Directory of Organizations
Disability Rights Office, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Chief: Thomas Chandler
Address: 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20554
Voice: (202) 418-2516
Toll-free Voice: (888) 225-5322
TTY: (202) 418-0189
Toll-free TTY: (888) 835-5322
Fax: (866) 418-0232
E-mail: fccinfo@fcc.gov
Internet: www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro
Description:
The Disabilities Rights Office, housed within the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), ensures that FCC actions and policies enable people with disabilities to have the same access as everyone else to telecommunications. FCC implements mandates for nationwide telephone relay services, accessibility, and usability of telecommunications wireline and wireless products and services. These services include hearing aid compatibility of phones, closed captioning of television programming, and accessibility of emergency information on television.
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