Possibly of interest also-->FCC Chairman Hosts Second Chairman's Awards for Advancement in Accessibility

[Lisa Rose]

I'm thinking it's very possible somebody on this list worked on some of
these... but anyway, if you want to go to the ceremony (probably in DC), hey -
see number below to request a seat.

L

...Eight innovative technologies benefitting people with disabilities will

receive the FCCs Chairmans Awards for Advancement in Accessibility,
presented by Chairman Julius Genachowski during a ceremony at 2 pm on Dec. 19
at FCC headquarters.

The awards are a project of the FCCs Accessibility and Innovation

Initiative. They are intended to encourage technological innovation in
communication-related areas and to recognize engineers, researchers, and other
technologists whose energies and perseverance contribute to technologies that
help people with disabilities to obtain and succeed at jobs and participate
more actively in the community.

The awards focus on six categories: Consumer Empowerment Information; Mobile

Applications; Civic Participation Solutions; Education: College or University;
Video Programming; and Geo-Location Solutions.

7 Civic Participation Solutions -- Prime III: A Universally Designed

Voting Machine

7 Consumer Empowerment Information -- Project StAR: Accessible Radio

2012/The Narrator
Code for a Cause

7 Geo-Location Services -- Tiramisu Transit

"Media Access Mobile"

7 Video Programming -- Accessible Media Inc. (AMI), and the Society

of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

7 Civic Participation -- Google+ Hangouts
7 Mobile Applications -- Virtual Braille Keyboard
The awards ceremony is free and open to the public. Individuals interested

in attending this event are asked to send an RSVP to ***@fcc.gov.
Please include your name, title, organization affiliation (if any), and
contact information in the e-mail. You can also watch it live over the
Internet from the FCC's web page at. www.fcc.gov/live.

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon

request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need and tell us
how to contact you if we need more information. Make your request as early as
possible. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to
fill. Send an e-mail to ***@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau at [phone] (voice), [phone] (TTY).

For more information about the FCC, visit FCC.gov.

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