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Int 0138-2024
| * | Selvena N. Brooks-Powers | | | Sign language public service announcements for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing on LinkNYC kiosks. | Introduction | This bill would require 5% of all LinkNYC kiosk programming administered on behalf of New York City to provide information for the benefit of the deaf or hard of hearing community. This includes information on the availability of text-to-911 in American Sign Language (“ASL”) with accompanying closed captioning, public service announcements in ASL, public service announcements translated into international sign and other sign languages, commercial advertisements in ASL and translated into international sign and other sign languages, and information on agency resources and services specific to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. | | |
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Int 0197-2024
| * | Jennifer Gutiérrez | | | Requiring text to 911 and next generation 911 to be available in the designated citywide languages. | Introduction | This bill would require Text to 911 and Next Generation 911 to be available in the designated citywide languages. It would also require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to annually report on the use of Text to 911 and Next Generation 911 in the designated citywide languages to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post such report on its website. | | |
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Int 0646-2024
| * | Kevin C. Riley | | | Accessibility for the deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind community in the implementation of text-to-911. | Introduction | This bill would expand the reporting requirements for the implementation of next generation 911. The annual reports will now include information on outreach efforts for hiring or retaining deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind accessibility experts, information on deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind subject matter experts hired or retained for the implementation of next generation 911, and a description of public education plans for informing persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind on the availability of next generation 911, including text to 911. | | |
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