FCC Commemorating 5 Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

Media Contact:

Mike Snyder, (202) 418-0997

michael.snyder@fcc.gov

For Immediate Release

FCC TO HOST A PANEL EVENT TO COMMEMORATE THE

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

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WASHINGTON, July 20, 2015 - The Federal Communications Commission will host a panel

event to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on

July 23, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The event will also recognize the 5th anniversary of

the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), which

will be occurring in October of this year.

The FCC's ADA event will feature a panel of disability rights advocates from various

organizations who will share stories about how advances in communication access have made a

difference in their personal and professional lives, as well as the lives of their family, friends, and

colleagues. This public event will take place at the FCC's headquarters, Room TW-C305

(Commission Meeting Room), 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554.

A free webcast of the live event, with open captioning over the Internet, will be available at

FCC.gov/live. Pre-registration is not required for the live webcast. Sign language interpreters

will be present at the event. Other accommodations for persons with disabilities may be available

upon request. Send detailed requests with contract information to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the

Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Requests should be made as soon as possible.

For additional information about this event, please contact Cheryl King at cheryl.king@fcc.gov or

Sherry Dawson at sherry.dawson@fcc.gov.

List of confirmed panelists:

Zainab Alkebsi, National Association of the Deaf

Eric Bridges, American Council of the Blind

Lise Hamlin, Hearing Loss Association of America

Rebecca Ladew, Speech Communications by Telephone, Inc.

Eddie Martinez, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind

John G. Par Jr., National Federation of the Blind

Mark Richert, American Foundation for the Blind

Al Sonnenstrahl, Former (1990) Executive Director of TDI

Claude Stout, Current Executive Director, TDI

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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order

constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).

LINK:	http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-commemorating-25th-anniversary-america...
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