Connecting Marlee and Mickey

Nobody who was at the FCC's broadband field hearing at Gallaudet University in November will forget the passion of Marlee Matlin. Her dedicated efforts led to captioning laws being passed nearly a generation ago.

But now, according to Marlee, her work was being "erased." Closed captions were being taken out of broadcast content being shown on the Internet. Among her many examples: her own performance on "Dancing with the Stars!" Her distress was palpable.

As a result of Marlee's continued passion -- for those who are hard of hearing or deaf -- to have access to all forms of media, Disney has announced that ABC.com is expanding its captioning efforts. Instead of just captioning scripted dramas and comedies, it has committed to captioning all of its long form programs that it puts on its online player at ABC.com, including reality and live shows like "Dancing With The Stars."

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