About Telecommunications Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative Committee (TADDAC)
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About Telecommunications Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative Committee (TADDAC)
What is TADDAC?
TADDAC advises the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on equipment distribution, relay services, and policies. TADDAC also makes recommendations to the CPUC on the Program’s annual budget and expenditures.
The Committee recommends strategic planning and works to develop more effective services for Californians with difficulty using a standard telephone.
TADDAC Meetings
Join TADDAC
We are looking for new community representatives to join TADDAC. If you, or someone you know, is interested, we encourage you to apply. Applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Reside in California.
- Have a disability from one or more of the listed disability groups on this application or experience working with a disability group.
- Work constructively with members of other disability communities.
- Have knowledge of the telecommunications industry.
- Be familiar with telecommunications technology.
- Have professional experience in an administrative and/or budgetary capacity.
Current Openings
We are looking for new members from the following communities to join TADDAC:
- Disability Representative (any person with a disability is welcome)
- Hard of Hearing Community Representative
- Late-Deafened Representative
- Speech-to-Speech Community Representative
- At Large (3) - any member of the public representing a community can apply. Examples include Spanish Services and Veteran Community representatives.
For more information regarding responsibilities of committee members, you may download the Committee Charter (PDF).
You can apply by completing this Word or PDF application and emailing it to committees@caconnect.org.
TADDAC operates under the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). At the committee’s discretion, they may expand the number of voting members up to seven to include other disability groups.
TADDAC Committee: Current Voting Members
Community Members | Number of Representatives
TADDAC Committee: Voting Members
Vacant
Jesse Acosta
Christopher Bartulo
Kevin Siemens
Louis Herrera
Katie Wright (Chair)
Robert Sidansky
Richard L. Ray
Devva Kasnitz
Francis Reyes Acosta
TADDAC Committe: Non-Voting Liaisons
Area
Number of Representatives
Non-voting Liaisons:
- Brent Jolley, CPUC, Communications Division
- TBD, CPUC, Legal Division
- TBD, CPUC, Information and Management Services Division
Contact the Committee Coordinator, committee members, or submit public input by emailing committees@caconnect.org.
View the upcoming events and news below for more general committee meeting information, upcoming meeting dates, and agendas.
TADDAC News and Updates
More NewsPlease check the Calendar before attending. Call in advance to confirm the scheduled time of public input. Rescheduling of agenda items can cause public input to be moved an hour before or after the scheduled time. Plan on arriving an hour before the scheduled time for public input.
Communication Services
Committee meetings are made accessible by providing sign language interpreters, real-time captioning, real-time captioning is provided at all meetings, and an inductive loop system. Assistive listening devices are available from the Committee Coordinator. Special communications accommodations can be made by contacting the Committee Coordinator at least five days prior to a meeting.
Please respect the following rules:
Persons attending the California Connect Committees meetings shall conduct themselves with dignity, courtesy, and respect toward Committee members, agency staff, and other persons in attendance. Disorderly conduct will not be tolerated.
Maximum time allowed is determined by the Chair, but generally shall not exceed ten minutes per individual.
Testimony shall be relevant to the topic, civil, and devoid of personal attacks as determined by the Chair.
Any person who willfully disrupts any meeting as determined by the Chair, will be asked to leave the meeting.
Before speaking at meetings, Committee members ask that you raise your hand and wait to be recognized by the Chair. When called upon, please state your name, and then sign or speak as slowly and clearly as possible.
During a meeting, please leave the room to have side conversations or to use pagers and cellular telephones.
Please refrain from wearing scents whenever you visit the California Connect office for a committee meeting or a visit.