COAT advocates for accessibility and usability of technology for people with disabilities. Enacting the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (21st CVAA) was a huge step forward and we are working to implement this new law. COAT’s overall aim is to ensure accessibility, usability, and affordability of all broadband, wireless, and Internet technologies for people with disabilities.
COAT Affiliates
Updated September, 2011: National organizations are listed first (total 122), followed by state and community-based organizations, listed alphabetically by state (195), for a grand total of 317 affiliate organizational members representing the interests of people with disabilities across America. To join send Email.
National Organizations (122)
- AAC Institute
- Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
- Accessible Media Industry Coalition
- Accessibility Partners
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Alliance for Technology Access
- American Academy of Audiology
- American Association of the Deaf-Blind
- American Association of People with Disabilities
- American Council of the Blind
- American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
- American Foundation for the Blind
- American RealTime/Captioning Services
- American Society for Deaf Children
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Assistive Technology Industry Association
- Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs
- Association of Late-Deafened Adults
- Audio Description Associates
- Audio Description Coalition
- Audio Description Solutions
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Bay Area Digital, LLC
- Benton Foundation
- Bridge Multimedia
- Burton Blatt Institute
- callVRS
- CapTel, Inc.
- Caption Associates
- Caption First, Inc.
- Caption House
- Caption IT, LLC
- Caption Perfect, Inc.
- CaptionLabs
- CaptionLit
- CaptionMax
- CATEA, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Center for Advanced Communications Policy
- Center for Hearing and Communication
- Center for Hearing Loss Help
- Chicago Captioning
- Closed Caption Latina
- Closed Caption Productions
- Closed Captioning Services
- Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning
- Coast 2 Coast Captioning
- Comcare
- Communication Access Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Communication Service for the Deaf
- Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf
- Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
- CPC - Computer Prompting & Captioning Co.
- CSDVRS
- Deaf Link
- Deaf Seniors of America
- Disability Media Initiative
- Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
- Dolphin Computer Access Inc.
- Easter Seals
- Elrom
- Gallaudet University
- Gallaudet University Alumni Association
- Gracias VRS
- Hands & Voices
- Hearing Access Program
- Hearing Loss Association of America
- Helen Keller National Center
- Inclusive Technologies
- InSight Cinema
- International Association of Audio Information Services
- International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
- Lighthouse International
- LNS Captioning
- Metropolitan Washington Ear
- Narrative Television Network
- National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
- National Association of the Deaf
- National Black Deaf Advocates
- National Broadband Resource Center
- National Captioning Institute
- National Council for Support of Disability Issues
- National Council of Private Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- National Council on Independent Living
- National Court Reporters Association
- National Cued Speech Association
- National Deaf Business Institute
- National Deaf Culture Fellowship of the Assemblies of God
- National Organization on Disability
- National Technical Institute for the Deaf
- NexTalk, Inc.
- NISH
- NJCaptions
- NPR Labs
- Overstream, Inc.
- Paradigm Reporting & Captioning, Inc.
- Partners for Access LLC
- Plymedia
- ProjectReadOn
- Purple Communications
- QuickCaption, Inc.
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
- Rehabilitation International
- Rhino Moon Captioning
- Sensory Access Foundation
- Snap!VRS
- Solona
- Soundwriters
- Speech Communication Assistance by Telephone, Inc.
- TCS Associates
- TecAccess
- Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.
- Tenacity Corporation
- Ultratec, Inc.
- USA Deaf Sports Federation
- Video Caption Corporation
- Video Interpreters United
- Visual Language Interpreting
- VITAC
- WGBH Media Access Group
- Winged Words Transcription
- World Institute on Disability
State and Community-Based Organizations (195)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
- Arkansas Association of the Deaf
- Arkansas Council of the Blind
California
- Association of Late Deafened Adults – East Bay - Northern California
- Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County
- California Association of the Deaf
- California Council of the Blind
- Center for Accessible Technology
- Center on Deafness - Inland Empire
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center, Inc.
- Deaf Community Services of San Diego, Inc.
- Deaf Counseling, Advocacy & Referral Agency
- DEAF Media, Inc.
- Earle Baum Center
- Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness
- Hearing Loss Association of America Diablo Valley Chapter
- Hearing Loss Association of Los Angeles
- Hearing Loss Association of Orange County
- Hearing Loss Association of San Fernando Valley
- Hearing Loss Association of America Simi Valley Chapter
- NorCal Center on Deafness, Inc.
- Orange County Deaf Equal Access Foundation
- People Who Organization, California
- Perfect Pages
- San Diego – Hearing Loss Network
- SEIU Local 1877
- Tri-County GLAD
- Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Colorado
- American Council of the Blind of Colorado
- Colorado Association of the Deaf
- Southeastern Colorado Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
- DC Council of the Blind
- District of Columbia Association of the Deaf
- Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
Florida
- Alachua County Citizens Disability Advisory Committee, Gainesville
- American Sign Language Services, Inc.
