Internet Captioning Bill Introduced on Hill

The 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2009 has just been introduced in Congress by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). This is the bill that if passed, would require captioning on the Internet. (Hat tip to Jared Evans). A similar bill (21st Century Communications And Video Accessibility Act For People With Disabilities) failed last year. This year, with internet video growing by leaps and bounds, the deaf and hard of hearing community and its hearing friends are making a real effort to push this one through.