[Electronics-talk] Blind Guy gets New Job

[Ray Foret Jr]

Quite right too.  What's say we pursue this together; as, after all, I'm contemplating rejoining comcast.


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!

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On Jul 18, 2012, at 3:50 PM, John Riehl wrote:

> This is potentially great news. I would love to get involved as a volunteer
> in helping him draft this "focused plan". I have two questions.
> Can NFB find out contact information?
> And when does he actually start work on the job?
> 
> I've been trying to find out how to contact comcast to express my
> accessibility concerns but have not been able to find a good contact entry
> point. 
> I think publicizing how we can contact this new VP so we can express our
> concerns and , more importantly, offer to give positive help, would be a
> great NFB service. 
> John Riehl 
> 
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> 
> Thomas J. Wlodkowski Joins Comcast Cable as Vice President of Accessibility
> 
> PHILADELPHIA, PA  -  July 16, 2012
> 
> Comcast Cable, one of the nation's leading 
> providers of entertainment, information and 
> communications products and services, announced 
> today that Thomas J. Wlodkowski has joined the 
> company as Vice President of Accessibility. In 
> this newly created role, Mr. Wlodkowski will 
> develop a strategic plan focused on the usability 
> of Comcast's products and services by people with 
> disabilities and pursue opportunities  to further 
> enrich the customer experience for the disability 
> community. He reports to Charlie Herrin, Senior 
> Vice President, Product Design and Development, Comcast Cable.
> 
> "Comcast is developing new and innovative 
> communication technologies at a rate that is 
> faster than ever before. It is extremely 
> important that our products and services are 
> easily available and functional for everyone to 
> be able to use these technologies that have 
> become essential for communication, education and 
> entertainment," said Mr. Herrin. "We are thrilled 
> to have Tom join our team as he brings a wealth 
> of knowledge that will help us to better serve 
> our customers with disabilities through our new and current products."
> 
> Mr. Wlodkowski joins Comcast from AOL, Inc. where 
> he led accessibility for the past decade. Among 
> his many accomplishments there, he oversaw the 
> launch of AIM Relay, which allows people who are 
> deaf, hard of hearing or speech disabled to place 
> phone calls to their friends and family through 
> telecommunication relay services.
> 
> Mr. Wlodkowski holds a Bachelor of Arts degree 
> from Boston College. He currently sits on the 
> Board of Trustees for the American Foundation for 
> the Blind and is a member of the Loudoun County 
> Disability Services Board. He previously served 
> on the FCC Consumer Advisory Committee and the 
> Board of Trustees for the National Braille Press. 
> Mr. Wlodkowski will be relocating to the 
> Philadelphia area with his wife and son.
> 
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