Thursday, April 30, 2015

Measures for Deaf and Blind on Tap for FCC'S May Agenda



The FCC will vote on a pair of proposals to help the deaf and blind during its May 21 open meeting, according to the commission's agenda published Thursday.

The first proposal would take steps to make emergency video information available to blind and deaf people on tablets, smartphones and laptops.

The second vote would be on a proposal to make permanent a program, ‘iCanConnect’ Program, that provides $10 million a year to from, the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund, tp "support programs that distribute communications equipment to low-income individuals who are deaf or blind."&nbs[' This program is part of the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program.

The Open Meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305 of the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.











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