Disability Advisory Committee Meeting

Oct

2018

Disability Advisory Committee Meeting

9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

Room TW-C305 (Commission Meeting Room) 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554

The Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) provides advice and recommendations to the Commission on a wide array of disability matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission and facilitate the participation of people with disabilities in proceedings before the Commission. The DAC is being organized under, and operated in accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Agenda

8:30 a.m.

Arrival; Meet and Greet

Presenter(s)

9 a.m.

Welcome, Introductions

Presenter(s)

Co-Chairs Samuel Joehl, Lise Hamlin

Patrick Webre, Chief, CGB

Karen Peltz Strauss, Deputy Chief, CGB

9:20 a.m.

Roll Call

Presenter(s)

9:30 a.m.

Welcome from Commissioner (invited)

Presenter(s)

TBD

9:45 a.m.

Updates from the Disability Rights Office

Presenter(s)

Suzy Rosen Singleton, Chief, DRO

Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, DRO

10:00 a.m.

Technology Transitions Subcommittee: Recommendation on Compatibility of Real-Time Text (RTT) with Refreshable Braille Displays

Presenter(s)

Co-Chair Linda Vandeloop

Co-Chair Zainab Alkebsi

10:45 a.m.

Break (15 Minutes)

Presenter(s)

11 a.m.

Technology Transitions Subcommittee: Recommendation on Integration of RTT in Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Operations

Presenter(s)

Co-Chair Linda Vandeloop

Co-Chair Zainab Alkebsi

11:30 a.m.

Video Programming Subcommittee Report

Presenter(s)

Co-Chair Tom Wlodkowski

Co-Chair Ron Bibler

12 p.m.

Break for Lunch

Presenter(s)

1 p.m.

Emergency Communications Subcommittee Report

Presenter(s)

Co-Chair Mark Fletcher

Co-Chair Richard Ray

1:30 p.m.

Relay/Equipment Distribution Subcommittee: Recommendation on Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Services Metrics

Presenter(s)

Co-Chair Pamela Holmes

Co-Chair Rochelle Garrow

2:15 p.m.

Break (15 Minutes)

Presenter(s)

2:30 p.m.

Relay/Equipment Distribution Subcommittee: Recommendation on Access to TRS at Emergency Shelters

Presenter(s)

Co-Chair Pamela Holmes

Co-Chair Rochelle Garrow

3:15 p.m.

Discussion on Consumer Engagement on Disability Access

Presenter(s)

Theodore Marcus, Deputy Chief, DRO

3:45 p.m.

New Business

Presenter(s)

3:50 p.m.

Public Participation

Presenter(s)

3:55 p.m.

Closing Remarks, Next Term of the DAC

Presenter(s)

Will Schell, Designated Federal Officer, DAC

Co-Chairs Lise Hamlin, Samuel Joehl

4 p.m.

Adjournment

Presenter(s)

Contact

Will Schell, DAC Designated Federal Officer, CGB, DRO
202-418-0767 (voice)
DAC@fcc.gov