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M-Enabling Summit Call for Presentations
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Apps, Other News

The 2014 M-Enabling Summit will be held in Washington, D.C.

FCC Launches New Website for Text-to-911
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Emergency Communications, Regulatory

March 2014 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a new website this week highlighting best practices currently in place for implementation of text-to-911.  The website is designed

H&R Block Will Make Website and Apps Accessible
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Apps, Regulatory, Other News

March 2014 — H&R Block has entered into a five-year consent decree with the Department of Justice (DOJ).  The decree follows complaints by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and two ind

FCC Seeks Comment on Rules To Implement Text-to-911
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Emergency Communications, Regulatory

March 2014 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in the Matter of Facilitating the Development of Text-to-911 an

Sprint Relay Partners with United Cerebral Palsy
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Assistive Technology, Other News

March 2014 — United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) will partner with Sprint to promote Sprint Relay, a speech-to-speech (STS) service provided for people with hearing and speech disabilities.  Although Sprin

FCC Releases Rules to Improve Closed Captioning
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Regulatory

February 2014 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order (R&O) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FRPRM) In the Matter of Closed Caption

The Top Stories of 2013
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Wireless RERC News

March 2014 — Technology and Disability Policy Highlights (TDPH) editors produced over 160 stories in 2013, covering a wide range of disability issues.

Be Part of a First – The IPAWS Unique Alert Services (UAS) Series
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Emergency Communications, Other News

February 2014 - FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Program Management Office (PMO) is holding the first webinar of the IPAWS Unique Alert Services (UAS) Series on Wednesda

Sprint to Receive Change Maker Award
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Wireless RERC News, Apps, Other News

February 2014 — Sprint has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 Change Maker Award.

Wireless RERC at CSUN - March 17-22, 2014
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Wireless RERC News

Wireless RERC researchers will be featured at the 2014 International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN) in San Diego, California March 17-22, 2014.  The papers include: 

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