ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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: cannon@access-board.gov. 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 Committee. Additionally, a listserv was created through the Trace Center. The address of the listserv is TAAC-L@TRACE.WISC.EDU.

To subscribe, send an e-mail message to LISTPROC@TRACE.WISC.EDU with the message: subscribe TAAC-L <firstname lastname>. 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