Background
The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) guaranteed access for people with disabilities to advanced communications services, telecommunications hardware and software, accessible video displays and user interfaces and digital apparatuses, and required the delivery of audio-described content. For more than ten years, ACB and its members have worked to implement and enforce the CVAA, and in several key aspects, we have reached the limits of what the CVAA is able to enforce.
Call to Action
It is time for Congress to update the accessible video and communications requirements of the CVAA. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) introduced the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility (CVTA) Act (H.R. 9333 and S. 5121). The CVTA reaffirms our nation’s commitment to accessible communications and video technologies for people who are blind, low vision, and DeafBlind. Once passed, this legislation will update existing requirements for accessible media, video user interfaces, and video conferencing services. ACB urges Congress to support and pass the CVTA in the 119th Congress.
Offices interested in supporting the CVTA should contact Ireland Lesley in Sen. Markey’s office.
Download: 2025 The Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act Legislative Seminar docx
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Imperative 3: The Communications, Video, Technology Accessibility Act
H.R. 4858 S.2494
House - Energy and Commerce
Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House - Energy and Commerce Committee
Representative Brett Guthrie (KY)
Representative Bob Latta (OH)
Representative Morgan Griffith (VA)
Representative Gus Bilirakis (FL)
Representative Richard Hudson (NC)
Representative Buddy Carter (GA)
Representative Gary Palmer (AL)
Representative Neal Dunn, M.D. (FL)
Representative Dan Crenshaw (TX)
Representative John Joyce (PA)
Representative Randy Weber (TX)
Representative Rick Allen (GA)
Representative Troy Balderson (OH)
Representative Russ Fulcher (ID)
Representative August Pfluger (TX)
Representative Diana Harshbarger (TN)
Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA)
Representative Kat Cammack (FL)
Representative Jay Obernolte (CA)
Representative John James (MI)
Representative Cliff Bentz (OR)
Representative Erin Houchin (IN)
Representative Russell Fry (SC)
Representative Laurel Lee (FL)
Representative Nick Langworthy (NY)
Representative Tom Kean (NJ)
Representative Michael Rulli (OH)
Representative Gave Evans (CO)
Representative Craig Goldman (TX)
Representative Julie Fedorchak (SD)
Representative Frank Pallone (NJ)
Representative Diana Degette (CO)
Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL)
Representative Doris Matsui (CA)
Representative Kathy Castor (FL)
Representative Paul Tonko (NY)
Representative Yvette Clarke (NY)
Representative Paul Ruiz (CA)
Representative Scott Peters (CA)
Representative Debbie Dingell (MI)
Representative Marc Veasey (TX)
Representative Robin Kelly (IL)
Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA)
Representative Darren Soto (FL)
Representative Kim Schrier (WA)
Representative Lori Trahan (MA)
Representative Lizzie Fletcher (TX)
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY)
Representative Jake Auchincloss (MA)
Representative Troy Carter (LA)
Representative Rob Menendez (NJ)
Representative Kevin Mullin (CA)
Representative Greg Landsman (OH)
Representative Jennifer McClellan (VA)
Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senator Ted Cruz (TX)
Senator John Thune (SD)
Senator Roger Wicker (MS)
Senator Deb Fischer (NE)
Senator Jerry Moran (KS)
Senator Dan Sullivan (AK)
Senator Marsha Blackburn (TN)
Senator Todd Young (IN)
Senator Ted Budd (NC)
Senator Eric Schmitt (MO)
Senator John Curtis (UT)
Senator Bernie Moreno (OH)
Senator Tim Sheehy (MT)
Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV)
Senator Cynthia Lummis (WY)
Senator Maria Cantwell (WA)
Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Senator Brian Schatz (HI)
Senator Ed Markey (MA)
Senator Gary Peters (MI)
Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL)
Senator Jacky Rosen (NV)
Senator Ben Ray Luján (NM)
Senator John Hickenlooper (CO)
Senator John Fetterman (PA)
Senator Andy Kim (NJ)
Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE)
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Posted on February 19th, 2025