FCC Bureau Seeks Comment on Section 504 Accessibility

The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau wants comment by Oct. 21 on FCC policies and practices under Rehabilitation Act Section 504. It “requires federal agencies to make their programs and activities accessible to people with disabilities,” said a Wednesday public notice in docket 10-162. CGB seeks comment on the FCC’s Section 504 handbook “and on the overall accessibility of the Commission’s activities and programs,” including availability of sign language interpreters, physical accessibility of buildings and meeting spaces, documents in alternate formats, assistive listening devices and communication access real-time translation.