2023-28463. Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Meeting

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In this document, the Commission announces the third meeting of the fifth term of its Disability Advisory Committee (DAC or Committee).

DATES:

Tuesday, January 30, 2024. The meeting will come to order at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES:

The DAC meeting will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, located at 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joshua Mendelsohn, Designated Federal Officer, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 559–7304, or email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This meeting is open to members of the general public. The meeting will be webcast with sign language interpreters and open captioning at: www.fcc.gov/​live. In addition, a reserved amount of time will be available on the agenda for comments and inquiries from the public. Members of the public may comment or ask questions of presenters via [e-mail]. Requests for other reasonable accommodations or for materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities should be submitted via email to: [e-mail] or by calling the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530. Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and a way for the FCC to contact the requester if more information is needed to fill the request. Requests should be made as early as possible; last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to accommodate.

Proposed Agenda: At this meeting, the DAC is expected to (1) discuss a working group report and recommendation on the transmittal of audio description files to Internet Protocol programming; (ii) receive updates on two working group reports and recommendations on best practices for quality Telecommunications Relay Services for individuals with multiple disabilities, and best practices on the use of artificial intelligence to caption live video programming; and (iii) any other topics relevant to the DAC's work.

Federal Communications Commission.

Suzanne Singleton,

Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.