DDTP Advisory Committee
The DDTP gets support and public input from these three committees. The administrative and advisory committee meetings are held once a month although the designated date will vary on occasion. If you plan to attend a meeting, please confirm the meeting date.
Equipment Program Advisory Committee (EPAC)
The EPAC Committee advises the Telecommunications Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative Committee (TADDAC) on new equipment technology, new products, equipment distribution, service quality and polices. This Committee operates under the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission and is composed of the following representatives:
EPAC normally meets on the Second Thursday of each month ( click here for the meeting calendar).
| Consumer Members | Non-Voting Liaisons |
|---|---|
| Disabled Community (I) | California Public Utilities Commission, Communications Division |
| Disabled Community (II) | One CRS Service Provider |
| Senior Citizen Community | Three from Telecommunications Carriers or Vendors to the DDTP |
| Deaf Community (I) | Payphone Industry who is also a PSPC member |
| Deaf Community (II) | DDTP Primary Service Provider |
| Hard of Hearing Community | Optional: Public Advisor designated Liaison |
| Mobility Impaired Community |
| Consumer Members | Non-Voting Liaisons |
|---|---|
| Speech Disabled Community | California Public Utilities Commission, Communications Division Liaison |
| Hearing Community | DDTP Primary Service Provider |
| Late-Deafened Community | CRS Network Management Services Contractor |
| Hard of Hearing Community | One from each CRS Provider |
| Deaf Community (I) | One Telecommunications-related vendor to the DDTP |
| Deaf Community (II) |
- Anindya "Bapin" Bhattacharyya, Disabled Community- Deaf Blind Seat Representative
(Term: 1/10-6/13) 
- Ann Ruth (Chair), Mobility Impaired Community Representative
(Term: 3/04 – 3/08 Second Term 3/08-3/12) 
- Kenneth Rothschild (Vice Chair), Deaf Community Representative
(Term: 1/04-10/07 Second Term 10/07-10/11) 
- Richard Ray, Deaf Community Representative
(Term: 10/04 – 10/08 Second Term 10/08-10/12) 
- Julian Buddy Singleton, Senior Community Representative
(Term: 10/04 – 10/08 Second Term 10/08-10/12) 
- Loretta Moore, Disabled Community-Blind Seat Representative
(Term: 1/05 - 10/08 Second Term 10/08-10/12) 
- Brian Winic, Hard of Hearing Community Representative
(Term: 10/07-3/11) - Tyrone Chin, CPUC, Communications Division
- Karen Lincoln, CCAF, Customer Contact Operations Department Manager
Non-voting Liaisons:
You may contact committee members by email at committees@ddtp.org
Charter for EPAC (download) (Word)
The DDTP office coordinates sign language interpreting and real-time captioning for all committee meetings. Arrangements for re-voicers and Braille materials may be made by contacting the Committee Coordinator five days in advance. If you have any other needs for meeting communication, please advise the Committee Coordinator, Karen Evangelista at (510) 302-1100, Ext. 110 or TTY: (510) 302-1118.
For more information about attending committee meetings, please click here.