Federal  Communications Commission - oversees all forms of
communications in the US including radio, TV and phones and now,
wireless.

Kat

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Kathy Pink <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:41:57 -0700
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Survey for the FCC
>> To: [log in to unmask]
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>> The FCC is encouraging me to gather information on a new free telephone
>> assistance service (except for the usual long-distance charges) especially
>> designed to help people with speech disabilities, who use the telephone
>> either with AAC or their own voice. Video-Assisted Speech-to-Speech (VAS)
>> will allow you to go to a website and signal a Communication Assistant (CA)
>> that you want to make a phone call. Your computer will need a microphone and
>> a video camera. You and the CA will see and/or hear each other; s/he will
>> watch you type on your device or be able to use visual cues from your lips,
>> facial expressions, etc. and will wait patiently, so that you will have
>> plenty of time to type or speak. The CA will ensure that the other party
>> waits until you signal "go ahead" and keep them on the line before they
>> begin to respond. The advantage of VAS over traditional STS is the visual
>> input that you and the CA receive from each other.
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>> Would you please answer the following survey to help the FCC determine how
>> VAS can be best designed to best benefit the speech disability community?
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>> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=t3HGpOp64VgVtqxeGqArQg_3d_3d
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>> Bob Segalman
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