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Legal Advocacy Program
- Florida Association of the Deaf
- Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Florida Division of Blind Services
- Florida Lions Conklin Center for the Blind
- Hearing Loss Association of Florida
- Hearing Loss Association of Gainesville
- Hearing Loss Association of Jacksonville
- Lighthouse Central Florida, Inc.
- Lighthouse of Broward
- Mano a Mano, Inc.
- Tri-County Association of the Deaf
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
- CourseAvenue
- Hearing Loss Association of America Chicago Lincoln Park Chapter
- Hearing Loss Association of Central Illinois
- Illinois Association of the Deaf
- Illinois Council of the Blind
- Regional Access and Mobilization Project
Indiana
- American Council of the Blind of Indiana
- Association of Late Deafened Adults – Northwest Indiana
- Hearing Loss Association of Northwest Indiana
- Indiana Governor's Council for Disabilities
Iowa
Kansas
- Envision, Inc.
- Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Kansas Association of the Deaf
- Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Kentucky
Louisiana
- Louisiana Council of the Blind
Maine
Maryland
- Hearing Loss Association of America, Montgomery County Chapter
- Hearing Loss Association of Greater Baltimore
- Maryland Association of the Deaf
- Maryland Council of the Blind
Massachusetts
- Association of Blind Citizens
- Audio Journal of Worcester, MA
- Bay State Council of the Blind
- Community Access & Inclusion Project (CAIP)
- Disability Policy Consortium
- Perkins School for the Blind
- The Carroll Center for the Blind
Michigan
- Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired
- DiverseAbility, LLC
- Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
Minnesota
- Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans
- Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens
- Minnesota STAR Program
Mississippi
Missouri
- Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation, Inc. (DEAF Inc.)
- Missouri Association of the Deaf
- Missouri Council of the Blind
- Paraquad, Inc.
- The Independent Living Center, Inc., Joplin
Montana
- Montana Association of the Deaf
- University of Montana Rural Institute: Center for Excellence in Disability Education, Research, and Service
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Association of Late Deafened Adults – Garden State
- Hearing Loss Association of New Jersey
- Middlesex County Chapter of HLA-NJ
- New Jersey Association of the Deaf
- New Jersey Council of the Blind
New Mexico
- Deaf Senior Citizens of New Mexico
- New Mexico Association of the Deaf
- State of New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
New York
- American Council of the Blind of New York
- Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Goodwill Industries of Greater Rochester, Inc.
- Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Inc.
- Center for Disability Rights
- Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Emergency Preparedness Online
- Hearing Loss Association of Albany
- Hearing Loss Association of America - Goshen Chapter
- Hearing Loss Association of America - Mid Hudson Chapter
- Hearing Loss Association of America - Rochester Chapter
- Hearing Loss Association of America - Utica Chapter
- Hearing Loss Association - Manhattan Chapter
- Hearing Loss Association - New York State
- Hearing Loss Association - North Shore Chapter of Long Island
- Hearing Loss Association - Westchester Chapter
- Queens Independent Living Center
- Regional Center for Independent Living
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- Alexander Graham Bell Association of Ohio
- Greenleaf Community Services for the Deaf
- Hearing Loss Association of Central Ohio
- Ohio Council of the Blind
- The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Hearing Loss Association of Oregon
- Oregon Association of the Deaf
- Oregon Communication Access Project
Pennsylvania
- Hearing Loss Association of Pennsylvania
- Overbrook School for the Blind
- Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation
- Pennsylvania Association for the Blind
- Pennsylvania Council of the Blind
- Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf
Rhode Island
- Hearing Loss Association of Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program
- Rhode Island Association of the Deaf
- Rhode Island Council on Assistive Technology
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- Hearing Loss Association of America - Permian Basin Chapter
- Houston Deaf Network
- Knowbility, Inc.
- San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind
- Texas Association of the Deaf
Utah
- Hearing Loss Association of America - Salt Lake City Chapter
- Utah Council of the Blind
- Utah Popcorn Coalition
Vermont
Virginia
- DAC (Disabled Action Committee)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Center, Inc., Roanoke
- MediCorp Health System, Fredericksburg
- Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
- Old Dominion Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
- Roanoke Valley Club of the Deaf
- Southwest Virginia Coalition for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind
- Virginia Association of the Deaf
Washington
- ALDA - Puget Sound
- Hearing Loss Association of Washington
- Hearing Loss Association of Whatcom County
- Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind
- Washington Council of the Blind
- Washington State Association of the Deaf
- Washington State Communication Access Project
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Center for Deaf-Blind Persons, Inc.
- Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- IndependenceFirst
- North Country Independent Living Inc.
- Trace R & D Center
- Wisconsin Association of the Deaf
- Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers
- Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
- Wisconsin School for the Deaf Foundation
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