Guides

Consumer Guide Provides information about the issue, what the FCC is doing about it and what you can do. Two-page format is suitable for front-...

Advanced communications services and equipment, such as computers, tablets and mobile phones, are required to be accessible and usable by individuals...

Internet Protocol (IP) Relay Service allows persons with a hearing or speech disability to use Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) through a compu...

FCC rules under Section 255 of the Communications Act require telecommunications equipment manufacturers and service providers to make their products...

If you are having trouble activating closed captioning or audio description, or if you are blind or visually impaired and you are having difficulty...

FCC rules require Internet browsers built into mobile phones to be accessible to and usable by individuals who are blind or visually impaired, unless...

Closed captioning displays the audio portion of a television program as text on the TV screen, providing a critical link to news, entertainment and i...

Real-time text – or RTT – is a technology that allows text to be sent immediately as it is created through wireless handsets that use IP-based ...

Speech to Speech (STS) is a form of Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) that enables persons with a speech disability to make telephone calls usin...

Closed captioning is the visual display of the audio portion of video programming. Captioning provides access to individuals who are deaf or have hea...