Closed Caption Online

Do your kids ever watch episodes of their favorite TV shows online? A new bill in Congress, the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, seeks to make it mandatory for channels like Disney and Nickelodeon (among others) to provide closed caption online. The goal of the bill? -- making the Internet more accessible to the hearing impaired. Now that the Internet has become such and integral part of life, it is important that the medium is as accessible as possible. If you would like to get involved in the cause, Jamie Berke, our About.com guide to deafness, is leading a grassroots effort to get the bill passed.