COAT Leader Tells International Telecom Union about HR 3101 & Modernizing Relay Service

COAT leader, Karen Peltz Strauss of the RERC on Telecommunications at Gallaudet, spoke November 3, 2009 on "Relay Services in the Modernized Environment," at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland. The workshop event,"The Impact of of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities ("UNCRPD") on the work of the ITU-T," focused on the various UNCRPD provisions that involve inclusive communications technologies (ICTs). See photo at event on COAT Facebook group website.

Karen mentioned COAT and our agenda for HR 3101 and its aims. She specifically focused on the need for video communications for people who sign and for transparency in relay services. She was pleased that communications issues for people with disabilities are now being addressed at the global level but concerned about how far behind many countries continue to be. For more information on ITU efforts on accessibility contact Email Alexandra Gaspari.

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