Sign World TV provides accessible TV for people with hearing loss
A
company called Sign World TV is preparing to offer "TV over the
Internet" that is fully accessible to people with a hearing loss.
All programming will be captioned and signed. They are also looking for
ideas for programming from deaf and hard-of-hearing people. They will
start broadcasting on January 3, 2000, but you can visit their website
now.
Here's
the Press Release:
November
16, 1999
Contact:
CJ Jones, Founder/CEO
Sign World TV, Inc. (A Parent Company)
SIGNWORLDTV@aol.com
www.signworldtv.com
Los
Angeles, CA - Deafness involves the most basic of human needs - the
ability to communicate with other human beings.
Sign Language is the third most widely used language in the
United States and fourth in the world. There are 28 million Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Americans and 70 million Deaf people in 120 countries in
the world.
To
date producers of multimedia programming as a whole have been less than
successful in their efforts to respond to the needs of deaf viewers,
UNTIL NOW...
Sign
World Television (SWTV) is here! SWTV
is developing programming in a format accessible to ALL audiences.
Incorporating both deaf and hearing talent. You can now view SWTV
on the website at http://www.signworldtv.com
SWTV
programming is produced in full sound, captions and sign language. SWTV
is committed to providing new opportunities for deaf, hard of hearing,
and hearing people working together to create and distribute high
quality content.
As
the internet moves more toward "broadband" (faster access and
speed) SWTV has realized that "content is king." For too long
the deaf community has been shut out from distributing great product so
SignWorldTV.com take their mission with a lot of passion and action.
The
company will officially launch on January 3, 2000, with a live daily 15
minute broadcast to expand into addition programming by the end of the
second quarter in 2000.
If
you would like more information about the company, their business plan,
long term vision, and how to submit your program ideas or projects,
write to CJ Jones the founder at: signworldtv@aol.com or write to Mitch@SignWorldTV.com
to request business and financial information. To submit your program
ideas or projects, write to Jackie Roth at JR@SignWorldTV.com You can
read about it all at: http://www.SignWorldTV.com
