed captioning is good business and promotes access for many.
Sincerely,



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50 signatures
Goal: 50
Latest Signatures
2 December 2015
50. Shirley C | I support this petition
8 September 2015
49. Karen P | I support this petition
21 May 2015
48. John F | keep run on closed captioning zip code 34746
6 May 2015
47. Walter J | saco, maine zip code 04072
18 February 2015
46. Kathleen D | I support this petition
3 February 2015
45. Suzann B | Hi, I have been priveldged to watch CC tv since legislation in the 1983 and as a consumer, I enjoy watching commericals. May I have equal access as a deaf consumer? Thank you!
19 January 2015
44. Pamela M | I support this petition
20 May 2014
43. Dawna T | We need you.....and we deserve our needs and we do pay cable....just like hearing pay the same amount and deaf people dont get full access.....unfair!! zip code 04943
18 May 2014
42. Toni Wu | I support this petition
7 March 2014
41. Debbie T | 33 HODGINS ST,PORTLAND ME zip code 04103
14 January 2014
40. Sarah S | I support this petition
13 January 2014
39. Anita M | I support this petition
21 December 2013
38. Rita Andfloydg | please keep closed captioning on tv/cable continue to access as just like as we have now. Don't lose it or cut it off. Thanks. zip code 04032
19 November 2013
37. Jerry Laurelk | We must have CC!!!!! zip code 04932
28 September 2013
36. Terri Scott | it s a MUST for deaf people zip code 28690
22 August 2013
35. Linda F | I support this petition
23 June 2013
34. Joyce J | saco, maine zip code 04072
13 June 2013
33. John S | I support this petition
15 May 2013
32. Rene P | I agree with this, since I am Deaf, I will buy from you. zip code 05677
9 May 2013
31. Bruce F | We need this! Thanks! zip code 03906
5 May 2013
30. Victor Y | I support this petition
26 April 2013
29. Terry L | I support this petition
29 March 2013
28. Marsha M | Please. zip code 19128
22 February 2013
27. Miriam C | I support this petition
14 January 2013
26. James S | I support this petition
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