FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
CLOSED CAPTIONING OF PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, 
AND GOVERNMENTAL (PEG) ACCESS PROGRAMMING
ROUNDTABLE EVENT 
NOVEMBER 10, 2015 
Working Agenda
1:00 - 1:05 PM          Welcoming Remarks
1:05 - 2:15 PM Overview:  Why Caption PEG Programming? 
This session will review the benefits of captioning PEG programming, and will 
provide an overview of the current rules generally governing the provision of 
closed captions on video programming.  
Facilitator: Suzy Rosen Singleton, Attorney-Advisor, Disability Rights Office 
(DRO), Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB), FCC
Contributors:  
· Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, DRO, CGB, FCC
· Amanda Maisels, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil 
Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice 
· Claude Stout, Executive Director, Telecommunications for the Deaf 
and Hard of Hearing, Inc. 
· Mike Wassenaar, President, Alliance for Community Media 
2:15 - 2:25 PM Break
2:25 - 3:35 PM Best Practices for Closed Captioning PEG Programming
This session will discuss captioning best practices and address technical and 
practical challenges in the PEG environment.  
Facilitator: Rosaline Crawford, Attorney-Advisor, DRO, CGB, FCC 
Contributors:
· Diane Burstein, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, 
National Cable & Telecommunications Association 
· Tole Khesin, Vice President of Marketing, 3PlayMedia 
· Carol Studenmund, President, LNS Captioning 
· Christian Vogler, PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Art, 
Communication and Theatre, and Director, Technology Access 
Program, Gallaudet University
· Heather York, Vice President of Marketing, VITAC 
23:35 - 3:45 PM Break
3:45 - 4:55 PM Closed Captioning Solutions for PEG Programming
This session will discuss budgeting for captioning costs, funding, and low-cost 
and free solutions to facilitate the provision of closed captioning on PEG 
programming.  
Facilitator: Gregory Hlibok, Chief, DRO, CGB, FCC
Contributors:  
· Jason Barnett, President/CEO, Flarean SBC, Volunteer Captioning 
Case Study: 2014 Minnesota Gubernatorial 30 Debates 
· Steve Brunsberg, Operations and Production Manager, Saint Paul 
Neighborhood Network
· Donna Keating, Media Services Manager, Executive Producer, 
County Cable Montgomery 
· Carl Richardson, Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, 
Massachusetts State House, Member of the Mayor’s Commission for 
Persons with Disabilities for the City of Boston
· Steve Traylor, Executive Director, National Association of 
Telecommunications Officers and Advisors 
4:55 - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks
Please note that the actual times may vary from those set forth in this agenda.
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