[Electronics-talk] Blind Guy gets New Job

[cheez]

Call me Mr. Negative.  But don't expect to see any changes just because a 
blind dude's employed there.
Unless I missed something in the article, but, didn't it say some of his 
accomplishments were the launching of Aim for the deaf, hard of hearing and 
speech disabled?
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Blind Guy gets New Job


> 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!!!
>
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
>
> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 4:32 AM
>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Blind Guy gets New Job
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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