On February 4, 2010, representatives from several COAT affiliates – AAPD, AFB, Alliance for Technology Access, Inclusive Technologies, NCIL, TDI and WGBH Media Access Center – met in Atlanta, GA as members of AT&T’s Advisory Panel on Access & Aging (APAA).

COAT is very glad to see that PBS-TV's "Digital Nation" program, that aired February 2, 2010, includes the captioning option in the online replay version. While the program did not address accessibility & usability for people with disabilities, it does raise some of the social impact concerns that affect us all.

COAT is delighted to learn that the South Korean Ministry of Public Administration & Security will begin a web accessibility standards survey of 1,000 frequently used websites by the end of March 2010. Although there is no compliance law currently, the Ministry's survey should pressure organisations to improve their web accessibility. Disability groups and standards experts are involved in the action.

February 1, 2010: COAT is delighted to learn that International Friend Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in U.K. was instrumental in developing the first accessible set-top box.

COAT applauds International Friend, Media Access Australia, for moving in a new direction with its Web Accessibility campaign in January 2010. They are now targeting online news websites for accessibility review.

An Enforcement Advisory issued January 15, 2010 by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau proposed $87,000 in fines for seven companies and citations to two other companies that have failed to comply with the Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) act status filing requirements.