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                Telecommunications Relay ServicesOn December 2, 2014, the Commission established the Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) to provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on a wide array of disability issues.The DAC provides a means for stakeholders with interests in accessibility issues to exchange ideas, facilitates the participation of consumers with disabilities in proceedings before the Commission, and assists the Commission in educating the greater disability community and covered entities on disability-related matters. The DAC keeps the Commission apprised of current and evolving communications issues for persons with disabilities. Topics to be considered by the DAC, as specified by the Commission may include, but are not limited to, the following:Communications AccessAdvanced Communications Services and EquipmentAccess to Telephone Emergency Services (9-1-1)Hearing Aid CompatibilityNational Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution ProgramTelecommunications Relay ServicesTelecommunications Services and EquipmentVideo Programming AccessAccess to Televised Emergency InformationAccessible User Interfaces on Video Programming Apparatus and Access to Program Guides and Menus Provided by Navigation DevicesAudio DescriptionClosed Captioning**Click the tabs below for additional information regarding each term of the Disability Advisory Committee.**DAC5, 2022-24Disability Advisory Committee Fifth TermStructure of the DACFifth Term Charter: Word || PDFFifth Term MembersDisability Advisory Committee: RosterDAC MeetingsMay 16, 2024: Event Page / Agenda / Public NoticeJanuary 30, 2024: Event Page / Agenda / Public Notice / Minutes / WebcastSeptember 7, 2023:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes / WebcastApril 26, 2023:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes / WebcastDAC RecommendationsDirect Video Calling (DVC) Report and RecommendationWord || PDFAudio Description File Transmittal for Internet Protocol Delivered Video ProgrammingWord || PDFEx Parte Exemption Status1-2-18 Notice Concerning *Ex Parte* Status of Information Submitted to the Disability Advisory Committee (DA 18-7)Public Notice: Word || PDFHeadlines4-8-24 FCC Announces May 16 Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DA 24-338)Public Notice: Word|| PDF12-15-23 FCC Announces January 30 Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DA 23-1164)Public Notice: Word|| PDF7-21-23 FCC Announces September 7 Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DA 23-630)Public Notice: Word || PDF4-3-23 Announcement of DAC Membership and First Meeting (DA 23-286)Public Notice: Word || PDF8-30-22 FCC Announces Anticipated Renewal of Its Disability Advisory Committee and Solicits Applications For Membership (DA 22-905)Public Notice: Word || PDFDAC4, 2020-22Disability Advisory Committee Term FourStructure of the DACFourth Term Charter: Word || PDFFourth Term MembersDisability Advisory Committee: Word || PDFDAC MeetingsNovember 1, 2022:  Event Page / Agenda / Public Notice / Minutes / WebcastJune 28, 2022:  Event Page / Agenda / Public Notice / Minutes / WebcastFebruary 24, 2022:  Event Page / Agenda / Public Notice / Minutes / WebcastSeptember 9, 2021:  Event Page / Agenda / Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastFebruary 18, 2021:  Event Page / Agenda / Public Notice / Minutes / WebcastDAC RecommendationsReal-Time Text (RTT) Deployment in Wireline NetworksWord || PDFTelecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Use on Video Conferencing PlatformsWord || PDFConcerns and Lessons Learned Regarding Communication Access for People with Disabilities During the PandemicWord || PDFIdentification of Emerging Technologies and Their Associated Accessibility Opportunities and ConsiderationsWord || PDFStreamed Video Programming Closed Captioning FilesWord || PDFEx Parte Exemption Status1-2-18 Notice Concerning *Ex Parte* Status of Information Submitted to the Disability Advisory Committee (DA 18-7)Public Notice: Word || PDFHeadlines9-26-22 FCC Announces November 1 Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DA 22-1002)Public Notice: Word || PDF6-7-22 FCC Announces June 28 Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DA 22-615)Public Notice: Word || PDF2-24-22 Remarks of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks at the February 24, 2022 Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DOC 380680)Remarks: Word || PDF1-19-22 FCC Announces February 24, 2022 Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DA 22-60)Public Notice: Word || PDF8-10-21 FCC Announces September 9, 2021 Disability Advisory Committee MeetingPublic Notice: Word || PDF1-13-21 FCC Announces Fourth Term of Disability Advisory Committee & February 18 Meeting (DA 21-51)Public