Thread Subject: TEITAC meeting logistics for Thursday, April 3, 2008: 3:00 to 7:30 p.m.
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From: Creagan, Tim
Date: Tue, Apr 01 2008 3:00 PM
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TEITAC report presentation and reception:
Grand Hyatt hotel
1000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
3:00 - 6:00 Report from the Telecommunications and Electronic and
Information Technology advisory committee (Constitution Ballrooms C, D,
and E)
6:00 - 7:30 Reception (Cabin John and Arlington rooms)
Access Board to Receive report from TEITAC on April 3, 2008
The Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology
Advisory Committee (TEITAC) will deliver its report to the Access Board
on April 3, 2008. The report will include recommendations on updating
the Board's Section 508 standards for electronic and information
technology and its guidelines for telecommunications products covered by
Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act. The Committee's
presentation will held at the Grand Hyatt (Constitution Ballrooms C, D,
and E), 1000 H Street, NW, Washington, DC. The presentation will begin
at 3:00 p.m. and continue until 6:00 p.m. There will be a free
reception at the Grand Hyatt (Cabin John and Arlington rooms) from 6:00
to 7:30 p.m.
Members of the public, press, and government sector are welcome and
encouraged to attend. See: http://www.access-board.gov/news/teitac.htm
for the announcement on the Access Board website. The Grand Hyatt is
located near Metro Center on the Red line. For more information,
contact Tim Creagan at = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = , (202) 272-0016 (v), or
(202) 272-0082 (TTY).
Timothy P. Creagan
Senior Accessibility Specialist
U.S. Access Board
1331 F Street, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1111
202-272-0016 (Voice)
202-272-0082 (TTY);1-800-993-2822 (TTY)
202-272-0081 (Fax)
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
"Thank you for your questions concerning section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Section 508 authorizes the
Access Board to provide technical assistance to individuals and Federal
departments and agencies concerning the requirements of this section.
This technical assistance is intended solely as informal guidance; it is
not a determination of the legal rights or responsibilities of entities
subject to section 508."
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