{"id":19796,"date":"2012-08-30T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T19:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=19796"},"modified":"2012-08-30T14:16:40","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T19:16:40","slug":"public-notice-reminder-on-video-program-distributors-obligation-to-make-emergency-information-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/08\/30\/public-notice-reminder-on-video-program-distributors-obligation-to-make-emergency-information-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Notice Reminder on Video Program Distributors’ Obligation to Make Emergency Information Accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public Notice Reminder on Video Program Distributors’ Obligation to<\/strong>
\n Make Emergency Information Accessible<\/strong><\/p>\n

On August 28, 2012, the FCC\u2019s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
\n(CGB) released a Public Notice reminding video programming distributors
\n(VPDs) such as broadcasters, cable operators, and satellite television
\nservices that deliver video programming directly to the home, of their
\nobligation tomake emergency information accessible to persons with
\nhearing and vision disabilities in accordance with section 79.2 of the
\nCommission\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n

Under section 79.2 of the Commission\u2019s rules, emergency information
\nincludes critical details about the emergency and information for
\nconsumers on how to respond to the emergency. It also provides
\ninformation for consumers about how to contact their VPD or the
\nCommission regarding compliance with the rule.<\/p>\n

For further information, contact Traci Randolph, Consumer and
\nGovernmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office (202) 418-0569
\n(voice); (202) 418-0537 (TTY) or email Traci.Randolph@fcc.gov.<\/p>\n

Links to the Public Notice:<\/p>\n

PDF version
\nhttp:\/\/transition.fcc.gov\/Daily_Releases\/Daily_Business\/2012\/db0828\/DA-12-1408A1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Text version
\nhttp:\/\/transition.fcc.gov\/Daily_Releases\/Daily_Business\/2012\/db0828\/DA-12-1408A1.txt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Public Notice Reminder on Video Program Distributors’ Obligation to Make Emergency Information Accessible On August 28, 2012, the FCC\u2019s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) released a Public Notice reminding video programming distributors (VPDs) such as broadcasters, cable operators, and…<\/p>\n

Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[1334,14824,7181,14826,3445,538,342,2019,4725,14823,39,3446,14825],"class_list":["post-19796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-accessible","tag-cgb","tag-consumer-and-governmental-affairs-bureau","tag-da-12-1408a1","tag-disability-rights-office","tag-emergency","tag-fcc","tag-federal-communications-commission","tag-public-notice","tag-traci-randolph","tag-video","tag-video-programming-distributors","tag-vpds"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-59i","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20563,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/tdi-shares-advice-from-fcc-after-hurricane-sandy\/","url_meta":{"origin":19796,"position":0},"title":"TDI Shares Advice From FCC after Hurricane Sandy","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"November 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"TDI eNotes November 1, 2012 - TDI Shares Advice From FCC after Hurricane Sandy We\u2019re forwarding a message we received from the Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI). We believe this information is useful and want to share this with our members. With sincere thanks to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3922,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/08\/19\/new-ten-digit-numbering\/","url_meta":{"origin":19796,"position":1},"title":"New Ten-Digit Numbering and Emergency Call Handling Procedures for Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"August 19, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"TDI-L eNotes - August 19, 2008 In this issue: New Ten-Digit Numbering and Emergency Call Handling Procedures for Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services Beginning on December 31, 2008, persons with hearing and speech disabilities using Video Relay Service (VRS) or Internet Protocol Relay (IP Relay) - two forms of Internet-based Telecommunications\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":178,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2006\/08\/16\/let-the-fcc-know-you-oppose-new-policy-weakening-television-emergency-captioning-requirements\/","url_meta":{"origin":19796,"position":2},"title":"Let the FCC Know You Oppose New Policy Weakening Television Emergency Captioning Requirements","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"August 16, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"TDI-L eNote 8\/16\/06 ACTION ALERT - Let the FCC Know You Oppose New Policy Weakening Television Emergency Captioning Requirements. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) periodically\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9477,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/02\/28\/fcc-announces-new-closed-captioned-complaint-rules\/","url_meta":{"origin":19796,"position":3},"title":"FCC Announces New Closed Captioned Complaint Rules","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"February 28, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Closed Captioning Update: New Complaint Rules Now Effective; Contact Information Due by March 22, 2010 On Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, two important new closed captioning rules were published in the Federal Register and went into effect. The new rules require immediate attention by video programming distributors -- including broadcast television\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":21563,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/01\/24\/fcc-has-released-a-video-in-asl-about-text-to-911-and-fccs-proposed-rules\/","url_meta":{"origin":19796,"position":4},"title":"FCC has released a video in ASL about Text-to-911 and FCC\u2019s proposed rules","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"January 24, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a video in American Sign Language (ASL) about Text-to-911 and the FCC\u2019s proposed rules FCC YouTube Channel webpage: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xMae3EBBphU FCC Text-to-911 webpage: http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/text-to-911 Below is a summary of Text-to-911 information shared in previous Access Info announcements. On December 12, 2013, the FCC announced\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":40517,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/03\/26\/fcc-shares-resources-on-accessible-televised-emergency-information\/","url_meta":{"origin":19796,"position":5},"title":"FCC Shares Resources on Accessible Televised Emergency Information","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"March 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"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 declared concerning the coronavirus pandemic. FCC rules require televised emergency\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Office-of-the-Texas-Governor-Greg-Abbott-300x157.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19796"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19799,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19796\/revisions\/19799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}