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- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:11:24 -0400
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FYI: TELECOM IMPACT FORUM: THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996: RELIEF OR CONTROVERSY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES? LIVE VIDEO WEBCAST ON THE ABLE CHANNEL AT: WWW.TVONTHEWEB.COM , Friday, July 16th, 11:00am-1:00pm ET July 14, 1999 - Reston, VA: The ABLE Channel on the TV onthe WEB Network, the first interactive, community-based television network on the Web and a strategic partner of Ampex Corp. (Amex: AXC), continues its "Enabling Persons with Disabilities" Series by focusing a LIVE webcast Forum on the FCC Telecommunications Act of 1996, asking the question: What does it mean for people with disabilities? The webcast and interactive chat will take place on Friday, July 13th at 11:00am-1:00pm ET. While two provisions of the act focus entirely on access by persons with disabilities: sections 255 and 713, the webcast forum will discuss the adequacies and controversies of the following final rule on section 255, Access by Persons with Disabilities. Section 255 requires all manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and providers of telecommunications services to ensure that such equipment and services are designed and developed to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if readily achievable. Guest Panelists include: - David Capozzi -- Director of Technical and Information Services for the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board). - Jeffrey D. Pledger, President, Able Channel Mr. Pledger currently works as a Sr. System Specialist for Bell Atlantic Federal Integrated Solutions, Inc. Mr. Pledger served as the Bell Atlantic representative to the Access Board's Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee. Mr. Pledger has been a speaker/presenter on issues concerning disabilities and their implications within the telecommunication industry. Mr. Pledger is blind. - A representative from the FCC - to be announced after the final ruling has been made public. Viewers on the web will be able to speak and comment to the Panelists via the telephone, email or live chat lines. The ABLE Channel... overcoming disabilities with the power of the human spirit and the tools of science and technology. The Able Channel at www.tvontheweb.com brings the activities, information and assistive technologies of the differently-abled community to millions of people worldwide. About TV onthe WEB TV onthe WEB is a pioneer in new applications for on-demand archiving and live webcasting that have evolved into the TV onthe WEB Network of Channels at www.tvontheweb.com. The network specializes in narrowcasting to specific business-to-business and special interest groups through revenue-generating TV channels underwritten by organizations well known in those niche communities. This unique approach has successfully generated revenue streams from live event, advertising, e-commerce, pay-per-view, and subscription sources, in addition to the income generated from the firm's webcasting services. Contact: Jeffrey Pledger, ABLE Channel: (301) 890-5944 able@tvontheweb.com Howard O'Brian, ABLE Channel: (800) 739-4424 Lisa Amore, VP of PR & Marketing, TV onthe WEB, 703-264-7900 lamore@tvontheweb.com # # #
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