[Federal Register: July 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 127)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36401-36402]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr03jy07-19]
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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
36 CFR Parts 1193 and 1194
Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines; Electronic and
Information Technology Accessibility Standards
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) has established a Telecommunications and Electronic and
Information Technology Advisory Committee (Committee) to assist it in
revising and updating accessibility guidelines for telecommunications
products and accessibility standards for electronic and information
technology. This notice announces the dates, time, and location of the
next committee meeting.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for July 16-18, 2007 (beginning at 9
a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. each day).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Science Foundation.
Report to the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22230, to pick up security passes and then report to 4121
Wilson Boulevard, Stafford Place II, Room 555, Arlington, VA 22230 for
the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Creagan, Office of Technical
and Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-
1111. Telephone number: 202-272-0016 (Voice); 202-272-0082 (TTY).
Electronic mail address: creagan@access-board.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) established the
Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory
Committee (Committee) to assist it in
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revising and updating accessibility guidelines for telecommunications
products and accessibility standards for electronic and information
technology. The next committee meeting will take place on July 16-18,
2007. The meeting will focus on reports and discussion of
recommendations from the following subcommittees:
Software, Web, and Content
General Interface Requirements and Functional Performance
Criteria
Computer Hardware
Subpart A
Documentation and Technical Support
Telecommunications
Audio/Visual
Self Contained, Closed Products
Editorial Working Group
The meeting will also discuss the status of the committee's work to
date and when a final report may be ready for presentation to the
Access Board. The full agenda for the July 16-18, 2007 meeting is
available at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/refresh/agenda.htm.
Notices of future meetings will be published in the Federal Register.
Information about the committee, including future meeting dates is
available at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm or at a special Web site created for the committee's work (http://
teitac.org). The site includes a calendar for subcommittee meetings, e-
mail distribution lists, and a ``Wiki'' (http://teitac.org/wiki/TEITAC_Wiki
) which provides interactive online work space.
Committee meetings are open to the public and interested persons
can attend the meetings and communicate their views. Members of the
public will have opportunities to address the committee on issues of
interest to them and the committee during public comment periods
scheduled on each day of the meeting. Members of groups or individuals
who are not members of the committee are invited to participate on
subcommittees; participation of this kind is very valuable to the
advisory committee process.
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Sign language interpreters, an assistive listening system, and real-
time captioning will be provided. For the comfort of other
participants, persons attending committee meetings are requested to
refrain from using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances. Due to
security measures at the National Science Foundation, all attendees
must notify the Access Board's receptionist at 202-272-0007 or
receptionist@access-board.gov by July 11, 2007 of their intent to
attend the meeting. This notification is required for expeditious entry
into the facility and will enable the Access Board to provide
additional information as needed.
Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. E7-12811 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am]
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