AGENCY TESTIMONY
Discussion of Introduction 138: ASL public service announcements on LinkNYC kiosks
0:07:34
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Barbera addresses Introduction 138, which proposes requiring a certain percentage of public service announcements on LinkNYC kiosks to be in American Sign Language (ASL).
- Barbera defers to other colleagues regarding the technical practicability of implementing ASL announcements on LinkNYC kiosks.
- He suggests collaborating with NYPD and the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) on a text-to-911 public awareness campaign using LinkNYC kiosks.
- This campaign could serve as a test case for evaluating how ASL public service announcements might be implemented in the future.
Robert Barbera
0:07:34
I will now turn to the legislation on today's docket.
0:07:38
Introduction 138 would require a certain percentage of the City's public service announcements on Link NYC Kiosks to be in American Sign Language, ASL.
0:07:51
Since my role at OTI focuses on the provision of the City's emergency communications, I would have to defer to other colleagues on the merit of this particular proposal to assess whether it's technically practicable for the LINC NYC program.
0:08:09
However, I'd be happy to collaborate with NYPD and the Mayor's Office For People With Disabilities, MOPD,
Michelle Blonde Monterville
0:08:17
on a text to 911 public awareness campaign on LINC NYC kiosks as a way to test and evaluate how public service announcements in ASL may be implemented in the future.
