Aw! That's too liberal!
Tea Party people should say no!!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:27 PM
Subject: Fw: ALERT!--One Week Left to Set the FCC Straight on Cell Phone
Accessibility
Original message...
AFB DirectConnect
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"Can You Hear Us Now?" One Week Left to Set the FCC Straight on Cell Phone
Accessibility
For further information, contact:
Mark Richert, Esq. Director Public Policy, AFB
(202) 469-6833 [log in to unmask]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting comments from all
interested individuals and groups about the current experience of people
with disabilities in finding and using mobile phones. This effort by the FCC
is intended to help the Commission have the clearest possible understanding
about the relative level of accessibility of mobile phone technology
currently available in the marketplace. The record that the FCC is building
will be key in informing future activities, including possible rulemaking.
If you have not done so already, take ten minutes between now and the end of
day Thursday, September 30, and tell the FCC your story. Pass this alert
along to anyone you know who may be interested in letting the FCC hear about
the "real world" experience of people with disabilities.
Ever gone into a wireless company's store and asked to see which phones are
accessible to customers with vision loss and been told they have no idea
what you're talking about?
Ever had to pay for expensive third party software just to use basic
features on your phone like contacts, caller ID and text messaging?
Ever tried to research accessible mobile phone availability online only to
find that no information is posted or that the website of the company you're
checking out isn't itself accessible?
Ever get frustrated that the inexpensive phone you have voices some menus
and functions but not others?
Have you had to pay more for a phone or for a calling and data plan than you
otherwise would have had to pay just to obtain a phone and/or features you
could fully use?
If the answer to these and related questions is, or has ever been, yes, you
can tell the FCC your story and literally set the record straight. To
counterbalance the all-too-rosy picture being painted by some industry
groups, offer the FCC a frank and fair view of the current state of mobile
device and service accessibility. And where you have been successful in
finding and using mobile phones, let the FCC know that too so that the
Commission has the clearest possible grasp of what industry is and is not
doing for people who are blind or visually impaired.
The effort that the FCC is currently undertaking is not related to the
pending Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act that
is now in its final legislative stage before going to President Obama for
his signature. The legislation is aimed at updating current provisions of
law to ensure their applicability to devices and services that are Internet
enabled. By requesting comment from the public, the FCC is trying to assess
the experience of people with disabilities today to gauge what progress has
been made to date in ensuring accessible mobile phone technology.
To offer comments, use the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS):
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/
or the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov
Commenters should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing
address, and the applicable docket number, which in this instance is CG
Docket No. 10-145.
Thank you!
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