{"id":762,"date":"2012-12-12T18:06:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T18:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/fcc-chairman-hosts-second-chairmans-awards-for-advancement-in-accessibility-762\/"},"modified":"2012-12-12T18:06:10","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T18:06:10","slug":"fcc-chairman-hosts-second-chairmans-awards-for-advancement-in-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/fcc-chairman-hosts-second-chairmans-awards-for-advancement-in-accessibility-762\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC Chairman Hosts Second Chairman&#8217;s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n              Author:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>                    Rebecca Lockhart        <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Outreach Specialist, Consumer Affairs and Outreach Division        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Technology continues to advance rapidly in today&#8217;s fast paced world.&nbsp; Smart phones and tablets are being sold in numbers that increase exponentially each year, and innovation is thriving at the same speed.&nbsp; What is particularly exciting is the advancement of communications technologies that enhance the lives of people with disabilities. &nbsp;The Accessibility and Innovation Initiative at the Federal Communications Commission has an ongoing goal to recognize outstanding private and public sector ventures in such accessibility and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Julius Genachowski is holding the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/blog\/call-nominations-fcc-chairmans-awards-advancement-accessibility\">second Awards for Advancement in Accessibility (Chairman&#8217;s AAA)<\/a> to honor engineers, researchers and other technologists who contribute to technological innovation for people with disabilities in communication-related areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At last year&#8217;s award ceremony, Chairman Genachowski stated &#8220;harnessing the power of technology to benefit all Americans is at the core of the FCC&#8217;s mission.&#8221;&nbsp; This mission is especially critical when it comes to accessibility.&nbsp; Empowering persons with disabilities and giving them tools to participate through new technologies enriches their lives and makes the possibilities for their future advancement seem endless.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s award winners were chosen in six different categories: Consumer Empowerment Information; Mobile Applications; Civic Participation Solutions; Education: College or University; Video Programming; and Geo-Location Solutions. &nbsp;In addition to the winners in each of these categories, two honorable mentions will also be recognized. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The winners of this year\u2019s Chairman\u2019s AAA are:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/blog\/fcc-chairman-hosts-second-chairmans-awards-advancement-accessibility\" target=\"_blank\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:&nbsp; Rebecca Lockhart Outreach Specialist, Consumer Affairs and Outreach Division Technology continues to advance rapidly in today&#8217;s fast paced world.&nbsp; Smart phones and tablets are being sold in numbers that increase exponentially each year, and innovation is thriving at the same speed.&nbsp; What is particularly exciting is the advancement of communications technologies that enhance the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[54],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}