[nfbmi-talk] Fw: The Federal Communications Commission Seeks Comment on Emergency Alert System (EAS) Improvements Including Accessibility

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From: Jones, Robin 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 10:22 AM
Subject: The Federal Communications Commission Seeks Comment on Emergency Alert System (EAS) Improvements Including Accessibility


The following information is forwarded to you by the Great Lakes ADA Center (www.adagreatlakes.org) for your information:



On June 26, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released proposed rules to change the way that alerts are provided to the public under the Emergency Alert System (EAS).  These proposals address problems that were encountered during the first nationwide test of the EAS (which took place on November 7, 2011).  Included within these revisions is a proposal for standards to ensure that EAS alerts are accessible to all members of the public, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired.  This proposal specifically seeks comment on quality standards for visual crawls and audio access to EAS messages.  For the accessibility section, please go to paragraphs 31-40 on pages 16-21 in one of the links to the document below.  

Deadlines for comments and reply comments will be posted to AccessInfo upon publication in the Federal Register.  

Links to the proposals are:  

WORD:  https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-14-93A1.docx
ACROBAT:  https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-14-93A1.pdf
TEXT:  https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-14-93A1.txt