COAT Leaders Continue Talks with Industry on HR 3101

On December 15, 2009, COAT representative leaders met again with industry representatives to continue a series of talks about some of the provisions in HR 3101. Topics covered included:

--the Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) provision for newer "smarter" phones and other devices that may connect through the Internet;

--scope of the bill (that is, what is the range of devices and services, including applications, that would be covered);

--issues about third party liability (that is, who's responsible for accessibility and usability in all the devices, services and applications);

--real time text (what the standard would do); and

--the standard to be used to assess compliance (what is an "undue burden.")

COAT members from AFB, CSD and NAD attended the meeting as well as the usual crowd from trade associations and their member companies. Additional talks are likely in January 2010. Please Add a Comment below if you have thoughts about these discussion topics and on what these requirements mean to you.

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