[YEP-DC] Event: M-Enabling Summit on Accessible Mobile Technology for Users of All Abilities

The M-Enabling Summit on Accessible Mobile Technology for Seniors and Users of All Abilities on June 6 and 7, 2013 at Washington, D.C.

The 2nd edition of the global Summit is organized by G3ict and E.J. Krause and Associates, in cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and will be held on June 6 and 7, 2013 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel. The conference and showcase will highlight mobile applications, assistive technology solutions and services that will aid senior citizens, persons with disabilities and users of all abilities.

Accessibility experts from around the world will make presentations on mobile apps in the field of education, rehabilitation, senior care, financial services, tourism, employment, healthcare, entertainment and gaming. More than 600 attendees will participate in this global event, which will see from telecom regulators, tablet and mobile phone manufacturers, government leaders and policy makers, apps developers, educators, not-for-profit management personnel, and disability service providers and others from the field of ICT inclusion.

Confirmed speakers include: 

• Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Daniel R. Hesse, CEO, Sprint Nextel Corporation

• Mark Balsano, Executive Director, Chief Accessible Technology Officer, AT&T

• Sue Swenson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, OSERS, U.S. Department of Education

• Donna Cordner, Chair, HelpAge USA and Independent Director, Millicom International Cellular SA

• Rob Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft 
  
  
• Claude Stout, Executive Director, Telecommunications for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI)
  
  
• Frances West, World Wide Director, Human Ability and Accessibility Center, IBM
  
  

For more information on the conference agenda, speakers and attendee benefits, please visit the website: http://www.m-enabling.com

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