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Disability Working Group to Make Recommendations to Commission
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Regulatory

October 2012—The FCC announced that the next Consumer Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Friday, November 2, 2012 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M EST.

Blind Americans Equality Day
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Legislative

October 15, 2012—In a Presidential Proclamation, President Barack Obama announced October 15, 2012 as Blind Americans Equality Day.

Netflix Enters Consent Decree with National Association of the Deaf
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Legislative, Other News

October 9, 2012 — A consent decree was entered into by plaintiffs National Association of the Deaf (NAD), Western Massachusetts Association of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, and Lee Nettles and the

New App to Identify U.S. Currency
Categories:
Wireless RERC News, Apps, Assistive Technology

October 9, 2012 - The Department of Education announced today the launch of IDEAL Currency Identifier, a free downloadable application (app) designed to assist individuals who are blind or visually

HTC AGREES TO CONSENT DECREE WITH THE FCC
Categories:
Regulatory

September 28, 2012 –   In September a consent decree was entered into by the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, HTC America, Inc., a subsidiary of HTC Corporation, and HTC

DEVELOPING AN APPETITE FOR ACCESS
Categories:
Wireless RERC News, Apps

On September 6-7, the FCC hosted a free workshop for developers, “Developing with Accessibility" (DevAcc), at its headquarters in Washington, DC.  Jim Mueller, Wireless RERC project director, demon

HELPING STATES ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
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Assistive Technology, Legislative, Publications / Reports, Other News

September 25, 2012—The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, the Habilitation Benefits Coalition, the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation, and the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare

GOOGLE APPS MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE
Categories:
Apps, Other News

September 19, 2012— Google claims to have worked to improve accessibility in Google Docs, Sites, Calendar and mobile apps over the past year.

FEDERAL DISABILITY POLICY: WHERE ARE WE NOW?
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Publications / Reports, Regulatory

September 19, 2012— The National Council on Disability (NCD) released its annual report on U.S. disability policy titled the 2012 NCD Progress Report.

A CALL FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DESIGNERS
Categories:
Assistive Technology, Other News

The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) announced their 2013 Student Design Competition (SDC).

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