{"id":12398,"date":"2010-11-23T00:35:06","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T05:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=12398"},"modified":"2010-11-23T04:04:31","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T09:04:31","slug":"gregory-hilbok-named-chief-of-the-fccs-disability-rights-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/11\/23\/gregory-hilbok-named-chief-of-the-fccs-disability-rights-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregory Hilbok Named Chief of the FCC’s Disability Rights Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWS<\/p>\n

Federal Communications Commission
\n445 12th Street, S.W.
\nWashington, D. C. 20554<\/p>\n

News Media Information 202 \/ 418-0500
\nInternet: http:\/\/www.fcc.gov<\/a>
\nTTY: 1-888-835-5322<\/p>\n

For Immediate Release:
\nNovember 16, 2010<\/p>\n

News Media Contact:
\nRosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0511
\ne-mail: rosemary.kimball@fcc.gov<\/p>\n

GREGORY HLIBOK NAMED CHIEF OF THE FCC\u2019S DISABILITY RIGHTS OFFICE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington, DC — Gregory Hlibok, currently an attorney in the Disability
\nRights Office (DRO) in the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, has
\nbeen named to head that office.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg will be heading up the Disability Rights Office at a crucial time, as
\nthe FCC ramps up to implement the most significant disability law in two
\ndecades,\u201d said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. \u201cGreg possesses extensive
\nknowledge in the field of telecommunications access for people with
\ndisabilities as well as the leadership qualities necessary to lead the
\noffice. He will be the first head of DRO who has a disability. Under his
\ndirection, the office will work to ensure that people with disabilities can
\nshare fully in the economic and social benefits of emerging 21st century
\ntechnologies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greg has been instrumental on a wide array of disability matters in DRO
\nsince 2001. He is known nationally for his role as spokesperson for the Deaf
\nPresident Now movement in 1988, which led to the selection of Gallaudet
\nUniversity\u2019s first deaf president. Gallaudet is the world’s only university
\nserving primarily deaf and hard of hearing students. At the FCC, he has
\ntaken the lead in several key rulemaking proceedings on telecommunications
\naccess for people with disabilities, including new initiatives on the
\nNational Broadband Plan. Greg now lives in Ellicott City, MD with his wife
\nand four children, and also serves as the board president of his alma mater,
\nLexington School for the Deaf. He is a graduate of Gallaudet University and
\nHofstra Law School.<\/p>\n

In addition to its new duties in implementing the new Act, the Disability
\nRights Office has responsibility for a variety of disability-related
\ntelecommunications matters, including telecommunications relay service
\n(TRS), access to telecommunications equipment and services by persons with
\ndisabilities, access to emergency information, and closed captioning. DRO
\nalso provides expert advice and assistance to other Bureaus and Offices,
\nconsumers, and industry, in order to support the Commission’s goal of
\nincreasing the accessibility of communications services and technologies for
\npersons with disabilities.<\/p>\n

– FCC –<\/p>\n

Source: (PDF format)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/ftp\/Daily_Releases\/Daily_Business\/2010\/db1116\/DOC-302803A1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 \/ 418-0500 Internet: http:\/\/www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 For Immediate Release: November 16, 2010 News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0511 e-mail: rosemary.kimball@fcc.gov GREGORY HLIBOK…<\/p>\n

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