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The report was officially released last month in combination with a
Capitol Hill event featuring a live demonstration of Peer-to-Peer signing.

"And while different unions approach the challenges we face from
different perspectives, we believe it's important to focus on what unites us.

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"The broadband technologies discussed in this report not only provide new
and better ways for people with disabilities to communicate with each other.

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America's Leading Disability Advocates Applaud Academic Findings

WASHINGTON, As the country celebrates the 15th
anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), key leaders in the
disability community are praising a compelling new report exploring the
development of telecommunications technologies and their enormous potential
for bringing communications parity to all Americans.
"The UAW has supported important reform proposals within the AFL-CIO to
help create a stronger and more effective labor federation," Gettelfinger
said.

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Brick, director of Law and Advocacy for the NAD.edu/faculty /frank_g_bowe/Two-Way_Technologies.nad.

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They also enable new employment opportunities, increased access to health care
and a higher quality of life," commented Andrew J."
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The event was co -sponsored by AAPD, NAD and TDI in cooperation with
Representative Fred Upton.
"Throughout his life, John Sweeney has fought with courage and conviction
on behalf of workers and their unions ," said Gettelfinger.

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"As Congress
looks to update current telecommunications legislation, we urge them to
embrace the spirit of the ADA -- promoting the full participation and self-
determination of Americans with disabilities -- and ensure that these advanced
services are made accessible and affordable to all Americans.

About TDI
TDI (also known as Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.

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The report is available online at
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"We are united in demanding an end to the human rights abuses in American
workplaces which deny millions of people a free choice about whether to join a
union. We are united in recognizing that
today 's global economy demands a global labor movement that can fight for
workplace democracy and rising living standards for all workers, no matter
where they live.

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Bowe makes it clear that by
addressing telecommunication access for individuals with disabilities,
Congress will also bring economic benefits to millions of non-disabled
individuals, as well. John Sweeney is a leader on all these issues; that's why our
union is proud to support him for re-election," said Gettelfinger.

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Bowe's document traces well into the past on the barriers and
legislative/regulatory successes in telecommunications access for people with
hearing loss," added TDI Executive Director Claude Stout. As a national
federation of state association, organizational and corporate affiliates, the
advocacy work of the NAD encompasses a broad spectrum of areas including, but
not limited to, accessibility, education, employment, healthcare , mental
health, rehabilitation, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. DETROIT, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger today
announced the UAW has endorsed John Sweeney for re-election as president of
the AFL-CIO.

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Report on Communications and Technology Embodies ADA Shows Need for Communications Parity

He believes in reaching out and
bringing people together, not driving them apart," Gettelfinger continued.

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He understands very well that we seek functional equivalency not
only in telecommunications, but in the Internet Age as we use an exciting
array of Internet applications for our daily needs.

About NAD
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has been safeguarding the civil
rights of deaf and hard of hearing Americans since 1880.

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"The report provides an excellent overview of how far we have come in
terms of telecommunications parity -- and yet reminds us of how much work
remains," said Kelby N. We need it available for all people and in all locations. AAPD works in coalition
with other disability organizations for the full implementation and
enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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"He puts together a
well -defined projection of what our needs and preferences are as we enter into
the future.
The NAD website (http://www. We are united in our belief that working families must have an
effective voice in the political process.

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"Advances in technology and telecommunications have brought gains to many
people, but also have left millions behind. According to Upton, the Chairman of the
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, "The technology that is
now available can remarkably provide the means for private, 2-way, long-
distance conversation for the deaf -- something that the hearing community has
taken for granted from the very invention of the telephone.html.

About AAPD
The American Association of People with Disabilities is the largest
national nonprofit cross -disability member organization in the United States,
dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for
the more than 56 million Americans with disabilities.org) has a wealth of advocacy information and
resources.

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hofstra.) was established
in 1968 originally to promote further distribution of TTYs in the deaf
community and to publish an annual national directory of TTY numbers. "As AFL-CIO
president, John Sweeney has been unafraid to try new strategies and approaches
for strengthening the labor movement.

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Imparato, president and CEO
of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).
"During this debate, President Sweeney has focused squarely on issues and
on doing what's in the best interest of workers and their families, refusing
to be drawn into divisive personal squabbles.

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He is a leader who listens to and
respects the concerns and ideas of the AFL-CIO's member unions, and he has
actively encouraged a lively, open and much -needed debate on the future of the
labor movement.

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Frank
Bowe, a Hofstra University professor and National Association of the Deaf
(NAD) governmental affairs consultant, the report, Two-Way Technologies: A
History of the Struggle to Communicate, embodies the spirit of the ADA, the
groups said. Today ,
it is an active national advocacy organization focusing its energies and
resources to address equal access issues in telecommunications and media for
four constituencies in deafness and hearing loss, specifically people who are
deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, or deaf-blind.

UAW Endorses John Sweeney for President of AFL-CIO

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Broadband is available today -- for some people, in
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The federal government
regulatory structure does have room for revision to allow further progress in
disability access.

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