[Federal Register: August 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 163)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
36 CFR Parts 1193 and 1194
RIN 3014-AA22
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 September 4-6, 2007 (beginning at 9
a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on each day).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Science Foundation.
All attendees should 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 revising and updating
accessibility guidelines for telecommunications products and
accessibility standards for electronic and information technology. The
next meeting of the Committee will take place on September 4-6, 2007.
On September 4, there will be panel discussions in the morning
focusing on feedback on the Committee's current draft provisions.
Following the panel presentations there will be an open discussion.
After the panel presentations and open discussion are completed, the
remainder of the meeting on September 4 and the meetings on September 5
and 6 will focus on discussion of outstanding issues 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
The full agenda along with information about the Committee,
including future meeting dates, is available at the Access Board's Web
site (http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/update-index.htm) or at a special Web site created for the Committee's work (http://teitac.org).
org).
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 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
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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 August 27, 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. E7-16635 Filed 8-22-07; 8:45 am]
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