Progress of the Bill
Track the Legislative Progress of H.R. 6320, the "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008"
H.R.6320 was introduced June 19, 2008 by Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-MA-7) and Heather Wilson (R-NM-1) to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st Century.
Markey Introduces Bipartisan Telecom Accessibility Bill
On June 19, 2008, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet introduced the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act to enhance access to broadband technology and services for persons with disabilities. Rep. Heather A. Wilson (R-NM) joined Rep. Markey as an original co-sponsor of the bill.
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008” Introduced by Reps. Ed Markey and Heather Wilson
The Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 was introduced June 19, 2008.
Call to Action!!!
Today is your chance to ensure strong support for this bipartisan legislation. Please call at least five Democrats and five Republicans TODAY on each committee listed below and ask them to cosponsor the bill if you want accessible and usable phone and television services for people with disabilities!
May 1, 2008 Hearing on the Bill by House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
Pictured above: Participants at the May 1, 2008 hearing, from left to right: Mark Seifert, Ken Nakata, Jesse Acosta, Larry Goldberg, Rep. Edward Markey, Russell Harvard, Jamaal Anderson, Dane Snowden, and Colin Crowell. Photo by Bonnie Ahmed.
NARUC Letter of Support for Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
May 1, 2008
The Honorable Edward MarkeyChairCommittee on Energy and Commerce,Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet2125 Rayburn HOBWashington, DC 20515
The Honorable Cliff StearnsRanking MemberCommittee on Energy and Commerce,Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet2322-A Rayburn HOBWashington, DC 20515
Re: Enhancing Access to Broadband Technology and Services for Persons with Disabilities Draft Bill
Celebrity & Hero Witnesses Support Equal Access To Communications and Video Technologies
Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology ________________________________________
Contacts:
Rosaline Crawford (NAD) 301-587-7730
Karen Peltz Strauss (CSD) 202-363-1263
Jenifer Simpson (AAPD) (202) 457-0046
Eric Bridges (ACB) (202)-467-5081
Adrianna Montague-Gray (AFB) (212) 502-7675
Celebrity & Hero Witnesses Support Equal Access To Communications and Video TechnologiesTo Provide Critical Testimony Today
