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YouTube Captioning in Six More Languages
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November 28, 2012—YouTube announced that automatic captioning will be available for YouTube videos in six languages: German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Dutch.

Text-to-911 Services Could Become a Reality
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Emergency Communications, Regulatory

November 21, 2012 - The next open meeting of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be held on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 1:00pm EST.

Using Mobile Apps for Memory Management after a Brain Injury
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Wireless RERC News, Apps

John Morris, Wireless RERC research scientist, and Tracey Wallace, a speech language pathologist at Shepherd Center, presented at the 2012 American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Conven

Wireless RERC Presents at CSUN 2013
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Wireless RERC News, Apps, Emergency Communications

Four Wireless RERC papers will be featured at the 2013 International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN) in San Diego, February 25-March 2, 2013.  The papers include: A

Implementing the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
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Emergency Communications, Regulatory

November 19, 2012—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in November to implement specific provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications

Wireless Bureau Wants Comments on Hearing Aid Compatibility
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Assistive Technology, Regulatory

November 1, 2012—The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is seeking public input on the effectiveness of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules regarding hearing aid compatibility (HAC) of wi

People with Disabilities and Telehealth Development
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Regulatory

November 2, 2012 —At a meeting held on November 2, 2012 the Mobile Health (mHealth) Task Force of the Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) recommended that the FCC include and address the interests an

Developing Accessible Prescription Drug Labels
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Assistive Technology, Other News

October 31, 2012 —The United States Access Board has started an initiative to improve access to prescription drug labels, specifically for individuals who are blind, visually impaired or elderly, f

Waivers of Accessibility Rules Granted by FCC
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Regulatory

October 15, 2012—In October, petitions filed by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and the Entertainment Software Association

Voting Rights - Empowering People with Disabilities
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Legislative

October 2012—Senator Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] introduced The Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 [S.3608] to the U.S. Senate in September.

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