What's Going On: Comcast Intros Live ASL Service, Clean Air Council, Library of Congress Veterans History Project

Published: Nov. 3, 2023, 9:07 p.m.

b'Everyone wants to find a place in the world but for the deaf and hard of hearing - accessibility can be a challenge. Now Comcast is the first telecommunications retailer in the country to offer live, on-demand, remote ASL interpreting services in stores to better serve customers. I speak to Comcast VP of Accessibility Tom Wlodkowski who explains the service and also his personal connection to the issue of accessibility.
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Library of Congress Veterans History Project\\u2019s mission to collect, preserve and make accessible the first-person remembrances of United States military veterans for future generations. VHP is actively seeking Korean War veterans \\u2019recorded oral history interviews, original photographs, letters and other correspondence to be archived and made accessible for future generations. I speak to Monica Mohindra, Director of the Veterans History Project (VHP) of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
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