Wireless RERC Filing to the Department of Justice on Next Generation 911
This is the filing the Wireless RERC submitted on 1-24-2011 to the Department of Justice in regards to Next Generation 911.
Wireless RERC Reply Comments to Facilitating the Deployment of Text-to-911 and Other Next Generation 911 Applications
Reply comments filed in response to Facilitating the Deployment of Text-to-911 and Other Next Generation 911 Applications [PS 11-153 and PS 10-255]. Federal Communications Commission: Washington, DC, January 10, 2012.
Mitchell, H., LaForce, S., Lucia, F., Morris, J., Mueller, J. (2012).Read more
Advanced Communications in 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
The Wireless RERC filed reply comments in the FCC’s proceeding in the matter of Advanced Communication Provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 [CG Docket No. 10-213]; responding to comments filed by other stakeholders.
To view the filing:
http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7020922486Read more
Wireless RERC Weighs in on Accessible Mobile Phone Options - September 2010
The Wireless RERC filed reply comments in Public Notice [CG 10-145] seeking comment on Accessible Mobile Phone Options for People who are Blind, Deaf-blind, or Have Low Vision. In the initial comment period, the FCC sought input on six questions that addressed the technical feasibility of accessibility solutions, features currently on the market place that are not accessible, cost of implementation, cost as an obstacle, and guidance on
RERC Response to FCC on Emergency Alert System - May 2010
The Wireless RERC's State of Technology (SoT) Project Team filed comments on May 14, 2010 in response to the FCC notice: Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Informal Comment Regarding Revisions to the FCC's Part 11 Rules Governing the Emergency Alert System Pending Adoption of the Common Alerting Protocol by the Federal Emergency Management Agency [EB Docket No. 04-296].
Comments emphasized the importance of including information for people with disabilities...Read more
Wireless RERC on the Record: FM Radio Chip for Public Safety
February 7, 2018 – The Wireless RERC submitted Ex Parte comments replying to the FCC’s Hurricane Response Public Notice [PS Docket # 17-344]. The Public Notice sought input on the effectiveness of emergency communications technologies, procedures, and policies that were employed in response to hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate and “additional information relevant to the 2017 hurricane season’s impact on communications generally....Read more
Making Emergency Information Accessible
The Wireless RERC filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking In the Matter of Accessible Emergency Information, and Apparatus Requirements for Emergency Information and Video Description: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. The comments highlighted research findings of the Wireless
Wireless RERC on the Record: FCC’s Section 504 Compliance
Georgia Tech’s Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP), in collaboration with the Wireless RERC, submitted comments to the Public Notice, Request for Comment on the Commission’s Policies and Practices to Ensure Compliance with Sections 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [CG Docket No. 10-162]. Section 504 requires that...Read more
Wireless RERC on the Record – Advancing an Inclusive Internet of Things
March 13, 2017 - The Wireless RERC, in collaboration with Georgia Tech’s Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP), submitted comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Request for Comments on the Benefits, Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government in Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things [IOT] [170105023-7023-01]. CACP and the Wireless RERC strongly recommend that NTIA specifically...Read more
Wireless RERC on the Record: NIDILRR’s Research Agenda
March 20, 2017 – The Wireless RERC submitted comments in response to the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDILRR) request for input concerning their Draft Long Range Plan, 2018-2023. NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that “sponsors grantees to generate new disability and rehabilitation knowledge and promote its use and adoption. To that...Read more