# 2024-30501: FCC Wants Robots to Sign Language Your Zoom Calls

2024-30501, Access to Video Conferencing, is a Federal Register proposed rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-02 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-30501
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2024-30501
- Title: Access to Video Conferencing
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-02
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

FCC Wants Robots to Sign Language Your Zoom Calls

## Summary

The FCC wants to make video calls easier for people with disabilities by adding features like automatic sign language, text-to-speech, and better controls for those who are blind or have mobility challenges. They’re asking for ideas on how to pay for these changes and how to mix relay services with video calls. Comments are open until February 3, 2025, so everyone can weigh in before new rules might roll out.

## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks comment on whether to amend the accessibility rules for interoperable video conferencing services (IVCS) to include additional performance objectives addressing text-to-speech and speech- to-speech functionality; automatic sign-language interpretation; additional user interface control functions; access to video conferencing for people who are blind or have low vision; and access to video conference for people with cognitive or mobility disabilities. The Commission also seeks further comment on whether and how the telecommunications relay services (TRS) Fund should support team interpreting in video conferences and whether additional rules are needed to facilitate the integration and appropriate use of TRS with video conferencing.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2024-30501 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/02/2024-30501/access-to-video-conferencing)
- [2024-30501 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-02/pdf/2024-30501.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-30501 (as of 2026-06-08).