National Council on Disability Calls for Federal Legislation to Prohibit Telecommunications Discrimination for People With Disabilities

U.S. Newswire, December, 2006

To: POLITICAL EDITORS

Contact: Mark S. Quigley of National Council on Disability, 1- 202-272-2004 or 1-202-272-2074 (TTY)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Council onDisability (NCD) today released a policy paper calling on Congress and theAdministration to end telecommunications and information servicesdiscrimination for people with disabilities.

"The Need for Federal Legislation and Regulation ProhibitingTelecommunications and Information Services Discrimination"(http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2006/ discrimination.htm) exploresthe need to adopt legislative and regulatory safeguards to guarantee equalaccess by people with disabilities to evolving high-speed broadband, wirelessand Internet- based technologies. Experience shows...

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