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Legislature; Office of Policy and Legal Analysis

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Text

Exact Creation Date

3-1998

Description

The Commission to Study the Funding and Distribution of Teletypewriters and Other Telecommunications Equipment for People with Disabilities was established in the First Special Session of the 118th Legislature by Resolve 1997, chapter 72. The Commission consisted of 12 members and was comprised of individuals representing the Legislature, the public advocate’s office, advocates for the deaf, advocates for the disabled, telephone companies and the general public.

The Commission’s charges were specified in the enabling legislation. The Commission was charged with studying the following:

  1. The current use and distribution of teletypewriters and other telecommunications equipment for persons with disabilities in the State, including the current loaner program;
  2. The use and distribution of teletypewriters and other telecommunications equipment for persons with disabilities in other states, including, but not limited to, the financing of teletypewriters and other telecommunications equipment and the type of equipment currently being used;
  3. The compliance requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 regarding the use of teletypewriters and other telecommunications equipment;
  4. How to purchase specialized customer premise equipment, or SCPE, such as artificial larynges, signaling devices, amplified handsets, large number dial overlays, direct telephone dialing, telebraille, teletypewriters or telecommunications equipment for persons with disabilities, and other devices that provide access to telephone networks for people with hearing, speech, vision or mobility impairments;
  5. Establishing a system of administration and record keeping as well as distribution, repair and replacement of SCPE units for certified subscribers; and
  6. Establishing a funding mechanism for expansion of the program that will include use of additional equipment.

The Commission was convened on December 5, 1997 and met four times.

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English

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