Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee

February 6, 7 & 8, 2007
Agenda — as amended

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Tuesday, February 6, 2007 — as amended
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm

8:15 – 9:00 a.m. Assistance with laptop setup (provided for Committee Members)
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (provided for Committee Members)
9:00 – 9:15 p.m. Review of Agenda
Michael Paciello, Jim Tobias, Co-Chairs, TEITAC
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Panel on 508 Exceptions and the Acquisition process
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 12:00 p.m. Plenary discussion on a framework for the new Standards, including discussion on “sufficient techniques”
12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Public Comment Period
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch (provided for Committee Members)
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Discussion on editorial work
2:15 – 3:00 p.m. Discussion on goals
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. Continued discussion on goals
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Public Comment Period

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 — as amended
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm

On-going Public comments are part of subcommittee meetings.

  Town Hall E122N
8:00    
8:15
8:30 8:30 – 9:45 am    Subcommittee Meeting 1:  Audio/Video (§508 1194.24)
8:45
9:00 9:00 – 12:30 p.m.     Plenary Discussion regarding Themes
** Cancelled **
9:15
9:30
9:45 9:45 – 11:15 am     Subcommittee Meeting 2:  Software, Web, and content (§508 1194.21, .22, plus electronic documents)
10:00
10:15
10:30
10:45
11:00
11:15 11:15 – 12:45 pm     Subcommittee Meeting 3: Telecommunication (§255 and 508 1194.23)
11:30
11:45
12:00
12:15
12:30 12:30 – 3:30 pm, empty
12:45 12:45 – 1:45 pm     Lunch (provided for Committee Members)
1:00
1:15
1:30
1:45 1:45 – 2:30 pm    Presentation on cognitive impairment and its implications for design of Electronic and Information Technology
Professor Clayton Lewis of University of Colorado and the Coleman Institute
2:00
2:15
2:30 2:30 – 3:00 pm     Plenary:  Follow up Discussion about cognition
2:45
3:00 3:00 – 3:30 pm     Break
3:15
3:30 3:30 – 5:00 pm     Subcommittee Meeting 4:  Desktops, portables, peripherals, and other computer hardware (§508 1194.26, plus other hardware)
 3:30 – 5:00 pm     Subcommittee Meeting 5:  Documentation and technical support (§508 Subpart D)
3:45
4:00
4:15
4:30
4:45

Thursday, February 8, 2007 — as amended
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm

8:30 –  9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (provided for Committee Members)
9:00 –  9:05 p.m. Review of Agenda, Approval of Minutes
Michael Paciello, Jim Tobias, Co-Chairs, TEITAC
9:05 – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session:  Directed discussion by the full Committee
Topic:  Subcommittee reports:
  • General Interface
  • Web and Software
  • Telecommunications
  • Audio Video
  • Self contained/closed
  • Desktops/Portable
  • Subpart A
  • Documentation and technical support
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 12:00 p.m. AT – IT Interoperability:  An Overview
12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Public Comment Period
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch (provided for Committee Members)
1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Plenary Session:  Directed discussion by the full Committee.  Topics:
  • Subcommittee work and overall TEITAC work plan:
  • Status – brief statement about issues discussed or identified;
  • Work plan for the next 3 months (projected)
  • Editorial
  • Discussion on future meeting dates
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Public Comment Period