and helen keller is still speaking to us today. about how all of us should make the most of our abilities and paicipate in society to the fullest, but we need the technology to make that possible for every american. the bill we are considering today significantly increases accessibility for americans with disabilities to the uh indy intention -- indy spenceable telecommunications tools of the 21st century. by making web access easier through smart phones, enabling american whors blind tone joy tv fully through audible deprescription of the -- description of the on screen action. making cable tv program guides and menus accessible to people with vision loss. providing american whors deaf the ability to watch new tv programs online with the captions included. mandating that remote controls have a button or a similar mechanism to easily access the closed captioning on broadcast and pay tv. requiring that telecom equipment used to make calls over the internet is compatible with hearing aids. for low income americans who are deaf and bl