[nfbwatlk] FW: Perkins to Conduct Outreach for the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program

[Nightingale, Noel]

From: DBSC Info [mailto:info at seattledbsc.org]
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:30 PM
To: DBSC Info
Subject: Perkins to Conduct Outreach for the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program

EXCITING COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT!

On June 8, 2012, the FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau announced that it has selected the Perkins School for the Blind (Perkins) to conduct national outreach efforts to promote the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP).  For this effort, Perkins is partnering with the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults; FableVision, Inc.; and other national and local consumer groups, parent groups, agencies, and associations.

The NDBEDP pilot program will run for two years, with an option for the Commission to extend the program for another year.  Perkins will conduct national outreach efforts for the duration of the NDBEDP pilot program, as described in its proposal.  Perkins and its partners will begin these activities on July 1, 2012.  The Commission also anticipates launching the NDBEDP pilot program on or around July 1, 2012.

Links to the Public Notice:
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0608/DA-12-910A1.doc
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0608/DA-12-910A1.pdf
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0608/DA-12-910A1.txt

For more information, contact Jackie Ellington, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, 202-418-1153, e-mailJackie.Ellington at fcc.gov<mailto:e-mailJackie.Ellington at fcc.gov>; or Rosaline Crawford, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, 202-418-2075, e-mailRosaline.Crawford at fcc.gov<mailto:e-mailRosaline.Crawford at fcc.gov>.

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Thank you!
Elizabeth Bass
Admin Assistant
Deaf-Blind Service Center
info at seattledbsc.org<mailto:info at seattledbsc.org>