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2011-09-08 19:52:18 UTC
Global Summit and Showcase for Mobile Applications and Services for
Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities December 5-6,
Washington, DC
The FCC will co-host the M-Enabling Summit, December 5-6, 2011, in
cooperation with G3ict the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs.
The Summit will include a briefing session hosted at FCC
headquarters as well as an industry conference and showcase
organized by G3ict at the Gaylord National Convention Center in
Washington D.C.s National Harbor. The Summit will be entirely
dedicated to reviewing how to best promote and implement accessible
mobile communications and services for senior citizens and persons
with disabilities.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and International Telecommunication
Unions Secretary General Hamadoun Touri will be speakers at the
Summit, alongside Mohammed Al Tarawneh, Inaugural Chairperson of the
United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
as well as over 60 speakers among private sector leaders, mobile
accessibility experts and disability advocates.
7 Learn from major mobile service providers how new mobile
technologies and applications are helping to meet accessibility
requirements for seniors and persons with disabilities
7 Learn how the 21st Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities can help to create a new global market opportunity
7 Meet with applications developers and innovators currently
developing advanced mobile assistive solutions and services for
seniors and persons with disabilities
7 Review the steps taken by leading public and private sector
organizations to implement accessible mobile services for seniors
and persons with disabilities
7 Review how mobile communications can best serve persons
with disabilities for emergency response and disaster preparedness,
travel and tourism, health services, education, independent living
and mainstream commercial services
7 Learn how to develop accessible mobile web applications and
services for seniors and persons with disabilities
For additional information on attending the M-Enabling Summit, visit
www.m-enabling.comSenior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities December 5-6,
Washington, DC
The FCC will co-host the M-Enabling Summit, December 5-6, 2011, in
cooperation with G3ict the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs.
The Summit will include a briefing session hosted at FCC
headquarters as well as an industry conference and showcase
organized by G3ict at the Gaylord National Convention Center in
Washington D.C.s National Harbor. The Summit will be entirely
dedicated to reviewing how to best promote and implement accessible
mobile communications and services for senior citizens and persons
with disabilities.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and International Telecommunication
Unions Secretary General Hamadoun Touri will be speakers at the
Summit, alongside Mohammed Al Tarawneh, Inaugural Chairperson of the
United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
as well as over 60 speakers among private sector leaders, mobile
accessibility experts and disability advocates.
7 Learn from major mobile service providers how new mobile
technologies and applications are helping to meet accessibility
requirements for seniors and persons with disabilities
7 Learn how the 21st Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities can help to create a new global market opportunity
7 Meet with applications developers and innovators currently
developing advanced mobile assistive solutions and services for
seniors and persons with disabilities
7 Review the steps taken by leading public and private sector
organizations to implement accessible mobile services for seniors
and persons with disabilities
7 Review how mobile communications can best serve persons
with disabilities for emergency response and disaster preparedness,
travel and tourism, health services, education, independent living
and mainstream commercial services
7 Learn how to develop accessible mobile web applications and
services for seniors and persons with disabilities
For additional information on attending the M-Enabling Summit, visit
.
*Do not send inquiries or comments about the summit to me. I'm simplyforwarding this to the listserv on the hunch that some may wish to
attend or have an interest in the event. I am just passing along info
which may be of interest. I have no further info about the summit than
what you read here.
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