[nfb-talk] Blind Guy gets New Job

[David Andrews]

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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