A proposed law mandating FM chips in cellphones won support...
A proposed law mandating FM chips in cellphones won support from the International Association of Audio Information Services. The association, representing audio info services for the blind and disabled, said the chips would be useful in emergency situations. And consumers…
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would always have fast access to local news, it said. “Having this capability built into devices that are already being used by people with disabilities brings them one step closer to equality and independence,” said David Noble, IAAIS government relations committee chair. “And, because local radio stations are free, a disabled person, who typically makes less than his or her nondisabled peers, won’t have to buy a smart phone and add an expensive monthly data plan."