[NFBNJ] ATT unveils Largest Deployment of Free Aira Service

[joe ruffalo]

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Hey Joe
Please pass this along to our NFBNJ family
Great news for us!
AT&T Announces Largest Deployment of Free Aira Service
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-announces-largest-deployment-free-133000318.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=ma
For those that need the article listed, here it is below friends:
AT&T, Aira Use Groundbreaking Technology to Bring Retail Experience to Blind
& Low-Vision Shoppers at Over 5,300 AT&T Retail Locations

DALLAS, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* and Aira continue to expand
their relationship to bring new experiences to the blind and those with low
vision. This time, it's the customer experience. All AT&T company-owned
retail and authorized retail stores are now Aira Access Locations. That
means that any member of the blind and low-vision community with a
smartphone can become an Aira Guest and can get free use of Aira's service
at over 5,300 AT&T retail locations across the U.S.

Aira, powered by AT&T, is a San Diego-based startup. The company uses
wearable technology, artificial intelligence, and live, human assistance to
help people who are blind or have low vision navigate their surroundings.
Using a smartphone or a pair of smart glasses, an Aira "Guest" or
"Explorer," respectively, connects to a remote professional agent who
provides a real-time description of what's around them. The agent uses a
remote presence dashboard with live video stream, GPS, maps, and an
AI-assisted information gatherer from the web to provide relevant details to
the Guest or Explorer.

In Aira Access Locations, Guests and Explorers can use the Aira service
without being charged for minutes under an Aira service plan. Newcomers to
Aira can download the official Aira app for free on any Android or iOS
smartphone with a camera and sign up as a Guest to take advantage of this
new collaboration.1  With just the touch of a button, a Guest using the Aira
app can connect with an agent to enhance their shopping experience.

"AT&T has always played a key role in the evolution of Aira service as they
share a common mission of unlocking IoT for Good," said Suman Kanuganti,
founder and CEO of Aira. "Now with over 5,300 retail locations, the largest
deployment of Aira Access in the world, AT&T is leading the way on how we
are building accessible and inclusive smart cities for everyone."

Guests and Explorers can enjoy shopping for AT&T products and services at
traditional retail stores and authorized retail locations. This includes our
new pop-up and mobile stores.

Our new retail stores offer a great, entertainment-focused experience for
our customers. Shoppers can experience the full range of AT&T products and
services to see how entertainment and connectivity are better together.
Making our stores Aira Access Locations provides the blind and low-vision
community access to that same experience. Our customers are the essential
driving force behind all decisions made within our company.

This builds off AT&T's continued collaboration with Aira on Internet of
Things (IoT) solutions. The AT&T Foundry worked with Aira to provide
wireless connectivity for its groundbreaking platform and create machine
learning algorithms for medication recognition. The AT&T Foundry innovation
center in Houston collaborates directly with companies, universities,
hospitals and startups like Aira to rapidly co-create cutting-edge connected
healthcare solutions.

AT&T is also supporting Aira through its Back to School program, donating
smart glasses to blind students transitioning to college. These
collaborations are part of AT&T's broader commitments to using IoT for Good.

AT&T is committed to accessibility and creating inclusive experiences for
everyone. Our dedication to accessibility is evident in the products we
make, the services we offer and in how we hire, develop and engage employees
with disabilities. We've received a 100% score on the Disability Equality
Index (DEI) every year since its inception in 2014. We've been named a
Disability Matters Honoree in the Marketplace and ranked as one of the top
employers by both Careers & The Disabled Magazine and Diversity, Inc. We've
also received the top ranking in the 2017 J.D. Power Purchase Experience
Full-Service Study. More information on our accessibility, diversity and
inclusion initiatives is at att.com/csr.

To learn more about Aira, go to www.aira.io.

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