FCC to Form Disability Advisory Committee

The FCC will form a new Disability Advisory Committee to "provide a vehicle for consumers and other stakeholders to provide feedback and recommendations to the Commission on a wide array of disability issues,” the FCC said in a news release Tuesday. The committee will hold its first meeting in Q1 2015, “coinciding with a year-long celebration of both the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 5th anniversary of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA),” the FCC said. The issues the new body will consider include access to emergency information, device accessibility, and the IP and other network transitions, the release said. The committee is expected to recommend policies to the FCC and keep it apprised of “current and evolving communications issues for persons with disabilities,” the release said. Nominations for two-year terms on the committee will be accepted until Jan. 12 and information about such nominations is here. “Organizations are encouraged to nominate CEOs, CTOs and other qualified persons,” the FCC said.