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Markey honored by learning center for deaf - Malden - Your Town - Boston.com
On May 1, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, was honored as a 2011 Gala Honoree by The Learning Center for the Deaf for his successful legislative efforts on behalf of individuals who are blind or deaf. Rep. Markey is the author of the landmark legislation, the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which President Obama signed into law last year.
“I am honored to receive this special award and I am so proud to partner with The Learning Center in the ongoing effort to ensure Americans who are deaf or blind have access to the technologies of the 21st century,” Rep. Markey said. “When I visited the The Learning Center’s Framingham campus last fall, I was struck by the energy, enthusiasm and engagement of the students and faculty. The team at The Center is incredible, providing world class instruction and a fantastic environment for students to thrive.”
The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which Rep. Markey introduced in June 2009, was signed into law by President Obama on October 8, 2010. The sweeping law will enable Americans with disabilities to use a wide range of devices and services needed in the digital era, including smart phones for accessing the Internet, closed captioning for online video, audio descriptions of television programming, audible emergency alerts and other technologies.
In addition to his authorship of the 21st Century Communications and Accessibility Act, Rep. Markey has been a leader for years in the effort to improve the ability of individuals who are deaf, blind and both deaf and blind to communicate using the latest technologies.
For example, In 1990, Rep. Markey worked to ensure that Americans who are deaf could make telephone calls.
In 1989-90, Rep. Markey worked to pass a law to mandate that TV shows be closed captioned for individuals who are deaf.
In the 1996 Telecom Act, Rep. Markey inserted language which required accessibility of all telephone equipment, including telephones, telephone calls, call waiting, speed dialing, caller ID and related services.
Rep. Markey accepted the 2011 Gala Honors from The Learning Center for the Deaf’s Executive Director, Judy Vreeland. Upon presenting the award to Rep Markey, Ms. Vreeland said, “In his role in Congress, Rep. Markey has been responsible for everything and anything you can think of having to do with expanding accessibility to members of the deaf community.”
The Learning Center for the Deaf (TLC) serves deaf and hard-of-hearing students from infancy through high school. Founded in 1970, The Learning Center today is comprised of three schools — a comprehensive Parent/Infant through High School program on the main campus in Framingham; a South campus in Randolph serving infants through elementary school from southeastern Massachusetts; and Walden School, a therapeutic, education and residential, treatment program for deaf students facing severe emotional, behavioral or developmental challenges.
TLC was the first school in Massachusetts to depart from the "oral" method of education and to advocate the use of sign language in addition to spoken English. In 1988, TLC became a bilingual and bicultural school, placing it among the first in the nation.
On May 1, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, was honored as a 2011 Gala Honoree by The Learning Center for the Deaf for his successful legislative efforts on behalf of individuals who are blind or deaf. Rep. Markey is the author of the landmark legislation, the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which President Obama signed into law last year.
“I am honored to receive this special award and I am so proud to partner with The Learning Center in the ongoing effort to ensure Americans who are deaf or blind have access to the technologies of the 21st century,” Rep. Markey said. “When I visited the The Learning Center’s Framingham campus last fall, I was struck by the energy, enthusiasm and engagement of the students and faculty. The team at The Center is incredible, providing world class instruction and a fantastic environment for students to thrive.”
The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which Rep. Markey introduced in June 2009, was signed into law by President Obama on October 8, 2010. The sweeping law will enable Americans with disabilities to use a wide range of devices and services needed in the digital era, including smart phones for accessing the Internet, closed captioning for online video, audio descriptions of television programming, audible emergency alerts and other technologies.
In addition to his authorship of the 21st Century Communications and Accessibility Act, Rep. Markey has been a leader for years in the effort to improve the ability of individuals who are deaf, blind and both deaf and blind to communicate using the latest technologies.
For example, In 1990, Rep. Markey worked to ensure that Americans who are deaf could make telephone calls.
In 1989-90, Rep. Markey worked to pass a law to mandate that TV shows be closed captioned for individuals who are deaf.
In the 1996 Telecom Act, Rep. Markey inserted language which required accessibility of all telephone equipment, including telephones, telephone calls, call waiting, speed dialing, caller ID and related services.
Rep. Markey accepted the 2011 Gala Honors from The Learning Center for the Deaf’s Executive Director, Judy Vreeland. Upon presenting the award to Rep Markey, Ms. Vreeland said, “In his role in Congress, Rep. Markey has been responsible for everything and anything you can think of having to do with expanding accessibility to members of the deaf community.”
The Learning Center for the Deaf (TLC) serves deaf and hard-of-hearing students from infancy through high school. Founded in 1970, The Learning Center today is comprised of three schools — a comprehensive Parent/Infant through High School program on the main campus in Framingham; a South campus in Randolph serving infants through elementary school from southeastern Massachusetts; and Walden School, a therapeutic, education and residential, treatment program for deaf students facing severe emotional, behavioral or developmental challenges.
TLC was the first school in Massachusetts to depart from the "oral" method of education and to advocate the use of sign language in addition to spoken English. In 1988, TLC became a bilingual and bicultural school, placing it among the first in the nation.