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Update on Broadband Adoption and Use
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Mobile Broadband, Publications / Reports

June 2013 — The Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released Exploring the Digital Nation: America’s Emerging Online Experience, a rep

Sprint Announces New Smartphone and Accessible Education ID Packs
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Wireless RERC News, Apps, Assistive Technology, Other News

Speaking at the M-Enabling Summit on June 6, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse announced that Sprint’s new LG Optimus F3 smartphone will be preloaded with TalkBack, Google’s accessibility app for the blind and

Reducing Fraud and Waste in the Video Relay Service Program
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Assistive Technology, Regulatory

June 10, 2013 — The FCC released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Matter of Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program and Telecommun

Disability Research Funding Opportunities
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Other News

June 11, 2013 — The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has announced a final priorities and award applications for Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Progra

New Education Bill Integrates IDEA Requirements
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Legislative

June 6, 2013 — U.S.

NIDRR to Fund Research on Aging and Disability
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Other News

June 10, 2013 — The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has announced a final priority and award application for a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC

User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Updated
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Publications / Reports

June 7, 2013 — W3C published an updated version of the recently released working draft Implementing User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0.

New Smartphone and Services for People who are Blind or have Low Vision
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June 6, 2013 — Project Ray, a smartphone developer, and Odin Mobile, a cellphone services provider, announced the release of the first smartphone and accompanying services specifically designed for

FCC’s Clyburn Speaks to the Future of Accessibility
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Regulatory

June 6, 2013 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn addressed the M-Enabling Summit concerning trends in accessible technology.

AbleData Request for Proposals
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Assistive Technology, Other News

June 3, 2013 — The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in association with the Department of Educati

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