Archive for June, 2007
Share Your Views on the Infant and Toddler Program (IDEA)
Thursday, June 14th, 2007The U.S. Department of Education has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Infant and Toddler Program (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It can be found at http://idea.ed.gov/static/partCNprm.
If you have an interest in deaf and hard of hearing babies, please send your thoughts to the Department on appropriate […]
VRS Rates – NAD Update
Friday, June 8th, 2007The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) needs to know that relay services are important to you. Relay services include TTY relay, Speech-to-Speech, IP Relay, and Video Relay Service (VRS).
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that relay services be functionally equivalent to voice telephone service. The FCC must provide the necessary funding to ensure that relay […]
NAD Filed Comments about VRS Rates
Friday, June 8th, 2007On May 23, 2007, the NAD, along with TDI, ALDA, DHHCAN, CCASDHH, and HLAA, filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about the payment rate for relay services proposed by the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) for July 2007 through June 2008.
The NAD made these points:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that Telecommunications […]