STATEMENT OF 
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS
Re: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act 
of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, CG Docket No. 10-210. 
Today the Commission moves forward with another critical piece to implement the 
Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.  I am delighted that we 
continue to make such quick progress on fulfilling this mandate from Congress and ensuring that 
the tools of the digital age are accessible to Americans from all our disabilities communities. 
Today’s item is particularly exciting because it creates new opportunities for the deaf-blind 
population – setting up a new program to distribute equipment that makes communications
technologies and services accessible. Our action today is another affirmative step towards 
inclusion for persons with disabilities who want to be, need to be and indeed deserve to be, fully 
participating, mainstream citizens in our society.