[nabs-l] Public comments sought on mobile phone accessibility issues

[Jamal Mazrui]

 From the archive at
http://EmpowermentZone.com/blv255.zip

This archive contains material in plain text format to aid anyone 
interested in submitting comments to the Federal Communications 
Commission regarding accessibility of cell and other phone 
technologies to people who are blind, deaf-blind, or have low vision, 
in furtherance of Section 255 of the Communications Act.  Such 
comments are due by the end of Thursday, September 30, 2010.  Initial 
comments have already been filed, and currently, a reply comment 
period is underway.

The files have been named to indicate their content, usually with the 
title of the document or a shortened version of it.  They were 
converted from .doc or .pdf formats to text using Microsoft Word or 
Adobe Reader.

Initial comments, already filed in this proceeding, begin with the 
words "Comments by."  To provide background and context, other 
documents related to FCC policies about wireless or wireline phones 
are also included, such as public notices, press releases, fact 
sheets, reports, and regulations.

The public notice seeking comment in this proceeding is contained in 
the following file:

Public notice on FCC Seeks Comment on Accessible Mobile Phone Options 
for People who are Blind, Deaf-blind, or Have Low Vision.txt

Comments may be filed using the web form of the FCC's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS), located at

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/

A web form on that page allows one to upload a word processor 
document, e.g., in Microsoft Word format.  Comments may also be typed 
or pasted into a simpler web form called ECFS Express, located at

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/hotdocket/list

At the prompt for the docket, input
CG Docket No. 10-145

Comments may be of any length and address any relevant issue.  They 
will affect how the FCC handles government responsibilities in this area.