[Nfbmt] ael HingsonTo:'NFB of California List'nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.orgSubject:[Nfbnet-members-list] FW: FCC Issues Temporary Waiver for CVAA Compliance by E-readers to Allow Further Agency Review

[James Aldrich]

From:Michael HingsonTo:'NFB of California 
List'nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.orgSubject:[Nfbnet-members-list] FW: 
FCC Issues Temporary Waiver for CVAA Compliance by E-readers to Allow 
Further Agency Review








From: AccessInfo [mailto:AccessInfo at fcc.gov]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 10:02 AM
To: 'info at michaelhingson.com'
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 or (202) 418-2235, or Elaine Gardner at 
elaine.gardner at fcc.gov or (202) 418-0581 in the FCC’s Disability Rights Office.





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