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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  04-  543  February  25,  2004 
 COMMISSION  TO  HOST  DISCUSSION  OF  EMERGENCY  COMMUNICATIONS  AND  THE  DISABILITY  COMMUNITY 
 Meeting  to  Be  Held  March  25  at  FCC  Headquarters 
 Washington,  D.  C.  -  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  will  convene  disability  organizations,  service  providers,  government  agencies  and  other 
 stakeholders  on  March  25,  2004,  for  a  day-  long  summit  to  discuss  “Emergency  Communications  and  Homeland  Security  --  Working  with  the  Disability  Community.” 
 The  summit  will  focus  on  identifying  communications  barriers  faced  by  people  with  disabilities  during  national  emergencies  or  terrorist  attacks  and  developing  strategies  for 
 resolving  them  where  possible. 
 The  summit  fulfills  one  of  the  action  items  identified  on  the  FCC’s  Homeland  Security  Action  Plan,  announced  by  FCC  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  on  July  10,  2003. 
 Chairman  Powell  has  been  invited  to  address  summit  attendees  and  highlight  the  importance  of  promoting  access  to  effective  communications  services  by  all  Americans, 
 particularly  in  emergency  situations. 
 The  event  is  open  to  the  public  and  will  be  held  at  FCC  headquarters,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Washington,  D.  C.  starting  at  9:  00  a.  m.  and  ending  at  5:  00  p.  m.  Further 
 details  regarding  this  event  will  be  announced  in  the  near  future. 
 Open  captioning  will  be  provided  for  this  event.  Other  reasonable  accommodations  for  people  with  disabilities  are  available  upon  request.  Please  include  a 
 description  of  the  accommodation  needed,  providing  as  much  detail  as  you  can,  as  well  as  contact  information  in  case  additional  information  is  needed.  Please  make  your  request 
 as  early  as  possible,  and  allow  at  least  five  days  advance  notice.  Last  minute  requests  will  be  accepted,  but  may  be  impossible  to  fulfill.  Please  send  a  request  by  e-  mail  to 
 fcc504@  fcc.  gov,  or  call  the  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau: 
 For  sign  language  interpreters,  CART,  and  other  reasonable  accommodations,  202-  418-  0530  (voice),  202-  418-  0432  (TTY); 


 For  accessible  format  materials  (Braille,  large  print,  electronic  files,  and  audio  format),  202-  418-  0531  (voice),  202-  418-  7365  (TTY). 
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 Additional  information  concerning  this  meeting  may  be  obtained  from  Alice  Elder,  at  (202)  418-  2168  or  alice.  elder@  fcc.  gov,  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs 
 Bureau,  TTY  1-  888-  835-  5322,  or  Janet  Sievert,  at  (202)  418-  1362  or  janet.  sievert@  fcc.  gov,  Consumer  and  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau,  TTY  (202)  418- 
 1398. 
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