Accessible Internet Browsers Built into Mobile Phones
January 10, 2020
FCC rules require Internet browsers built into mobile phones to be accessible to and usable by individuals who are blind or visually impaired, unless...
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categoryHearing Aid Compatibility for Wireline and Wireless Telephones
January 10, 2020
The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act and other federal laws require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure the availability of wireline and...
Use of Toll-Free Numbers for Video and IP Relay Service
January 10, 2020
All Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol (IP) Relay service providers are required to ensure that all users are registered with a provider...
Closed Captioning and Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes for Viewing Free Over-the-Air Programming on Analog Televisions
January 10, 2020
The digital television (DTV) transition refers to the switch from analog to digital broadcast television. When the DTV transition was completed on...
IP Relay Fraud
January 10, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission has received informal complaints that people without disabilities, who are posing as deaf or hard of hearing...
Closed Captioning for Digital Television (DTV)
January 10, 2020
Closed captioning is an assistive technology that allows persons with hearing disabilities to access television programming. Closed captioning...
Internet Protocol Version 6: IPv6 for Consumers
January 10, 2020
IPv6, the next-generation protocol, provides approximately 340 undecillion IP addresses (see Figure 1), ensuring availability of new IP addresses far...
Closed Captioning of Internet Video Programming
January 10, 2020
Closed captioning is the visual display of the audio portion of video programming. Captioning provides access to individuals who are deaf or have...
Audio Description
January 10, 2020
Audio description (referred to as video description in the Commission’s rules) is audio-narrated descriptions of a television program's key visual...
Ten-Digit Numbering and 911 Calls for Internet-Based TRS: What They Mean for Users
January 10, 2020
FCC rules require persons with hearing and speech disabilities using Video Relay Service or Internet Protocol Relay – two forms of Internet-based...