Americans with Idol Disabilities Act

Link: Anthony Federov Knocked Off 'Idol' - Yahoo! News

This AP story is pointless "news" about the latest American Idol developments. What's more noteable is this snippet:

The show, broadcast live from Los Angeles, has been racked by controversy as it winds down to a May 24-25 finale. The latest snafu came after Tuesday's show continued previous "Idol" voting problems.

The dial-in phone number for Underwood was displayed on the closed-captioning for all the contestants, possibly aiding her survival. The correct numbers, however, were shown with on-screen graphics and announced by Seacrest.

A statement issued Wednesday by Fox read, "the producers and network apologize to our hearing-impaired viewers for any confusion..."

Let me get this straight. A show that is ostensibly focused on singing talent has to issue a press release apologizing to hearing-impaired viewers who were trying to call-in?