Notice: Word || PDF7-14-20 FCC Announces Anticipated Renewal of Its Disability Advisory Committee and Solicits Applications For Membership (DA 20-722)Public Notice: Word || PDFDAC3, 2018-20Disability Advisory Committee Term ThreeStructure of the DACThird Term Charter: Word||PDFThird Term MembersDisability Advisory Committee: Word||PDFDAC MeetingsOctober 14, 2020:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastFebruary 26, 2020:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastSeptember 24, 2019:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastApril 10, 2019:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastDAC RecommendationsAudio Description Quality Best PracticesWord || PDFAccess to Live Programming Best PracticesWord || PDFAppendix A: ENT Coordinator Toolkit in Englishand SpanishInternet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service User Registration DatabaseWord || PDFProviding Reliable Information About Televised Programs with Audio DescriptionWord || PDFRTT Integration with Point-to-Point videophone CallsWord || PDFRTT Integration with Video Relay Services CallsWord || PDFEx Parte Exemption Status1-2-18 Notice Concerning *Ex Parte* Status of Information Submitted to the Disability Advisory Committee (DA 18-7)Public Notice: Word || PDFHeadlines9-10-20 FCC Announces October 14, 2020 Meeting of Disability Advisory Committee (DA 20-1066)Public Notice: Word || PDF1-22-20 FCC Announces Date of Disability Advisory Committee Meeting: February 26 (DA 20-92)Public Notice: Word || PDF8-20-19 FCC Announces Date of Disability Advisory Committee Meeting: September 24 (DA 19-788)Public Notice: Word || PDF3-7-19 FCC Announces Date of Disability Advisory Committee Meeting: April 10 (DA 19-157)Public Notice: Word || PDF2-7-19 Appointment of Membership to for the 2019-2021 Term for the Disability Advisory Committee (DA 19-55)Public Notice: Word || PDF8-22-18 FCC Announces Anticipated Renewal of Disability Advisory Committee and Invites Membership Applications (DA-18-862)Public Notice: Word || PDFDAC2, 2016-18Disability Advisory Committee Term TwoFull Membership of the 2nd Disability Advisory Committee as of March 21, 2017Structure of the DACSecond Term Charter: Word || PDFSecond Term MembersDisability Advisory Committee: Word || PDFEmergency Communications Subcommittee: Word || PDFRelay / Equipment Distribution Subcommittee: Word || PDFVideo Programming Subcommittee: Word || PDFTechnology Transitions Subcommittee: Word || PDFDAC MeetingsOctober 3, 2018:  Event Page/ Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastJune 14, 2018:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastFebruary 28, 2018:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastOctober 16, 2017:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice/ Minutes/ WebcastJune 16, 2017:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastMarch 21, 2017:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastDAC RecommendationsInternet Protocol Captioned Telephone Relay Service MetricsWord || PDFAccess to Telecommunications Relay Services at Emergency SheltersWord || PDFRTT on Refreshable Braille DisplaysWord || PDFRTT and TRS OperationsWord || PDFBest Practices for Graphical Emergency AlertsWord || PDFRTT Implementations with Refreshable Braille DisplaysWord || PDFMethods for Assessing the Quality of IP Captioned Telephone Service (IPCTS)Word || PDFAccelerating Public Safety Answering Point Adoption of Real-Time TextWord || PDFEx Parte Exemption Status1-2-18 Notice Concerning *Ex Parte* Status of Information Submitted to the Disability Advisory Committee (DA 18-7)Public Notice: Word || PDFHeadlines8-29-18 FCC Announces Date of Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DA-18-894)Public Notice: Word || PDF5-23-18 FCC Announces Date of Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DA 18-546)Public Notice: Word || PDF2-01-18 FCC Announces Date of Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (DA 18-98)Public Notice: Word || PDF1-2-18 Notice Concerning Ex Parte Status of Information Submitted to the Disability Advisory Committee (DA 18-7)Public Notice: Word || PDF9-21-17 Disability Advisory Committee Announcement Of Date, Time And Agenda Of Next Meeting (DA 17-906)Public Notice: Word || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Announcement of Date, Time and Agenda of Next Meeting (DA 17-468)Public Notice: Word || PDF2-21-17 Disability Advisory Committee Announcement Of Date, Time And Agenda Of Next Meeting (DA 17-181)Public Notice: Word || PDF1-5-17 Appointment of Membership for the 2017-2019 Term of the Disability Advisory Committee and Announcement of Tentative Dates for DAC Meetings (DA 17-19)Public Notice: Word || PDF9-6-16 FCC Announces Anticipated Renewal of Disability Advisory Committee and Solicits Applications for Membership (DA 16-1011)Public