Progress of the Bill

On August 20, 2010, Eric Bridges of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) was interviewed by Free Press for a podcast entitled "Media Minutes: New Legislation Closes Digital Divide for Blind, Deaf," which is about the "21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010."  The 5 minute podcast can be heard online. A transcript of the podcast is available attached below in PDF and in Word.

August 16, 2010. Washington Post article By Cecilia Kang

Senate Press Release:

August 6, 2010. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) noted the Senate passage of S. 3304, stating “I am extremely pleased that last night the Senate passed a companion bill to the one I authored in the House to ensure accessibility for Americans with disabilities."

Attached below in PDF format is the bill the Senate passed August 5, 2010. That is, S.3304, the "Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessiblity Act of 2010."

The document is 71 pages long, double-spaced.

August 5, 2010, Washington, D.C.:-- COAT celebrates the passage of the "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010" (S. 3304) by the U.S. Senate today by unanimous consent. Due to the extraordinary efforts of advocates across the country and in Washington, D.C., COAT has secured a monumental step forward in accessible technology.

July 26, 2010. COAT is delighted that, on the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 348 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted for H.R. 3101, "The Twenty-First Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act." In summary 220 Democrats and 128 Republicans voted for H.R. 3101. See who voted how here.