In comments filed with the CRTC’s proceeding on network management, the Canadian Association of the Deaf (“CAD”) warns that its stakeholders need to be assured of quality for their above average consumption of multi-media content.
A disability lens … needs to be applied to any and all traffic management proposals to make sure unintended consequences on Deaf or other people with disabilities do not impact the communities negatively.
The association’s comments also refer to proposals for Video Relay Service and IPRelay, under consideration in the Public Notice 2008–8 proceeding, which is examining accessibility of telecommunications and broadcasting services to persons with disabilities.
In addition, CAD suggests that Deaf users may use video phones to communicate with others without going through relay service providers.
The comments were filed nearly a month before the due date in a proceeding that many view as an examination of net neutrality. Most public comments are expected to be filed on February 16.
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