[Diabetes-Talk] Possibly OT: U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Briefing on Final Rules

[Robert Shelton]

Note the ruling on medical diagnostic equipment. At least, this is an
opportunity to see how the system works, and maybe even get a word in about
our need for accessible personal use medical devices. There are phone
options for remote participation.

From: FedAccessibility at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:FedAccessibility at yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 6:05 PM
To: FedAccessibility at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FedAccessibility] FW: U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Briefing on
Final Rules   

The Section 508/255 ICT Accessibility Guidelines have cleared OMB for final
publication. Happy new year one and all!  

From: United States Access Board [
mailto:access-board at service.govdelivery.com]

Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 6:32 PM
Subject: U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Briefing on Final Rules 

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U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Briefing on Final Rules 

Please join the U.S. Access Board members and staff for a public briefing on
three recent final rules:

list of 3 items
• Updated ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buses and Vans (published
December 14)
• Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment (to be published
January 9)
• Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines (to be
published soon)
list end

The briefing will be held on Tuesday, January 10 from 9:30 to Noon (ET) in
the Access Board's Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 800,
Washington,
DC 20004. For the comfort of all participants and to promote a
fragrance-free environment, attendees are requested not to use perfume,
cologne, or other
fragrances.

The briefing will be in person and available over the phone with streaming
CART.

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U.S. callers: 888-396-7314
International callers: 773-756-0935
Passcode: 209 2216

CART link: 
https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACCESS
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There will be a question and answer session for each rulemaking. All lines
will be muted until each question and answer session.

Please share this information with others with an interest in these rules.