[blindlaw] FW: FCC Issues Temporary Waiver for CVAA Compliance by E-readers to Allow Further Agency Review

Norman, Gary C. (CMS/OSORA) Gary.Norman at cms.hhs.gov
Thu Oct 24 17:08:20 UTC 2013



From: AccessInfo [mailto:AccessInfo at fcc.gov]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 1:02 PM
To: Norman, Gary C. (CMS/OSORA)
Subject: FCC Issues Temporary Waiver for CVAA Compliance by E-readers to Allow Further Agency Review

On October 22, 2013, the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau announced that the FCC needs more time to review a petition requesting a waiver from the FCC's advanced communications accessibility requirements for certain e-reader devices.  The petition was filed by a Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers.  The Bureau granted the temporary waiver until January 28, 2014.  During this temporary waiver period, the FCC will evaluate the merits of the petition and decide whether to grant or deny the waiver request.

Links to the Order:

PDF:  http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-2039A1.pdf
Word:  http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-2039A1.docx
Text:  http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-2039A1.txt

For more information, contact Eliot Greenwald at eliot.greenwald at fcc.gov<mailto:eliot.greenwald at fcc.gov> or (202) 418-2235, or Elaine Gardner at elaine.gardner at fcc.gov<mailto:elaine.gardner at fcc.gov> or (202) 418-0581 in the FCC's Disability Rights Office.





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