Comments on: The NFL Says: Feel the Oppression http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:42:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Thoughtfulness http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-78294 Thoughtfulness Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:35:02 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-78294 Then again, have you thought about adding alternative text on this site for you blind counterparts... talk about inaccessible information. Then again, have you thought about adding alternative text on this site for you blind counterparts… talk about inaccessible information.

]]> By: CyanSquirrel http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77681 CyanSquirrel Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:38:51 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77681 I wonder, as devil's advocate, whether the NFL has realized that deaf people do a whole lot of demanding for access, but failrly little in the way of contributing to their bottom line? Of 30 million deaf and hard of hearing, how many are sports fans. Of that, how many give a whit about the NFL? And...how many are AVID enough to actually attend games, buy merchandise and write fan letters? Yes, communication should be something we should take for granted in this day in age (another way of saying that society should have gotten with the program a long time ago.) However, look at it from a business perspective. How much are you willing to bet that deaf are tightwads that demand much and give little? Ouch? Just look at NAD, AADB, and other advocacy organizations that could be doing so much more if people opened up their wallets. If deaf barely give to organizations that directly benefit them, can they be counted on to give to commercial enterprises just because a commercial is captioned? I wonder, as devil’s advocate, whether the NFL has realized that deaf people do a whole lot of demanding for access, but failrly little in the way of contributing to their bottom line? Of 30 million deaf and hard of hearing, how many are sports fans. Of that, how many give a whit about the NFL? And…how many are AVID enough to actually attend games, buy merchandise and write fan letters? Yes, communication should be something we should take for granted in this day in age (another way of saying that society should have gotten with the program a long time ago.) However, look at it from a business perspective. How much are you willing to bet that deaf are tightwads that demand much and give little? Ouch? Just look at NAD, AADB, and other advocacy organizations that could be doing so much more if people opened up their wallets. If deaf barely give to organizations that directly benefit them, can they be counted on to give to commercial enterprises just because a commercial is captioned?

]]> By: Grant W Laird Jr. http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77639 Grant W Laird Jr. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:58:31 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77639 Done! Thanks for bring it up :) Done! Thanks for bring it up :)

]]> By: WAD http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77621 WAD Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:40:35 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77621 NFL, You've got email! NFL,

You’ve got email!

]]> By: A Deaf Pundit http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77615 A Deaf Pundit Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:17:27 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77615 Done. I said this: "Hello, I am a deaf person, and I am disturbed by the fact that NFL, sponsored by United Way is not being accessible to its deaf fans. None of your videos on the website are captioned, and one in particular has a deaf person in it! Please caption all of your videos on the website from now on. You will get more viewers that way, since there are 30 million of us deaf in the United States. It's a win/win situation. Thank you." Hopefully if enough of us do this, they'll do something. :P Done. I said this:

“Hello,

I am a deaf person, and I am disturbed by the fact that NFL, sponsored by United Way is not being accessible to its deaf fans. None of your videos on the website are captioned, and one in particular has a deaf person in it!

Please caption all of your videos on the website from now on. You will get more viewers that way, since there are 30 million of us deaf in the United States. It’s a win/win situation.

Thank you.”

Hopefully if enough of us do this, they’ll do something. :P

]]> By: Curious Eyes http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77610 Curious Eyes Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:34:15 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77610 Ditto! Let's all 30 million of us clog their bandwidth with emails. Show them that deaf and hard of hearing television viewers not only have clout we also have a voice, er, sign. Ditto! Let’s all 30 million of us clog their bandwidth with emails. Show them that deaf and hard of hearing television viewers not only have clout we also have a voice, er, sign.

]]> By: tayler http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77605 tayler Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:10:02 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-01-29/the-nfl-says-feel-the-oppression/#comment-77605 I emailed them. Thanks for the link, Shane! I emailed them. Thanks for the link, Shane!

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