EEOC Launches Direct Video Access to ASL Speakers EEOC LAUNCHES DIRECT VIDEO ACCESS TO ASL SPEAKERS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING Note: ASL version available, click the link below. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced…
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FCC Moves to Increase Hearing Aid Compatibility
FCC Moves to Increase Hearing Aid Compatibility November 4, 2015 By TDI The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a longstanding commitment to ensuring that Americans with hearing loss are able to access wireline and wireless communications services through a wide…
VRS Providers Express Disappointment With FCC Order Lowering Compensation Rates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Jim Manley, QGA Public [email protected] / 202-255-3736 VIDEO RELAY SERVICE (VRS) PROVIDERS EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT WITH FCC ORDER LOWERING COMPENSATION RATES; CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ISSUANCE OF NPRM ON JOINT PROVIDER PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE SERVICE, EXPAND OFFERINGS, AND UPHOLD…
All 6 VRS Providers Unite Against the FCC’s Lack of Follow Through
All 6 VRS Providers Unite Against the FCC’s Lack of Follow Through We are about half way through the four-year rate cut decision for VRS. Along with the rate deduction plan, the FCC announced a number of cost assitant programs…
The FCC Expands Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements to Second Screens
The FCC Expands Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements to Second Screens The FCC has make two actions relating to the accessibility of emergency information on television for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. In the first action, taken on May…
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Advocates for Direct Video Communication
April 16, 2015 Shaping An Accessible World FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Advocates for Direct Video Communication Let’s talk face to face, literally. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wrote in his blog on April 14, 2016 advocating for Direct Video Communication. He’s…