[Missouri-l] {Disarmed} Fw: [coataccess] Summary of COAT news/website postings as of 10-16-09

[Chip Hailey]

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From: Jenifer Simpson 
To: coataccess at yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 8:39 AM
Subject: [coataccess] Summary of COAT news/website postings as of 10-16-09


  
Welcome new affiliate American Academy of Audiology! We are now 254 affiliates strong!



COAT news/website updates as of 10/16/09



Mobile DTV to Include Captioning Standard says Industry Group, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5133
Includes ATSC press release URL.

COAT Affiliates Weigh in at FCC on Consumer Information issues, read Comments at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5124


Video Description & Closed Captioning: Two Sides of Same Coin, Says TV Technology Online Mag, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5134


Australia Trials Internet Captioned Telephone Service, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5123



COAT affiliates Add Video Description to Shrek 3 Movie, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5119

Captioned version of this Fox News story at http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=tes6m0nvncst


Other Activities:  Take California Relay Service online "Survey on Speech-To-Speech Relay Service," at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=J3jLMkiyPG7LGjt3Mwk5lw_3d_3d

ACTION ALERT Still in effect!  Send another or ask another to send letters/faxes/email to Congressional Members asking them to co-sponsor HR 3101, and especially to the House Subcommittee on Communications, Internet & Technology. Members listed at http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1570&catid=160&Itemid=61    Members' addresses via state alpha listing at http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml   TEMPLATE letter at http://www.coataccess.org/node/4011#comment-409



If you get an answer, tell COAT at info at coataccess.org

Industry Support for HR 3101: You can attach AT&T and Verizon Press Releases that support HR 3101 to your letters. AT&T at http://www.att.com/gen/public-affairs?pid=13815 and Verizon at http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2009/verizon-statement-on-3.html

One Page Summary of HR 3101 at http://www.coataccess.org/node/4624  Put things from this summary into your letters.  Remember to include your address in all letters and emails and faxes to Congresspersons!

Next COAT Meeting Reminder: The next meeting of COAT will be on Thursday, October 29 from 1:00-3:00 p.m EST. To be held in the offices of COAT affiliate Alliance for Public Technology (the location of Amplified Public Affairs), 919 18th Street, NW, 10th floor, Washington D.C. Ask door guard to unlock elevator for 10th floor. Call-in phone number will be provided.

Social Media   Twitter: Follow COAT on Twitter.com using our name "coataccess". We now have over 295 followers who are re-tweeting our news! Let's make it  300 tweeters soon!

Keep up the good work! It's a long journey but keep the pressure on the policymakers & industry!

Jenifer Simpson, AAPD
More about COAT at http:/www.coataccess.org  Follow coataccess on twitter.com

P.S. if you find dead URLs or broken links, bad spelling, or something wrong, please let us know at info at coataccess.org  Thanks!

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Jenifer Simpson
Senior Director, Government Affairs
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
1629 K Street, NW, Suite 950, Washington, DC USA 20006
Tel: 202-521-4310; Email JSimpson at aapd.com 
More at http://www.aapd.com

AAPD is a founding and steering committee member of the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT)

More at http:/www.coataccess.org

Follow jeniferjs on twitter.com




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