80 FR 57372 - Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Next Meeting

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 184 (September 23, 2015)

This document announces the date of the next meeting of the Commission's Disability Advisory Committee (Committee or DAC). The meeting is open to the public. During this meeting, members of the Committee will receive and discuss summaries of activities and recommendations from its subcommittees.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57372-57373]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24173]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 15-1002]


Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Next Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the date of the next meeting of the 
Commission's Disability Advisory Committee (Committee or DAC). The 
meeting is open to the public. During this meeting, members of the 
Committee will receive and discuss summaries of activities and 
recommendations from its subcommittees.

DATES: The Committee's next meeting will take place on Thursday, 
October 8, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, in the Commission Meeting Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Gardner, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202-418-0581 (voice); email: [email protected]; 
or Suzy Rosen Singleton, Alternate DAC Designated Federal Officer, 
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202-510-9446 (VP/voice), at 
the same email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in December 
2014 to make recommendations to the Commission on a wide array of 
disability matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission, and to 
facilitate the participation of people with disabilities in proceedings 
before the Commission. The Committee is organized under, and operated 
in accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory

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Committee Act (FACA). The Committee held its first meeting on March 17, 
2015.
    At its October 8, 2015 meeting, the Committee will consider a 
recommendation from its Communications Subcommittee regarding ways to 
address the needs of people with disabilities in new and emerging 
technologies; will receive a report on the activities of its Emergency 
Communications Subcommittee; may consider proposed comments from its 
Relay/Equipment Distribution Subcommittee for the DAC to file in FCC 
Docket GN 13-5 regarding the transition of communication networks to 
Internet protocol; will receive a report on the activities of its Video 
Programming Subcommittee; and will consider recommendations from its 
Real Time Text (RTT) Ad Hoc Subcommittee regarding the FCC Public 
Notice about AT&T's Petition for Waiver and Petition for Rulemaking. 
The Committee will also celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Twenty-
First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), and 
may discuss new issues to be taken under consideration.
    A limited amount of time may be available on the agenda for 
comments and inquiries from the public. The public may comment or ask 
questions of presenters via the email address [email protected]. 
The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or 
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and 
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable 
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. 
If making a request for an accommodation, please include a description 
of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you if we 
need more information. Make your request as early as possible by 
sending an email to [email protected] or calling the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 
(TTY). Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to 
fill. The meeting will be webcast with open captioning, at: 
www.fcc.gov/live.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2015-24173 Filed 9-22-15; 8:45 am]
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