AT&T Advisory Panel on Access & Aging
AAPAA
AT&T's Advisory Panel on Access & Aging (AAPAA) is composed of national leaders in assistive technology, aging and cross-disability issues. It provides advice and counsel to AT&T's subsidiaries, affiliates and leadership teams regarding issues of mutual interest. AAPAA meets quarterly to discuss a specific area of the business with guest speakers & corporate subject matter experts.
AAPAA members include:
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John Anschutz "I am honored to serve with a diverse group of professional whose focus is to advocate for the inclusive use of technology. The substantial effort and resources used by AT&T to assemble this panel of experts is remarkable. AT&T arranges for its marketing, Emerging Devices, Human Factors/AT&T Labs, Human Resources, Relay, Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability and management team executives to present new or emerging accessible technology to the Panel. The Panel then provides candid feedback related to accessibility, usability, design, technology or product elements. I am humbled by the talent, energy and creativity of both the AAPAA members and the executives from AT&T. AT&T's creation, implementation and use of AAPAA is definitely a class act." |
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Jacquelyn Brand "AAPAA continues to engage with AT&T in a productive way, working together to make sure all products and services are effective for all customers. With the fast pace of change in technology, there are challenges for sure, but the commitment to access, continues and grows. AT&T works closely with leaders in areas of disability, aging, and accessible technology toward common goals of full access and exciting new opportunities to apply emerging technologies." |
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Kelly Buckland "NCIL appreciates AT&T's efforts to work with us to market to and employ people with disabilities. NICL also appreciates AT&T making their products and services accessible to people with disabilities. NCIL recognizes the important role telecommunications and information technologies play in modern society - especially for people with disabilities, where information technologies make the world a much more accessible place." |
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Yanira Cruz, DrPH "It is an honor to partner with a company that is in tune with the evolving needs in the disability and aging communities and responds to them with innovative technology that allows individuals to lead a fulfilling life. AT&T is leading the way in building strong diverse communities and serves as an example of a company responsive to emerging realities in our society. AAPAA serves as a mechanism to provide guidance, and recommendations to better serve the disability and aging communities. I applaud AT&T for being responsive to this critical segment of society." |
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Cindy Deane "Technology is an integral part of education today. Teachers have moved beyond computers in the corner to using technology in innovative ways to meet the needs of students. Wireless technologies provide educators the flexibility to incorporate a range of devices into their lessons including the iTouch, laptops, PDAs, and cell phones. For students with disabilities, technology can have an even greater impact. The right device, program, or application can unlock the world for these students by providing a means of communication or helping them gain critical skills." |
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Larry Goldberg "It has been great to participate as an advisor to AT&T as they develop and roll out innovative products and services that serve the needs of all consumers, especially people with disabilities and older people who need help with new technologies. From plain-old telephones to digital TV, the voices of people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or low vision are being heard at AT&T." |
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Lee Huffman "AFB has a long history of consulting with high tech firms including AT&T Labs. We work on applications from mobile phones and at-home medical devices to accessible electronic voting stations. AFB TECH Labs provides significant feedback to help AT&T design easier to read handsets, magnification and speech output for improved access to their products. AFB has provided input to AT&T on product testing, from the "Natural Voices" speech synthesizer, to their current U-verse product. A speech output interface with easier-to-read, on-screen programming is critical for customers with vision loss and enables them to participate in entertainment, interactive and social media." |
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Linda Mastandrea "I am exceptionally proud that AT&T supports the U.S. Paralympic athletes. With companies like AT&T behind them, I am certain that our Paralympians will continue to excel both on and off the field. It is an honor to be part of AAPAA with such an esteemed group of colleagues. To have the opportunity to give voice to the issues, needs, and concerns of the disability community and have that feedback listened to and incorporated is tremendous. I hope other companies are taking notice of AT&T's leadership." |
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Alfred Moye' "I appreciate AT&T's efforts to design and market product and services to the aging community. It makes good business sense to serve the fastest growing segment of the population, yet I am unaware of any other company that strives to get it right from the outset as AT&T does. Most of us, if we are fortunate to live long lives, will benefit from the work of AAPAA." |
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Peggy Remis "AT&T continues to be a leader in providing support, meaningful solutions and ongoing research to help mature adults and people with disabilities lead active and fulfilling lives." |
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Gloria Satriale, Esq. "Admittedly, I was impressed, but not wholly surprised, by the impressive group of committed professionals assembled as the AT&T Advisory Panel on Access and Aging to help envision and evaluate innovative uses of technology to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and our aging communities. AT&T should be commended for partnering with such a diverse group of experts (and their associated organizations) and for providing a mechanism by which the knowledge, experience and visionary leadership of each member can be translated into accessible technological innovation and practical reality. In the fields of autism intervention, advances in technology have, historically, been costly, offered with limited individualization, were bulky, and prone to failure. Through its development and utilization of AAPAA, AT&T is at the forefront of developing universally designed products and services that specifically address the diverse needs of individuals with autism, other disabilities and mature adults, and is making accessibility to, and durability of, technology for these specialized populations a priority. I am honored and humbled to be a member of AAPAA and for the tremendous opportunity to influence the direction of the rapidly evolving technology market." |
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Claude L. Stout "It has been a tremendous honor to serve on AT&T's Advisory Panel on Aging and Access. Not only do we have opportunities to give input on its marketing plans, and product development projects, we receive frequent briefings on AT&T's ongoing focused efforts in achieving accessibility for people with disabilities inside and outside the corporation. AT&T provides a model workplace that many other corporations should emulate." |
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Jim Tobias "AT&T has the longest engagement with issues of aging and disability of all companies I'm aware of, and it really shows. I have found AT&T to be aware of and responsive to all the hundreds of issues that arise from having a complex portfolio of products and services, over more than 30 years. AT&T staff assigned to manage these issues have been consistently honest, helpful, and open - I only wish that its model were duplicated elsewhere in the ICT world." |
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