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programming previously captioned on
television; the compatibility between
video programming delivered using
Internet protocol and devices capable of
receiving and displaying such
programming in order to facilitate
access to captioning, video description
and emergency information; video
description and accessible emergency
information on television programming
delivered using Internet protocol or
digital broadcast television; accessible
user interfaces on video programming
devices; and accessible programming
guides and menus. Within six (6)
months of its first meeting, the VPAAC
shall submit recommendations
concerning the provision of closed
captions for Internet-delivered video
programming and the ability of video
devices to pass through or render closed
captions contained on Internet-based
video programming. By April 8, 2012,
the VPAAC shall submit
recommendations on the remaining
issues listed above.
Open captioning and sign language
interpreters will be provided. Other
reasonable accommodations for people
with disabilities are available upon
request. Please include a description of
the accommodation you will need and
tell us how to contact you if we need
more information. Make your request as
early as possible. Last minute requests
will be accepted, but may be impossible
to fill. Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov
or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice),
202–418–0432 (TTY).To request
materials in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format),
send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call
the Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (TTY).
Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau.
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Emergency Access Advisory
Committee; Announcement of Date of
Next Meeting
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
date of the Emergency Access Advisory
Committee’s (‘‘Committee or EAAC’’)
next meeting. The Committee will
address the status of the national survey
of persons with disability and seniors to
learn about preferences for emergency
calling when 9–1–1 call centers have the
capacity to communicate with callers
via voice, data, text and video under the
Next Generation 9–1–1. The Committee
will discuss options for reporting out
the results of the national survey.
DATES: The Committee’s next meeting
will take place on Friday, April 8, 2011,
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), at the
headquarters of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC).
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl King, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202)
418–2284 (voice) or (202) 418–0416
(TTY), (e-mail): Cheryl.King@fcc.gov;
and/or Patrick Donovan, Public Safety
and Homeland Security Bureau, (202)
418–2413 (voice), (e-mail):
Patrick.Donovan@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 7, 2010, in document DA 10–
2318, Chairman Julius Genachowski
announced the establishment and
appointment of members and CoChairpersons of the EAAC, an advisory
committee required by the Twenty-first
Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law
111–260 (CVAA), which directs that an
advisory committee be established, for
the purpose of achieving equal access to
emergency services by individuals with
disabilities as part of our nation’s
migration to a national Internet
protocol-enabled emergency network,
also known as the next generation 9–1–
1 system (‘‘NG9–1–1’’).
The purpose of the EAAC is to
determine the most effective and
SUMMARY:
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efficient technologies and methods by
which to enable access to NG9–1–1
emergency services by individuals with
disabilities. In order to fulfill this
mission, the CVAA directs that within
one year after the EAAC’s members are
appointed, the Committee shall conduct
a national survey, with the input of
groups represented by the Committee’s
membership, after which the Committee
shall develop and submit to the
Commission recommendations to
implement such technologies and
methods.
The meeting site is fully accessible to
people using wheelchairs or other
mobility aids. Sign language
interpreters, open captioning, and
assistive listening devices will be
provided on site. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with
disabilities are available upon request.
In your request, include a description of
the accommodation you will need and
a way we can contact you if we need
more information. Last minute requests
will be accepted, but may be impossible
to fill. Send an e-mail to: fcc504@fcc.gov
or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice),
202–418–0432 (TTY).
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an e-mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
202–418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432
(TTY).
Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[DA 11-553]
Emergency Access Advisory Committee; Announcement of Date of Next
Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the date of the Emergency Access
Advisory Committee's (``Committee or EAAC'') next meeting. The
Committee will address the status of the national survey of persons
with disability and seniors to learn about preferences for emergency
calling when 9-1-1 call centers have the capacity to communicate with
callers via voice, data, text and video under the Next Generation 9-1-
1. The Committee will discuss options for reporting out the results of
the national survey.
DATES: The Committee's next meeting will take place on Friday, April 8,
2011, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), at the headquarters of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC).
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl King, Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-2284 (voice) or (202) 418-0416 (TTY), (e-
mail): Cheryl.King@fcc.gov; and/or Patrick Donovan, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-2413 (voice), (e-mail):
Patrick.Donovan@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 7, 2010, in document DA 10-2318,
Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the establishment and appointment
of members and Co-Chairpersons of the EAAC, an advisory committee
required by the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111-260 (CVAA), which directs
that an advisory committee be established, for the purpose of achieving
equal access to emergency services by individuals with disabilities as
part of our nation's migration to a national Internet protocol-enabled
emergency network, also known as the next generation 9-1-1 system
(``NG9-1-1'').
The purpose of the EAAC is to determine the most effective and
efficient technologies and methods by which to enable access to NG9-1-1
emergency services by individuals with disabilities. In order to
fulfill this mission, the CVAA directs that within one year after the
EAAC's members are appointed, the Committee shall conduct a national
survey, with the input of groups represented by the Committee's
membership, after which the Committee shall develop and submit to the
Commission recommendations to implement such technologies and methods.
The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.
In your request, include a description of the accommodation you will
need and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send
an e-mail to: fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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