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🗓️Notice of Public Meeting for D.C. Advisory Committee on Civil Rights

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the District of Columbia Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss continued activities on the committee's topic of accessibility and provision of special education for students with disabilities in DC public schools.

🏛️Schedule of Public Meetings by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced its public meeting schedule for March and April 2025. These meetings include discussions on topics such as micro-reactors and the advisory committee on medical uses of isotopes. The public can attend in person or via a webcast, with accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

♿FCC Regulation on Accessibility of Video Programming and Captioning

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with implementing the requirement that manufacturers of covered apparatus and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) make closed captioning display settings readily accessible to individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, adopted by the Commission on July 18, 2024, in the Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus Third Report and Order (Order). This document is consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the compliance date of the "readily accessible" rule and revise the rule accordingly.

🦽Notice on Compliance Delay for Air Travelers With Disabilities

This document announces that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will not take enforcement action until March 20, 2025, against regulated entities for failing to comply with the requirements contained in the final rule titled "Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers With Disabilities Using Wheelchairs".

♿Delay in Enforcement of Accessibility Standards for Businesses

This document announces that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will not take enforcement action until March 20, 2025, against regulated entities for failing to comply with the Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right- of-Way.

📅Notice of DC Committee Meeting on Accessibility in Education

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the District of Columbia Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual panel briefing via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss post-report activities on the committee's topic of accessibility and provision of special education for students with disabilities in DC public schools.

📅Notice on Corrections for Independent Living Services Grant

On January 14, 2025, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind Program--Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind Training and Technical Assistance. We are correcting the date that applications will be available, adding the deadline date for the transmittal of applications, and correcting the deadline for intergovernmental review. All other information in the NIA remains the same.

📅Notice of Public Meeting on Accessibility in DC Education

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the District of Columbia Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss post-report activities on the committee's topic of accessibility and provision of special education for students with disabilities in DC public schools.

📅NRC Sunshine Act Meetings Schedule for Early 2025

⚖️FTC Consent Order Against accessiBe

The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent order--embodied in the consent agreement--that would settle these allegations.