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Do you think that was like a special move or was... Yeah, so this broadcast was actually open captioned, meaning that everybody who tuned in saw the captioning on the bottom of the screen.

However... Like that was not the case for the vast majority of the coverage of the Deaf President Now protests. And in fact, even the broadcasts that were closed captioned, like to receive those closed captions, to get them to show up on your screen, you needed to have one of these very expensive, clunky decoders.

However... Like that was not the case for the vast majority of the coverage of the Deaf President Now protests. And in fact, even the broadcasts that were closed captioned, like to receive those closed captions, to get them to show up on your screen, you needed to have one of these very expensive, clunky decoders.

However... Like that was not the case for the vast majority of the coverage of the Deaf President Now protests. And in fact, even the broadcasts that were closed captioned, like to receive those closed captions, to get them to show up on your screen, you needed to have one of these very expensive, clunky decoders.

in your house connected to your television. Think of it like a VCR, but it's a VCR that just allows your television to receive the closed captions.

in your house connected to your television. Think of it like a VCR, but it's a VCR that just allows your television to receive the closed captions.

in your house connected to your television. Think of it like a VCR, but it's a VCR that just allows your television to receive the closed captions.

Oh yeah, like nobody.

Oh yeah, like nobody.

Oh yeah, like nobody.

Yeah. And I think that's probably part of why you see this sort of chain reaction of events coming out of this moment. So less than a week after the protest starts, Zinsser resigned and was quickly replaced by one of the Deaf finalists, I. King Jordan.

Yeah. And I think that's probably part of why you see this sort of chain reaction of events coming out of this moment. So less than a week after the protest starts, Zinsser resigned and was quickly replaced by one of the Deaf finalists, I. King Jordan.

Yeah. And I think that's probably part of why you see this sort of chain reaction of events coming out of this moment. So less than a week after the protest starts, Zinsser resigned and was quickly replaced by one of the Deaf finalists, I. King Jordan.

But then you also have a whole bunch of laws get passed in the years following. This thing called the Decoder Act that required all televisions to have that closed captioning decoder built into it. A little thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act. And eventually the 1996 Telecommunications Act. And that bill basically is what brings captioning into living rooms everywhere.

But then you also have a whole bunch of laws get passed in the years following. This thing called the Decoder Act that required all televisions to have that closed captioning decoder built into it. A little thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act. And eventually the 1996 Telecommunications Act. And that bill basically is what brings captioning into living rooms everywhere.

But then you also have a whole bunch of laws get passed in the years following. This thing called the Decoder Act that required all televisions to have that closed captioning decoder built into it. A little thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act. And eventually the 1996 Telecommunications Act. And that bill basically is what brings captioning into living rooms everywhere.

It's that by like the early 2000s, all new English language broadcast television had to be closed captioned.

It's that by like the early 2000s, all new English language broadcast television had to be closed captioned.

It's that by like the early 2000s, all new English language broadcast television had to be closed captioned.

With like very, very few exceptions, everything has to be captioned. And I mean, Karen and Greg, they were central in pushing this requirement into the bill.