http://nextalk.com/blog NexTalk puts deaf workers, customers and partners on a truly equal footing with their hearing peers. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:24:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the most part, I am a supporter of the efforts of NECA and the FCC to clean-up the VRS industry. Unfortunately, the prospect of reaping $6.64 per minute was just too much for some to resist - especially since it was coming from a faceless government regulated fund, which ... http://nextalk.com/blog/?p=32 This post may be a bit tardy, but since I haven't seen enough other people do it, I'm going to take this opportunity give kudos and thanks to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at RIT for its annual job fair held October 14, 2009. It was a first-class ... http://nextalk.com/blog/?p=29 In my previous post, I tried to make the case for how important it is that there be passion for the organization shared among the members of a workplace team. I promised that this time I would try to offer some specific things I've found that can can help stoke ... http://nextalk.com/blog/?p=25 Every organization faces tough times. It’s not a matter of whether, but when you’ll run into turbulence. The interesting question is how will you navigate it. Why is it that some organizations break under the strain of hard times while others navigate storms with grace and emerge stronger than before? I’m ... http://nextalk.com/blog/?p=24 If you’re familiar with “The Cluetrain Manifesto,” you know that it was something of a seminal book for the new era of web-savvy business. You’ll also know that it was published 10 years ago, and that the fact I’m only now reading it must mean I’m one seriously un-hip business ... http://nextalk.com/blog/?p=17 I have followed with interest the discussion surrounding the NAD's request that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) take action to ensure VRS users the ability to use the full features of any videophone with any default VRS provider they may choose. The FCC previously had ordered VRS providers to make ... http://nextalk.com/blog/?p=14