CTIA 2009 - Wireless Accessibility Forum presentations now available
The Wireless RERC organized a panel discussion on wireless accessibility at the 2009 CTIA wireless industry association conference in April. The presentations are now available on our publications page.
Session Highlights:
Wireless industry approaches to design process and integration of accessibility into testing procedures;
The Wireless RERC’s Consumer Advisory Network as a model of integrating user needs to industry design processes;
Disability advocacy for universally designed accessible technologies and increasing wireless industry awareness of accessible wireless opportunities;
Current and proposed rules and regulations that address accessibility in the wireless industry; and
The future of accessible technologies and exciting software applications that increase wireless technology accessibility.
Panelists:
Jerome Arnaud, CEO & President, Doro
David Dougall, Accessibility Program Manager, RIM
Jane Jackson, Associate Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC
Jim Mueller, Project Director, Wireless RERC
Ed Price, Research Director, Interactive Media Technology Center, Georgia Tech
Jenifer Simpson, Executive Director, Telecommunications and Policy, American Association of People with Disabilities
EAAC Meeting at FCC Headquarters
