FCC Marks 1990 ADA Telecom Relay Service Mandate, Notes 2010 Update and 'iCanConnect'
The FCC celebrated the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which mandated the agency to ensure telecom access for people with hearing and speech disabilities through relay services, blogged Patrick Webre, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau acting chief.…
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He also noted Wednesday that the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act in 2010 authorized the FCC to create the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, or "iCanConnect."