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For Immediate Release:                                          News Media Contact:
July 7, 2010                                                             Rosemary Kimball at 202 418-0511
 e-mail: rosemary.kimball@fcc.gov
 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE TO MARK 
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT TO BE HELD AT 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Washington, DC -- The FCC’s Technology Showcase, previously scheduled for Monday, July 19 
at the FCC Headquarters, will now be held on the same date, in the Main Foyer at the 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. from 11 AM to 3 PM.  
More than 50 exhibitors have been invited to demonstrate their technologies.  As part of the 
Showcase, there will be a program in the Commerce Department Auditorium that will include 
welcoming remarks, the launch of the FCC’s new Accessibility and Innovation Forum, 
presentation of an original video chronicling personal histories about the impact of technology 
on people with disabilities, a performance by Gallaudet University students, and a reception.  
The Showcase and program will be free and open to the public and press.  This event is part of 
the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and will 
highlight technologies developed to empower the daily lives of Americans with disabilities.  
The Department of Commerce is at 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC., and can be 
entered on 14th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Constitution Avenue NW.  Wheelchair 
accessibility is via the Aquarium entrance, which is just a few feet from the Main Foyer, also on 
14th Street, NW.
Further details on the day’s events will be announced shortly.
Sign language interpreters and computer aided real-time transcription (CART) will be provided.  
Other 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 fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer 
& Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
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