Disability Advisory Committee Meeting

Apr

2019

Disability Advisory Committee Meeting

9:00 am - 12:00 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)

9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Presenter(s)

Michael Carowitz, Special Counsel to the Chairman

Will Schell, DAC Designated Federal Officer (DFO)

9:15 a.m.

Welcome from Commissioner Michael O'Rielly

Presenter(s)

FCC Commissioner Michael O'Reilly

9:20 a.m.

Overview of the DAC and Communication Protocols

Presenter(s)

Will Schell, DAC DFO

Gerard Williams, Section 504 Compliance Officer

9:50 a.m.

Welcome & Introduction of New DAC Co-Chairs

Presenter(s)

Barbara Esbin, Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB)

DAC Co-Chair Isidore Niyongabo

DAC Co-Chair Brian Scarpelli

10:00 a.m.

Introductions by DAC Members

Presenter(s)

10:30 a.m.

Break

Presenter(s)

10:45 a.m.

Welcome from Commissioner Geoffrey Starks

Presenter(s)

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks

10:50 a.m.

Overview and Updates of the Disability Rights Office

Presenter(s)

Suzy Rosen Singleton, Chief, Disability Rights Office (DRO), CGB

Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, DRO, CGB

11:15 a.m.

Overview of Federal Advisory Committee Act

Presenter(s)

Paula Silberthau, Attorney Advisor, Office of General Counsel

11:30 a.m.

Public Participation

Presenter(s)

11:45 a.m.

Closing Remarks, Next Meeting Date

Presenter(s)

DAC Co-Chair Isidore Nyiyongabo

DAC Co-Chair Brian Scarpelli

12:00 p.m.

Adjournment

Presenter(s)

Contact

Will Schell, DAC Designated Federal Officer, CGB, DRO

202-418-0767 (voice)

DAC@fcc.gov