CommLaw Monitor
FCC Releases Third Biennial Report to Congress on Communications Accessibility for People with Disabilities
On October 7, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the third iteration of its Biennial Report to Congress on the state of communications technology accessibility for people with disabilities as…
FCC Highlights Accessibility Challenges for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities
On October 6, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a White Paper entitled “Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities: Barriers to and Solutions for Accessible Information and Communication…
FCC Seeks Comment on Disabilities Access Findings
On August 23, 2016, the FCC issued a Public Notice seeking comment on the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau’s tentative findings about the accessibility of communications technologies, which will be included in…
Commission Seeks Comment on TTY-RTT Transition
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or the Commission) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the transition from text telephone (TTY) to real-time text (RTT) was published in the Federal Register on May 25,…
FCC Seeks Comment on Accessibility Compliance for the 2016 Biennial CVAA Report
On Monday, May 23, 2016, the Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau (CGB or Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Public Notice seeking comment on the state of compliance with…