Sign the Petition to Support the Bill
COAT now has an online petition to support passage of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act. Sign it now, and spread the word! See the names of the nearly 6,000 people from all 50 states who've signed it so far.
HR 3101 Top Mention at Broadband Accessibility Forum
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.
COAT & Affiliates Advocate for Consumers with Disabilities in New IP-Enabled Broadband Communications Environment
On March 8, 2010, COAT sent Comments to the FCC in response their Notice of Inquiry about "Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing, and IP-Enabled Services." COAT's comments emphasized the need for all consumer information to be accessible -- including website content, for service package terms to be clear, and for billing, service and technical support to do a better job responding to the needs and concerns of consumers with disabilities.
Consumer Advocacy Training by COAT Affiliate TDI Denver March 27 & 28
On March 4, 2010, leading COAT affiliate TDI announced they will hold a two day consumer advocacy training seminar in Denver, Colorado on March 27 & 28. The training seminars are about Access to Telecommunications, Media, and Information Technology and will be held at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, Colorado.
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.


Closed Caption button on remote.