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NCD Issues 2014 Disability Policy Progress Report
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October 2014 – The National Council on Disability (NCD) issued their 2014 edition of the National Disability Policy: A Progress Report.

Dept. of Ed Awards $121 Million in Grants for Disability Research
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October 2014 – The U.S.

President Honors Champions of Change
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Assistive Technology

October 2014 – In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Obama Administration honored 10 Champions of Change recipients for their dedication to the employment of individ

W3C HTML Techniques for Providing Useful Text Alternatives
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October 2014 – The World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) update to Working Draft of HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives was published this month.

Georgia Tech Seeks Focus Group Participants for Emergency Alerts Research
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Assistive Technology, Emergency Communications

October 2014 – In research funded by the U. S.

CEA Publishes Accessibility Resource Guide for Tech Industry
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Regulatory, Other News

October 2014 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), a technology trade association for the consumer electronics industry, announced the publication of its Accessibility Resource Center

Call for Papers Open - 2015 Web for All (W4A) Conference
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The 12th Annual Web 4 All (W4A’15) Conference, an event highlighting innovations in wearable and accessible technologies, will take place May 18-20, 2015 in

ODEP Announces Web Portal on Accessible Workplace Technology
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October 2014 – The U.S.

FCC Posts Two New Videos in American Sign Language
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Assistive Technology, Emergency Communications, Regulatory

October 2014 – The FCC posted two new videos this month that include American Sign Language (ASL) interpretations of information concerning emergency services and the FCC’s Advanced Video Communica

FCC to Host Accessible Wireless Emergency Communications Forum
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Wireless RERC News, Emergency Communications, Regulatory

October 2014 – The FCC announced it will host a forum next month promoting accessibility in wireless emergency communications.

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