FCC's Disability Advisory Committee

Disability Advisory Committee

Federal Communications Committee
June 23, 2015
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EST)
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-06-05/pdf/2015-13822.pdf

During this meeting, an announcement of new Committee co-chairs will be made, and members of the Committee will receive and discuss summaries of activities and recommendations from its subcommittees.

Agenda

8:30 a.m. Arrival; Meet and Greet

• DAC Co-Chair Susan Mazrui
• DAC Co-Chair Claude Stout
• DFO Elaine Gardner

9:00 a.m. Introduction of DAC Members and Co-Chairs

9:10 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Chairman Tom Wheeler
Alison Kutler, Acting Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

9:25 a.m. Overview of Recent and Pending FCC Matters
Karen Peltz Strauss, Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Gregory Hlibok, Chief, Disability Rights Office
Suzy Rosen Singleton, Alternate DAC Designated Federal Officer
Rosaline Crawford, Attorney-Advisor, Disability Rights Office

9:55 a.m. Presentation on the IP Transition by the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB)
Daniel Kahn WCB

10:15 a.m. Presentation by the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) on Emergency Access
Dana Zelman, PSHSB

10:30 a.m. Presentation by the Office of the Chairman (OCH) on Proposals for Lifeline Reform
Gigi Sohn and Daniel Alvarez OCH

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Communications Subcommittee Report and Recommendation
Co-Chairs Mark Richert, Susan Mazrui
Full Committee Discussion and Vote

11:30 a.m. Emergency Communications Subcommittee Toni Dunne, Richard Ray
Report and Recommendation Co-Chairs
Full Committee Discussion and Vote

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. Relay/Equipment Distribution Subcommittee Report and Recommendation
Brenda Kelly-Frye, Angie Officer, Co-Chairs
Full Committee Discussion and Vote

1:30 p.m. Video Programming Subcommittee Report on Video Description
Co-Chairs Lise Hamlin, Tom Wlodkowski

2:00 p.m. New Business

2:30 p.m. Public Participation

2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks and Next Meeting Date
DAC Co-Chair Claude Stout