Accessible Internet Browsers Built into Mobile Phones
January 27, 2021
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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categoryIP Relay Service
January 27, 2021
Internet Protocol Relay Service allows persons with a hearing or speech disability to use Telecommunications Relay Service through a computer or web-...
Speech to Speech Relay Service
January 27, 2021
Speech-to-Speech (STS) is one form of Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS). TRS is a service that allows persons with hearing and speech...
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)
January 27, 2021
The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) updates federal communications law to increase the access of persons with...
Access to Emergency Information on Television
January 27, 2021
FCC rules require broadcasters and cable operators to make local emergency information accessible to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, and to...
Children's Educational Television
January 26, 2021
The Children's Television Act requires each U.S. broadcast television station to air programming specifically designed to serve the educational and...
Digital Radio
January 26, 2021
Digital radio is the transmission and reception of sound processed into patterns of numbers, or "digits" – hence the term "digital radio." In...
National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program
January 25, 2021
The FCC's National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), also known as iCanConnect, provides equipment needed to make...
Cable Company Records and Public Inspection Requirements
January 21, 2021
FCC rules require cable television operators serving 1,000 or more subscribers to maintain certain records and make them available for public...
Cybersecurity Tips for International Travelers
January 15, 2021
When traveling internationally, remember that your mobile phone and other personal communications devices transmit and store your personal...