Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee; Meeting

ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

(Access Board) gives notice of the dates and location of the meetings

of the Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee.

DATES: The Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee will meet on

August 14, 15, and 16, 1996. The meetings will begin at 9:30 a.m. and

end no later than 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Association of American

Railroads Conference Center, 50 F Street, NW., Washington, DC. The

meetings are open to the public. The facility is accessible to

individuals with disabilities. Sign language interpreters, assistive

listening systems and real-time transcription will be available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the

meetings, please contact Dennis Cannon, Office of Technical and

Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers

Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, D.C.

20004-1111. Telephone number (202) 272-5434 extension 35 (voice); (202)

272-5449 (TTY). Electronic mail address: [email protected]. This

document is available in alternate formats (cassette tape, braille,

large print, or computer disk) upon request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 1996, the Access Board published

a notice appointing 33 members to its Telecommunications Access

Advisory Committee (Committee). 61 FR 26155 (May 24, 1996). The

Committee will make recommendations to the Access Board on

accessibility guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer

premises equipment. These recommendations will be used by the Access

Board to develop accessibility guidelines under section 255 (e) of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Committee is composed of

representatives of manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and

customer premises equipment; organizations representing the access

needs of individuals with disabilities; telecommunications providers

and carriers; and other persons affected by the guidelines.

At its first meeting, the Committee recommended that the American

Speech-Language and Hearing Association and Motorola be added to the

membership. The Access Board has appointed these organizations to the

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Committee. Additionally, a listserv was created through the Trace

Center. The address of the listserv is [email protected] To

subscribe, send an e-mail message to [email protected] with the

message: subscribe TAAC-L . The Committee

established future meeting dates are: September 25-27, November 6-8,

December 16-18, and January 14-15. Subsequent meetings will be held at

locations to be announced.

The Committee will meet on the dates and at the location announced

in this notice. There will be a public comment period each day for

persons interested in presenting their views to the Committee.

James J. Raggio,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 96-19199 Filed 7-26-96; 8:45 am]

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