Other Access Issues
White House Lauds Reading Rights Coalition, Authors & Publishers Agreement to Work Together on Print Accessibility
On March 9, 2010, a "Joint Statement on Access to Books for Americans with Print Disabilities" was released by the Reading Rights Coalition, the Authors' Guild and the Association of American Publishers. The groups publicly agreed to work toge
HR 3101 is Top Mention at National Broadband Plan Forums
On March 10, 2010, at the "National Broadband Plan and Accessibility for People with Disabilities Conference," held in Washington, DC numerous speakers mentioned H.R. 3101 and its provisions as critical to ensuring broadband is accessible and affordable to people with disabilities.
Airline Passenger Rights Group Petitions for Accessibility of In-Flight Movies
March 4, 2010. COAT applauds the Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) campaign directed to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve accessibility of in-flight entertainment such as movies and infomercials. The campaign, begun in February, seeks to gather 10,000 petition signatures.
COAT Leaders Brief Cable & Broadband Attorneys about H.R. 3101
On March 2, 2010, Rosaline Crawford, Director of the Law and Advocacy Center of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), spoke on H.R. 3101 at the "Broadband & Cable Industry Law 2010" forum in San Francisco sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI). On the panel entitled "Developments in Cable Technology," targeted to attorneys in the cable television industry, Ms.
COAT Applauds FCC For Easier On-line Captioning Complaint Filing Process
February 19, 2010. COAT applauds the new closed captioning complaint procedure at the FCC that permits direct filing on-line.
Arabic Translation of "17 Misconceptions About People with Hearing Loss"
March 1, 2010: COAT applauds our affiliate, Hearing Loss Program in New York state, who recently approved the translation into Arabic of "17 Misconceptions About People with Hearing Loss," written by Janice Schacter in January.
COAT Leaders to Speak on Accessibility In the National Broadband Plan
On March 10, 2010, leaders from five COAT organizations --Jenifer Simpson of AAPD, Eric Bridges of ACB, Ari Ne'eman of ASAN, Rosaline Crawford of NAD, and Larry Goldberg of WGBH Media Access Group -- will address various topics in regard
FCC Data Show 39 Percent of Americans Without Broadband Have Disability
On February 23, 2010, the FCC released the results of a consumer survey, Broadband Adoption & Use in America, that found affordability and lack of digital skills are the main reasons why 93 million -- or one third of the country (!) -- are not connected to high speed Internet at home.
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