FCC Seeks Comment on ASL and Multilingual Wireless Emergency Alert Templates In October 2023, the FCC adopted rules to require participating wireless providers to make available certain Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) in the thirteen most commonly spoken languages in the…
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Input Needed on Accessibility of Visual Emergency Alert System Messages
February 10, 2022 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes action to improve the clarity and accessibility of visual Emergency Alert System messages to the public, particularly to people who are Deaf or hard of hearing – See the full call…
FCC Announces Anticipated Renewal of Its Disability Advisory Committee and Solicits Applications For Membership
DA 20-722 Released: July 13, 2020 FCC ANNOUNCES ANTICIPATED RENEWAL OF ITS DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE COMMITTEE By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces the anticipated renewal of its Disability Advisory…
FCC Shares Resources on Accessible Televised Emergency Information
FCC Shares Resources on Accessible Televised Emergency Information Office of the Texas Governor, Greg Abbott Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Shares Resources on Accessible Televised Emergency Information On March 13, 2020, a national emergency was…
FCC Seeks Comment: Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment
Public Notice, Federal Communications Commission Seeks Comment: Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment In 1973, an engineer from Motorola made the first “handheld” phone call to his competitor at Bell Labs. Today’s cell phone technology allows…
FCC Proposes Rule Requiring Real-Time Text Capability
FCC Proposes Rule Requiring Real-Time Text Capability The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a proposed rule on May 25, 2016 that would require wireless phones and other communications devices to support real-time text services so that people with disabilities have…