VITAC once again was thrilled to be a sponsor of and participant in TDI’s Biennial Conference. The virtual conference – which featured community discussions, plenary sessions, and breakout meetings – was held July 26-29. Heather York, VITAC’s Vice President of Marketing and Government Affairs, was part of a breakout session on closed caption quality. “No…
Read MoreThe Tokyo Summer Olympic Games Open this Friday, and VITAC is Ready Thousands of individuals are putting the finishing touches on months of preparation leading up to this Friday’s opening ceremonies, ensuring that Tokyo, Japan, is safe, secure, and prepared for the start of the Summer Olympic Games. At VITAC, nearly every department is heavily…
Read MoreToday (July 26) marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the first comprehensive civil rights legislation addressing and granting basic accessibility needs for people with disabilities. The act dramatically changed – and improved – the social and political landscape of the United States, and greatly advanced the rights of people with…
Read MoreWelcome to the latest edition of “ADA in the News,” featuring recent news, updates, and rulings regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against a work placement agency for individuals with disabilities alleging that the agency routinely refused to provide sign language interpreters to deaf employees. According…
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting replies to its call for comments on what updates, if any, are needed to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). The CVAA was enacted more than a decade ago to help ensure that people with disabilities weren’t left behind as technology progressed in…
Read MoreJune is Effective Communications Month, highlighting the importance of using successful communication skills to enhance personal and professional interactions. Even in the best of circumstances, effective communication can be difficult, and the move to more remote interactions – email, texts, and video conferences rather than in-person social activity, conversations, and meetings – over the past…
Read MoreA recent study by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) found that despite legislative requirements, many federal government websites are not accessible for people with disabilities. ITIF, a non-profit think-tank, tested a number of the most popular federal websites and found that 30 percent did not pass an automated accessibility test for their homepage,…
Read MoreVITAC was thrilled to be a part of the 2021 XR Access Symposium. “XR” is an umbrella term encompassing virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies. (Think all those cool virtual reality goggles and glasses advertised on TV these days.) XR Access is a community that strives to modernize, innovate, and expand XR technologies, products, content,…
Read MoreVerbit now has a valuation of more than $1B, making it a unicorn company Verbit, which recently acquired VITAC, has secured $157 million in Series D funding, giving the company a valuation of more than $1 billion only four years after its inception. The round was led by Sapphire Ventures, alongside new investors such as…
Read MoreWelcome to the latest edition of “ADA in the News,” featuring recent news, updates, and rulings regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. Ole Miss Sued Over Lack of Captioning A college student has filed a suit against his school that alleges the university discriminates against people who are deaf. The lawsuit filed against the University…
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