[Electronics-talk] Blind Guy gets New Job

[A. Chew]

this is good news.
    good that Comcast acknowledges the need for such a post.

my concern is that Comcast really believe in accessibility or is this a 
window dressing vice president slot.?

    time will tell, if this office is for interfacing with the public or 
actually making changes to the technology that is rolled out to the 
customers.

I eagerly await changes to customer accessibility.... to product and 
services.
    something that is designed into the product not added as an afterthought 
.

A. Chew

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 1:31 AM
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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