[Missouri-l] {Disarmed} Fw: [coataccess] Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) News/website updates as of March 5, 2010.

[Chip Hailey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jenifer Simpson 
To: coataccess at yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 4:18 PM
Subject: [coataccess] Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) News/website updates as of March 5, 2010.


  

LATEST NEWS/website updates, as of 3/5/10. Please "add comment" to any of the news stories below if you have an update, opinion or clarifying information. Thanks! 



COAT Leaders to Speak on Accessibility at Rollout of FCC's National Broadband Plan, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/6688
COAT Meets with Industry on HR 3101 Video Programming Provisions, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/6685
COAT Leaders Brief Cable & Broadband Attorneys in CA & NYC about HR 3101, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/6693
Airline Passenger Rights Group Petitions for Accessibility of In-Flight Movies, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/6694
COAT Applauds FCC for Easier On-line Captioning Complaint Filing Process, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/6691
FCC Data Show 39 Percent of Americans without Broadband Internet Access Have a Disability, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/6687


Welcome new COAT affiliate! We're glad you got your COAT on! 

ElRom TV, more at http://www.elrom.tv 


KUDOS to the following advocates and affiliates for Advocacy Efforts!

American Council of Blind Members' Efforts Result in Eight More HR 3101 Co-Sponsors! at  http://www.coataccess.org/node/6686
Consumer Advocacy Training by COAT Affiliate TDI, Denver March 27 & 28, at http://www.coataccess.org/node/6695
Hearing Loss Program, of New York, for an Arabic Translation of "17 Misconceptions About People with Hearing Loss," at http://www.coataccess.org/node/6690


ACTION STEP REMINDER: 

Check to see if any Congressional members from your state have become co-sponsors of HR 3101, at http://tiny.cc/QxdbA  If not, write them again! Call them again! Visit them! It's okay to be a nag! Make sure they get their COAT on so they are not left out in the cold! 


COAT by the Numbers:  Whoo hoo!

296 national and state and regional affiliates! 

638  Twitter Followers of  "@coataccess"!

263 COAT Facebook group members!



Thank YOU for your efforts this past week to make accessible communications and video accessibility happen! Stay encouraged! Keep pushing!



Sent out by Jenifer Simpson 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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