Reply #5: This is a great story, Tay Tay!! Thanks for letting us know.

[beachmom]

I actually was listening to NPR and all of this is true for newer technologies as well -- as in the internet. Now I see Sen. Kerry is on it:

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/100139-lawmakers-begin-push-to-extend-internet-services-to-disabled

Lawmakers want to put legislation helping the deaf communicate with speakers at the other end of an iPhone and providing closed captioning for videos on websites like Hulu on the fast track.

At a hearing Wednesday on a bill meant to extend Internet services to the disabled, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said he aimed to win congressional approval by the end of the year.

Kerry’s bill would impose a number of new requirements for the FCC to impose on various technologies. It is meant to update the Americans with Disabilities Act so that the latest technologies are in line with that bill’s fundamentals.

Also, I want to highly recommend podcasts to your friend. There is so much great stuff available absolutely free. And something about it makes me feel like it is a throwback to the '30s when everyone just listened to the radio. Audio is a completely different way of experiencing news, commentary, and entertainment. For me, it's a great way to make doing domestic chores less drudgery. I listen while I work. But for the blind -- well, it would be fabulous.

Not mentioned in that article is that there is technology that can read Google search text back very quickly. However, not every website has this software. That would help the blind as well.