by TDI | Jun 1, 2016 | Federal Communications Commission (FCC), News
Hlibok Leaves Commission to be General Counsel and Compliance Officer with ZVRS In TDI’s efforts to advocate for accessibility in the areas of telecommunications, media, and information technology, we often find ourselves working with Federal Communications...
by TDI | Apr 27, 2016 | Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Good news for TDI’s members, the national deaf and hard of hearing community, and the general public! In this Thursday’s open five-member commission meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will consider the need to update its rules in order to...
by TDI | Mar 18, 2016 | Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is promoting its annual initiative to highlight disability technology and innovations. Innovation is one of the core drivers for advancement in accessibility for people with disabilities. The Chairman’s Awards for...
by TDI | Mar 16, 2016 | Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Media
Closed captioning is crucial for ensuring that our televised media are fully accessible to people who are deaf and hard of hearing. The provision of closed captioning depends upon the coordination of both video programmers and video programming distributors...
by TDI | Nov 4, 2015 | Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a longstanding commitment to ensuring that Americans with hearing loss are able to access wireline and wireless communications services through a wide array of phones, including voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP)...
by TDI | Apr 22, 2015 | Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Telecommunications
Let’s talk face to face, literally. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wrote in his blog on April 14, 2016 advocating for Direct Video Communication. He’s certainly not one to simply talk the talk; he also walks the walk. FCC has an ASL hotline in where anyone...
