Internet accessibility bills are moving forward in the House and...
Internet accessibility bills are moving forward in the House and Senate. The House Communications Subcommittee plans to vote Wednesday on a bipartisan bill (HR-3101) by Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., the Commerce Committee said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Senate Communications Committee Chairman John…
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Kerry, D-Mass., expects to mark up his version of the bill (S-3304) “at the full committee level when we return from recess,” a Kerry spokeswoman said. In a briefing memo Tuesday, the House panel said, “An amendment in the nature of a substitute will be offered at Subcommittee markup to make changes to the bill based on ongoing discussions among staff and stakeholders about this legislation.” The amendment includes a few minor tweaks made after a hearing earlier this month (CD June 11 p1), industry officials said. The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) is “still reviewing the briefing memo to see what this has in it” but it “seems to include a lot of what we asked for,” said Jenifer Simpson, a senior director for the American Association of People with Disabilities. The House subcommittee markup will take place at 2 p.m. in Room 2123 of the Rayburn Building.