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Wireless RERC Gives Input on the Transition to NG9-1-1
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Wireless RERC News, Emergency Communications, Regulatory

The Wireless RERC filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to their Public Notice In the Matter of Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Commen

FCC Adopts Text-to-911 Proposal
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Emergency Communications, Regulatory

December 12, 2012 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [FCC 12-149] that proposed rules requiring all wireless carriers and providers of Int

Access4Kids: Tablet Computers and Children with Disabilities
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Assistive Technology, Other News

December 10, 2012 — Ayanna Howard, a Georgia Tech professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Hae Won Park, a Georgia Tech graduate student, have developed and created Access4Kids with th

Creation of the FCC Technology Transitions Policy Task Force
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Regulatory

December 10, 2012 — Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman, recently announced the creation of the Technology Transitions Policy Task Force that will work to answer th

And the Winners Are: The FCC’s Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility
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Apps, Regulatory

December 2012— On December 19, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Chairman Julius Genachowski will present the FCC’s Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility to eight p

Accessibility Features Added to Standard Kindle Fire
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Assistive Technology, Other News

December 6, 2012 — Amazon announced that early next year the accessibility features, “Voice Guide” and “Explore by Touch,” will be introduced to the standard definition Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire

Text-to-911 Services Starting in 2013
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Emergency Communications, Other News

December 6, 2012—The four largest wireless carriers in the U.S.—AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile—have made the commitment to accelerate the deployment of text-to-911 services, starting with

Senate Votes No on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Legislative

December 4, 2012— The Senate vote of 61-38 on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was five votes short of the required two-thirds majority.  Senators that oppose the treaty, s

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
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Legislative

December 3, 2012 — In a Presidential Proclamation, President Barack Obama announced December 3, 2012 as International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Legislation Promotes Mobile Health Technologies
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Legislative

December 3, 2012 — Representative Michael Honda (D-CA) introduced the Health Care Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act of 2012 (H.R. 6626).

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