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On July 8, 2024, the FCC released a Public Notice to invite members of the public and federal agencies to attend a forum on Direct Video Calling (DVC) on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. ET. The DVC Forum will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, located at 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, and live-streamed at www.fcc.gov/live.
DVC is an Internet-based communication service that allows conversations to occur between two callers using American Sign Language (ASL), without the need for translation services. The DVC Forum features an overview of relevant Executive Orders regarding accessible Federal customer services, panel discussions on the benefits of DVC and how Federal agencies can implement DVC, and exhibits by DVC providers. Technical and policy experts will be on-site to answer any questions about this service, including questions about how to set up direct video calling capability in call centers.
Open captioning and sign language interpreting will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requesters of such accommodations may contact the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at fcc504@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-0530. Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and how the requester can be contacted.
Link to Public Notice:
URL: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-convene-direct-video-calling-forum
General information about DVC is available at www.fcc.gov/dvc. For information about the event and the event agenda, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2024/07/direct-video-calling-forum. For questions, please email the DVC team at DVC@fcc.gov, or call 202-418-2517 (voice) or 844-432-2275 (videophone).