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  2009 HMCEPD Scholarship kits are now available  
 

Through the Scholarship Committee, The Houston Mayor’s Committee solicits, nominates and awards scholarships to persons with disabilities pursuing post-secondary education toward employment.

 
 
High school Administrator/Counselor letter (Word document)
Scholarship application (Word document)
 
     
  MoPix installations in theaters help deaf and blind patrons enjoy the show  
 

Over thirty years ago, WGBH, Boston's public broadcasting station, revolutionized television and video for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by providing program dialogue as text or "captions" on the lower third of the television screen.

In 1992, WGBH began researching captioning and description in movie theaters to enable independent access to films. WGBH successfully developed two innovative technologies that make it possible to provide closed captions and descriptive narration for deaf and blind patrons, without the need for special prints or screenings or altering the experience for the general audience.

Collectively these systems are known as Motion Picture Access or MoPix - Find out more about MoPix »

 
  See a list of all the theatres in Texas with MoPix installed.  
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