Notice: Word|| PDFDAC1, 2014-16Disability Advisory Committee Term OnePhotograph of members of the first DACStructure of the DACFirst Term Charter: Word || PDFFirst Term MembersDisability Advisory Committee: Word || PDFCommunications Subcommittee: Word || PDFEmergency Communications Subcommittee: Word || PDFRelay / Equipment Distribution Subcommittee: Word || PDFVideo Programming Subcommittee: Word || PDFTechnology Transitions Subcommittee: Word || PDFDAC MeetingsDecember 6, 2016:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastSeptember 22, 2016:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastJune 16, 2016:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastFebruary 23, 2016:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastOctober 8, 2015:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastJune 23, 2015:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastMarch 17, 2015:  Event Page / Agenda/ Public Notice / Minutes/ WebcastDAC RecommendationsDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation on Number PortabilityWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation to the Commission on Video to TextWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation to the Commission on Internet of ThingsWord || PDFBest Practices to Promote Effective Access to and Usability of ICT Products and Services for Americans with Cognitive DisabilitiesWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation on IP Captioned Telephone Service Quality StandardsWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation on 911 Training for Video Relay Service Communication AssistantsWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation on Amplified PhonesWord || PDFApproved Disability Advisory Committee Recommendation to the Commission on HD VoiceWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation to the Commission on Captioning Case FormattingWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Comments on PS Docket No. 15-91 on Improving Wireless Emergency Alerts and Community-Initiated AlertingWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Further Recommendation to the Commission on Real-Time TextWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation Regarding Issues to Consider for Video Described Video Programming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ProceedingWord || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation Regarding Interagency Collaboration on Accessibility of Video ProgrammingWord PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation to the Commission on Direct Video Access to 911Word || PDFDisability Advisory Committee Recommendation to the Commission on TRS Access to N-1-1 ServicesWord || PDFApproved Disability Advisory Committee Recommendation to the Commission on Real-Time TextWord PDFApproved Disability Advisory Committee Recommendation to the Commission on New and Emerging TechnologiesWord || PDFDAC Recommendation to the Commission Regarding Data and Information on Telecommunication Needs of People with DisabilitiesWord || PDFDAC Recommendation to the Commission on Wireless Emergency AlertsWord || PDFDAC Recommendation to the Commission Regarding VRS Speed of AnswerWord || PDFEx Parte Exemption Status1-2-18 Notice Concerning *Ex Parte* Status of Information Submitted to the Disability Advisory Committee (DA 18-7)Public Notice: Word || PDFHeadlines11-10-16 Disability Advisory Committee Announcement Of Date, Time And Agenda Of Next Meeting (DA 16-1272)Public Notice: Word || PDF8-22-16 Disability Advisory Committee Announcement of Date, Time and Agenda of Next Meeting (DA 16-956)Public Notice: Word || PDF5-20-16 Disability Advisory Committee Announcement of Date, Time and Agenda of Next Meeting (DA 16-572)Public Notice: Word || PDF1-28-16 Disability Advisory Committee Announcement of Date, Time and Agenda of Next Meeting (DA 16-98)Public Notice: Word || PDF10-1-15 Announcement of FCC Summit on Telecommunication Needs of People with Cognitive Disabilities (DA 15-1110)Public Notice: Word || PDF9-11-15 Disability Advisory Committee Announcement of Date, Time and Agenda of Next Meeting (DA 15-1002)Public Notice: Word || PDF6-11-15 Notice Concerning Ex Parte Status of Information Submitted to or by the Disability Advisory Committee (DA 15-689)Public Notice: Word || PDF5-29-15 Disability Advisory Committee Announcement of Date, Time and Agenda of Next Meeting (June 23, 2015) (DA 15-649)Public Notice: Word || PDF2-10-15 FCC Announces First Meeting Date of the Disability Advisory Committee and Appointment of Membership (DA 15-194)Public Notice: Word || PDF12-2-14 FCC Announces the Establishment of the Disability Advisory Committee and Solicits Nominations for Membership (DA 14-1737)Public Notice:Word || PDFNews Release: Word || PDF

        
        
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