[Missouri-l] {Disarmed} Fw: [coataccess] COAT News/Website Updates, as of Monday Jan 11, 1010

[Chip Hailey]

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From: Jenifer Simpson 
To: coataccess at yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 2:38 PM
Subject: [coataccess] COAT News/Website Updates, as of Monday Jan 11, 1010


  

Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) News/website updates as of January 11, 2010. HAPPY NEW YEAR!



Welcome new affiliate! Hearing Loss Association of America, Simi Valley Chapter! You're our 270th! We're glad you got your COAT on!



LATEST NEWS/website updates. Please add your "comment" to any of the news stories below if you have an update, opinion or clarifying information. Thanks! 



COAT Leaders Meet to Discuss Spring HR 3101 Campaign, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5837
HR 3101 Included on list as a 2009 Success Story by San Francisco Chronicle, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5620
COAT Affiliate ACB Instrumental in Kindle E-Book Settlement with Arizona State University, at  http://www.coataccess.org/node/5833
COAT Members Report Netflix Still not Captioning Online Products, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5638
COAT Applauds Moves to Expand Video Description in UK, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5564
Hulu Creates Captioned Video Text Search Feature, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5565

Use what you can at ADVOCATE'S TOOLKIT at http://www.coataccess.org/node/5533

Kudos to COAT affiliates! 

KUDOS to COAT affiliate Envision in Kansas for usable website store in Eng & Spanish & with color font options, at http://www.envisionus.com/default.asp?Section=6&SubSec=24

KUDOS to COAT affiliate Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired & host site Aware for having articles discussing role of technology for people with disabilities, on their website, at http://www.visionaware.org/computers_technology

KUDOS to COAT affiliate Purple Communications for VLOG (video blog) on HR 3101, at http://www.purple.us/blog/2009/10/find-out-why-coat-bill-is-important/

Thank you KBND AM Radio 1110 Newstalk in Bend OR for talking about HR3101, Mon Jan 4, 2010. http://www.kbnd.com/370734.aspx Most listened radio station in area!

Thank you CAPTIONACTION 2 blog for quick news reporting on HR 3101, at http://captionaction2.blogspot.com/

Social Media  Twitter: Follow COAT on Twitter.com using "@coataccess".  We now have over 510 followers! Let's make it 520 tweeters soon! And, why not join the over 200 friends at the "Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology" Facebook group! See & post photos! Post your announcements! Tell us what you're doing! 

Thank you for your continuing efforts to make accessible communications and video accessibility happen!

 Jenifer at AAPD,  a founding and steering committee member of the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) More at http:/www.coataccess.org.    P.S. if you find dead URLs or broken links, bad spelling, or something wrong, please let us know at info at coataccess.org  Thanks!

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