[Missouri-l] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Fw: [coataccess] COAT NEWS & UPDATES, week ending Fri Aug 27, 2010

[Chip Hailey]

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From: Jenifer Simpson 
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Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 10:26 AM
Subject: [coataccess] COAT NEWS & UPDATES, week ending Fri Aug 27, 2010


  

Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) Website/News updates, as of Friday, August 27, 2010

Washington Post: COAT Leaders Quoted in Article on Markey Legislation, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9814; photo of Eric Bridges at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/postphotos/orb/asection/2010-08-17/4.htm
Free Press Podcast Interview with COAT Leader: New Legislation Closes Digital Divide for Blind, Deaf, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9818
Audio Podcast at http://www.freepress.net/node/82264; transcript at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9818#attachments
Senator Pryor Press Release: Republicans & Democrats Unanimous for S.3304, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9799
COAT Advocates File Comments at FCC on Accessibility of Video Devices, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9813
COAT Members Form Accessible CAPTCHA Interest Group for People Who Are Deaf-Blind, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9819
Report Finds Five State Benefits' Websites Inaccessible to People with Disabilities, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9811 
FCC Report Shows TV Accessibility Complaints Continue to Climb, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9802
COAT Affiliate CSD Receives $15 Million Broadband Grant, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9801
COAT Affiliate RESNA Receives National Assistive Technology Grant, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9800


Other Items/News

COAT affiliate ATIA to hold conference in Chicago, October 27-30 2010, at http://tiny.cc/omir7

COAT affiliate AFB VP talks about our hot technology summer, at http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw110402

FCC Celebrated 20th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act with several events, more at http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2010/db0722/DOC-300088A1.pdf



Upcoming Technology Accessibility Rulemakings

FCC asks for comments by September 13, 2010, on barriers to accessible cell phones for blind, vision loss, deaf-blind people, more at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9794 

FCC clarifies hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rules, asks for comment on proposed new regs, more at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9795 Note: Notice not yet in Fed Reg, but due date for comments will be 45 days after Fed Reg notice and 75 days for Reply Comments due, approximately end of the year, early next year.

US Justice Department wants comments on accessible websites, movie theaters, 911 centers, other equipment, due January 24, 2011, more at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9796

US Access Board wants participation in standards development for accessibility of medical equipment, more at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9797

Consumer Electronics Association forms video accessibility working group, those with technical expertise from nonprofits should join, fee waived! More at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9792

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/HHS seeks comments by October 4, 2010, on accessibility of health insurance information exchanges (websites, etc.), Question in Section C #8, relates to people with disabilities, more at  http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b27305



Photos

COAT Steering Committee meets with Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) re H.R.3101/S.3304, at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=350552&l=e38d74eaf3&id=100000333347195

Thumbs Up For the Legislation! at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=350556&l=bd7e740e61&id=100000333347195

All COAT photos on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=136624612438&v=photos



Keep in Touch via Electronic Social Media

COAT is glad to note the success of our outreach campaign this past year. We now have 313 affiliate members -- 122 national organizations and 191 state/local groups, and ten International Friends!  The COAT website, http://www.coataccess.org garners 100's of readers for every  news item, including over 2,000 viewers of our story on "U.S. Senate Passes S.3304 by Unanimous Consent!" at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9777.  Twitter followers of @coataccess now number over 860 individuals and we have over 900 members for our Facebook group. Then, there are over 500 individuals who receive this regular COAT News Update and there's 49 individuals learning & talking about COAT via the LinkedIn.com COAT group. It's terrific to know that our Community of Interested Persons is growing and that so many people care about accessible telecommunications and technology and what we are doing! 



Thank You to every affiliate or colleague who passed along or copied any of the COAT stories, news, items, or photos onto their website, blog, or into their print newsletters. You are making sure that everyone knows how important accessible technology is! You are the VIPs who make it happen!



Thank you again also to everyone who responded to the earlier summer COAT Action Alerts on actions in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate. We are almost there! We expect the President to sign a bill later this year! You won't miss that news, guaranteed!



Mailing sent out by Jenifer Simpson, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), Washington, DC USA. http://www.aapd.com AAPD is a founding and steering committee member of COAT. If you find a broken link or other error in this emailing or on the COAT website, please write info at coataccess.org  If you have items you believe belong in this emailing, please send to info at coataccess.org. Thanks!



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