Monthly Archives: March 2010

Access Board Releases New Accessibility Rules for Comment

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Jim Tobias

On March 22, 2010, the US Access Board released its draft ICT accessibility rules, for public comment.  This is the next milestone in updating both Section 255 and Section 508 regulations.  This draft is called an Advance Notice of Proposed … Continue reading →

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National Broadband Plan drenched in accessibility!

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Jim Tobias

The FCC released its National Broadband Plan (PDF), and accessibility advocates should be congratulating themselves on all the accessibility recommendations in it.  It includes almost all of the provisions found in the COAT bill, and adds a few more: a … Continue reading →

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FCC snags key accessibility expert

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Jim Tobias

The FCC has announced that Karen Peltz Strauss will become the Commission’s new Deputy Bureau Chief of the Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau.  Karen is a long-time expert and advocate on access, having worked with Gallaudet University, the Telecommunications Access … Continue reading →

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Whose language is it anyway?

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Jim Tobias

Here’s a great little animation about alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) tools: who should be in charge of them, and for what purpose.  It may be a little hard for non-experts to decode, but it makes a clear case for … Continue reading →

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