Accessibility Clearinghouse launched by FCC: Implementation of 21st CVAA

On October 28, 2011, the FCC launched an Accessibility Clearinghouse to assist with the finding of accessible technologies. The launch occurred during a series of technology demonstrations held the same day at the FCC. The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, enacted in October 2010, updates requirements for accessibility for people with disabilities, including rules on closed captioning, programming guides and emergency access. This Act also established a clearinghouse of information that is intended to make it as easy as possible for people with disabilities, families and support professionals to find

Death of Dialtone? COAT Leaders Explore the Telephone Network in Transition

December 6, 2011. Once again COAT leaders were called upon by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for input about people with disabilities. This involved participation in a workshop to examine the transition from the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to new technologies, such as Internet-Protocol (IP) based voice phone service. Speakers were Paul Schroeder of American Foundation for the

COAT Organization TDI Facilitates IRS Accessibility: Take Survey By Tuesday Dec. 5th

November 30, 2011.  COAT leading affiliate TDI engages in many activities to ensure greater accessibility of technology. This includes working with some of our 'favorite' federal agencies. Many people say there are two sure things in life, and one of them is taxes.  As we pay our fair share of the country's operating expenses, TDI has recognized that we have a right to expect full and equal access to government services on the local level and the national level.  TDI asserts that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been a long time leader in accessibility, being one of the first federal agencies to

COAT Leaders Speak at International Wireless Conference in Washington DC

On December 5, 2011, the G3ICT group hosted the M-Enabling Summit 2011 at the FCC, an international forum focusing on mobile technologies and the needs of people with disabilities and seniors. The first panel addressed the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and featured COAT members and friends as speakers. See captioned video of panelists speaking online here.

National Association of Deaf Opposes Stop Online Piracy Act; Could Chill Captioning and Video Description

Noovember 22, 2011. Leading COAT affiliate The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) sent a letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) opposing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). SOPA is currently under consideration in Congress and is a bill intended to combat the dissemination of pirated copyrighted content on the Internet, such as Hollywood videos published online without permission.

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