{"id":2689,"date":"2007-12-24T00:04:53","date_gmt":"2007-12-24T05:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/12\/24\/house-releases-21st-century-communications-and-video-accessibility-act-for-people-with-disabilities\/"},"modified":"2007-12-24T00:04:53","modified_gmt":"2007-12-24T05:04:53","slug":"house-releases-21st-century-communications-and-video-accessibility-act-for-people-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/12\/24\/house-releases-21st-century-communications-and-video-accessibility-act-for-people-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"House Releases 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act for People with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HOUSE RELEASES 21ST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO ACCESSIBILITY ACT<br \/>\nFOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES <\/p>\n<p>On December 21, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives released a<br \/>\ndraft bill, the long-awaited \u001cTwenty-first Century Communications and<br \/>\nVideo Accessibility Act.\u001d This proposal is a dramatic and<br \/>\ncomprehensive step forward for consumers with disabilities. It<br \/>\nproposes to amend the Communications Act \u0013 the main statute that<br \/>\nimpacts the telephone and video programming industries \u0013 to add new<br \/>\nconsumer protections that will ensure people with disabilities do not<br \/>\nget left out or left behind as telephones and television programming<br \/>\nincreasingly rely on digital and Internet Protocol (IP) technologies.<br \/>\nThe proposals will allow greater numbers of people with disabilities<br \/>\nto become independent and productive members of society, as well as<br \/>\nto enjoy all the new electronic gadgets and devices that everyone<br \/>\nelse takes for granted. <\/p>\n<p>To see the draft bill (PDF only) please go to<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/markey.house.gov\/docs\/telecomm\/draft_of_telecom_legislation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Click to access draft_of_telecom_legislation.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To see a summary of the bill (Word) please go to<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/markey.house.gov\/docs\/telecomm\/summary_of_telecom_legislation.doc<\/p>\n<p>Or go to<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/markey.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=3236&#038;Itemid=46<br \/>\n and CLICK on the documents. <\/p>\n<p>IMMEDIATE ACTION STEPS!!! To help pass these simple communication<br \/>\nfixes that will bring communications into the 21st century for people<br \/>\nwith disabilities, please send letters as soon as you can to the<br \/>\nfollowing House members who are the leadership of the House Energy<br \/>\nand Commerce Committee (the committee that is assigned this bill).<br \/>\nMake sure to ask them for their sponsorship of the legislation: <\/p>\n<p>Rep. John Dingell, (D-MI), Chairman, House Energy and Commerce<br \/>\nCommittee, Room 2328 Rayburn House Building, Washington, DC 20515. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman, House Subcommittee on<br \/>\nTelecommunications and the Internet, Room 2125 Rayburn House Office<br \/>\nBuilding, Washington, DC 20515. <\/p>\n<p>Ranking Minority Members: <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), Room 2109 Rayburn House Building, Washington,<br \/>\nDC 20515. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Room 2322A Rayburn House Office Building,<br \/>\nWashington, DC 20515. <\/p>\n<p>Also send letters to your own representatives if they are members of<br \/>\nthe House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet,<br \/>\nwhichwill review the bill first (This subcommittee is within the full<br \/>\nHouse Committee.) You can see list of subcommittee members and get<br \/>\ntheir addresses at<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/energycommerce.house.gov\/Subcommittees\/telint.shtml<br \/>\n. Snail mail is preferred. <\/p>\n<p>Please send copies of your letters to: COAT, c\/o of AAPD, 1629 K<br \/>\nStreet NW, Suite 503, Washington, DC 20006, attn: J. Simpson. <\/p>\n<p>Your letter could help make sure that there really is 21st century<br \/>\nelectronic communication for people with disabilities! <\/p>\n<p>Additional Action Steps will follow! Please stay alert! <\/p>\n<p>THANKS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL! <\/p>\n<p>The COAT Steering Committee<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>BETTER IP RELAY &#8211; EVERYWHERE! i711.com makes all your relay calls better.<br \/>\nBetter web calls. Better wireless calls. Better AIM calls. Why settle for<br \/>\nordinary IP relay? Go beyond! Try http:\/\/www.i711.com for free today!<\/p>\n<p>NEW! Try out our Deaf Network of Texas Calendar! Go to<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/calendar.deafnetwork.com <\/p>\n<p>NOTE: deafnetwork.com does not endorse any of the products, vendors,<br \/>\nconsultants, or documentation referenced in this message or. 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