[nfbcs] Blind Guy gets New Job

[Steve Jacobson]

Nicole,

Tom is still at Comcast, and he spoke to our Computer Science meeting at
the NFB national convention last Wednesday.  I think that hiring someone
to deal with access shows some good faith on the part of a given company,
but it really is no guarantee that everything will be accessible or that
anything will happen for that matter.  It is always possible that a
person is hired to create the appearance of caring.  From what Tom said,
though, it sounds as though he is having some impact,but I also think it
is worth complaining about specific problems.  He particularly talked
about work being done for a set-top box that will talk, but of course,
that doesn't help one pay their bills.  We also learned this week that
Ray Kurzweil was hired as the director of Engineering for Google.  Again,
he has a real sensitivity to our accessibility, but again, no one person
can just make things happen.  Perhaps someone else who attended the
meeting will remember if he gave a contact web or email address.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Sat, 6 Jul 2013 12:18:08 -0700
"Nicole Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:

> I just found this from about a year ago. Wonder if it is still true, and, if
> it is, then why is there payment website partially inaccessible? I see these
> articles/announcements so often about we hired so-and-so or we are doing
> x-y-and-z to help with accessibility, but nothing really happens after that.
> 
> 
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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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