News Advisory 04-463 - Government, Industry, and Consumers to Address Universal Design at National Council on Disability News Conference

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	News Advisory NCD #04-463 October 19, 2004 Contact: Mark S. Quigley 202-272-2004 Government, Industry, and Consumers to Address Universal Design at National Council on Disability News Conference WASHINGTON—The National Council on Disability (NCD) will release a report on universal design at a news conference at 10:00 a.m., October 28 at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC. Through its report, Design for Inclusion: Creating a New Marketplace, NCD aims to educate designers and manufacturers of ATM machines, cell phones, distance learning software, personal digital assistants, televisions, and voice recognition software about how electronic and information technology intersects with the needs of people with disabilities. Speakers include: The Honorable Joel I. Kahn, Ph.D., Member, National Council on Disability The Honorable Phillip Bond, Under Secretary for Technology Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce PJ Edington, Governmental Programs Executive, Accessibility, IBM Jamal Mazrui, Technology Specialist, Federal Communications Commission Brad Fain, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Applied Research Institute Laura Ruby, Manager, Regulatory and Industry Affairs, Microsoft Ken Salaets, Director, Government Relations, Information Technology Industry Council Kelly Pierce, Co-founder, Digit-Eyes John Yeh, President, Viable Technologies For more information, contact Mark Quigley or Joan Durocher at 202-272-2004.


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