{"640026":{"#nid":"640026","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Technology and Disability Policy Highlights - September 2020","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn September, National Preparedness Month was celebrated. Many counties, cities, and nonprofits across the country took the opportunity to virtually educate citizens on the importance of being prepared in the event of a local or national emergency. And the celebrations continued with the Federal Communications Commission\u0026rsquo;s (FCC) commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETwenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CVAA).\u0026nbsp; They hosted a discussion panel composed of several prominent members, including the Deputy Chief of the FCC, co-chairs of the Disability Advisory Committee, and the Disability Rights Office Chief. The panel highlighted the progress made towards accessibility since the passage of the CVAA. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/8gBHAkAFgMY\u0022\u003ERecording of the Live Event\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eis available.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Wireless RERC news, we submitted\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.wirelessrerc.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/cacpgt_response_to_ntia_request_for_comments_docket_no._200813-0218.pdf\u0022\u003Ecomments\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eto the Department of Commerce in response to their Public Notice\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENTIA Internet Use Survey Questionnaire Development\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E[\u003Cstrong\u003EDocket No. 200813-0218\u003C\/strong\u003E]. The comments recommended that NTIA include additional questions related to the Internet of Things (IoT) devices, services, and use cases. We also published our third\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.wirelessrerc.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/2020_analysis_of_mobile_phones_final.pdf\u0022\u003EBiennial Review of Mobile Phone Accessibility\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, quantifying accessibility levels of mobile phones available in the U.S. market as of February 2020, and a\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.wirelessrerc.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/fcc_policy_brief_-_the_federal_communication_commissions_response_to_covid-19.pdf\u0022\u003Epolicy brief\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;that summarizes the FCC\u0026rsquo;s response to COVID-19 and its implications for people with disabilities. Finally, we continue data collection for our\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/wRERC-SUN2020\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2020 Survey of User Needs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. If you have not already, please take the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/wRERC-SUN2020\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esurvey\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur newsletter also highlights upcoming virtual events related to wireless technology and people with disabilities. The 46\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Annual American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity (AAAED) is still hosting\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aaaed.org\/aaaed\/Registration.asp\u0022\u003Ebimonthly virtual sessions\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E. Within our newsletter, you can find the topics of October\u0026rsquo;s virtual conference workshops. Also forthcoming is the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/09\/16\/jaws-architect-glen-gordon-is-joining-sight-tech-global-a-virtual-event-dec-2-3\/\u0022\u003ESight Tech Global conference\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, which is free to attend. Registration is open now.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis issue also includes news about broadband network hardening, a music app, accessible voting, disability awareness, assistive technologies, wearables, \u0026nbsp;and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In September, National Preparedness Month was celebrated. Many counties, cities, and nonprofits across the country took the opportunity to virtually educate citizens on the importance of being prepared in the event of a local or national emergency."}],"uid":"35301","created_gmt":"2020-10-08 18:46:27","changed_gmt":"2020-10-08 18:46:27","author":"jmckinney38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.wirelessrerc.gatech.edu\/technology-and-disability-policy-highlights-september-2020","title":"Technology and Disability Policy Highlights - September 2020"}],"groups":[{"id":"47427","name":"Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["info@cacp.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}