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Where Innovation Happens

2011.05.10 by Clay Johnson, Partner, Big Window Labs
In 1932, Justice Louis Brandeis famously quipped that state governments are the "laboratories of democracies." As our population has grown since then our state governments have grown larger, making cities a new and interesting place for governmental innovation innovation. In many cases, the
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Video Relay Service Reform

2011.05.05 by Paul de Sa, Chief, Office of Strategic Planning and Karen Peltz Strauss, Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer and Government Affairs
For a decade, thousands of people with hearing and speech disabilities, and their hearing friends, colleagues and families, have come to rely on video relay service to communicate with each other. VRS enables individuals who use American Sign Language to make and receive “telephone”
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Making Emergency Alerts and 911 Accessible

2011.04.06 by Jamie Barnett, Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Emergency alerts and 911 are the two sides of the emergency communications coin.  Alerts warn the public of impending emergencies and 911 gives the public immediate access to emergency services.  It is a primary responsibility of the FCC to ensure that both of these essential services
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App Accessibility: Are We at a Tipping Point?

2011.03.11 by Pam Gregory, Director, Accessibility and Innovation Initiative
Everyone is always talking about some new app, and I simply can’t keep up!Recently, I ran across something called the “iPhone App Directory.” The British magazine, now in its sixth issue, reviews, rates and lists download costs for apps.  I was curious to see how many of the 947
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Connecting America: Removing Barriers

2011.01.01 by Jamal Mazrui, Deputy Director, Accessibility and Innovation Initiative
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Strengthening Accessibility through Global Coordination

2010.11.24 by Jamal Mazrui, Deputy Director, Accessibility and Innovation Initiative
In 2006, the United Nations agreed on the language of a treaty known as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The treaty is going through a process of signing and ratification among many countries. In 2009, President Obama signed it in honor of the 19th anniversary
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Pam Gregory and Jamal Mazrui to Lead Accessibility and Innovation Initiative

2010.10.15 by Joel Gurin
By Joel Gurin and Karen Peltz StraussWe are very pleased to announce that Pam Gregory will be the Director, and Jamal Mazrui will be the Deputy Director, of the Commission’s new Accessibility and Innovation Initiative. Chairman Genachowski launched the initiative at a joint White House/
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Lifeline and Link-Up Programs: Stay Connected!

2010.10.12 by Joel Gurin
No one should be without access to vital emergency services and community resources because they can't afford it.Using the telephone has become such a routine part of our lives that many of us take for granted that we can pick up a phone and be in contact with family, schools, friends,
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Lifeline Awareness Week 2010

2010.10.01 by Patricia Acampora
Can you imagine not having a phone? If your child is sick, how would you contact your doctor? If you are looking for a job, how would an employer contact you for an interview? Thankfully, two important telephone discount programs help "connect" phoneless residents by making telephone service
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From Kansas City to St. Paul

2010.06.10 by Mignon Clyburn, FCC Commissioner
I traveled out to the heartland of the country for a two-city tour over the last few days. My first stop was in Kansas City at the Mid-American Regulatory Conference (MARC). MARC is a regional organization of utility and energy regulatory agencies from 15 states. I am well-acquainted with
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