General Technology/Accessibility

Event

CES 2025

CES stands as the world’s most influential tech event, serving as the premier platform for breakthrough technologies and global innovators. Hosted annually in Las Vegas, it brings together major companies, including numerous Fortune 500 firms, to showcase the latest advancements in consumer electronics. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), CES encompasses the entire…

Event

ATIA 2025 Conference

The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) will host its 2025 conference in Orlando, Florida, with additional virtual participation options. This annual event brings together professionals, educators, caregivers, and individuals with disabilities to explore the latest advancements in assistive technology.

Discussion

Hearing Aid Battery Packaging

In response to the death of a young child, Reese, who swallowed a "button battery", the U.S. Congress passed Reese's Law in 2022 to improve the safety of button battery packaging, including hearing aid batteries. Subsequent "improvements" in battery packaging has added additional barriers to users of battery powered hearing aids, cochlear implants, and BAHAs. The Hearing Loss Association of…

Discussion

Hearing Aid Battery Packaging

In response to the death of a young child, Reese, who swallowed a "button battery", the U.S. Congress passed Reese's Law in 2022 to improve the safety of button battery packaging, including hearing aid batteries. Subsequent "improvements" in battery packaging has added additional barriers to users of battery powered hearing aids, cochlear implants, and BAHAs. The Hearing Loss Association of…

Discussion

Hearing Aid Battery Packaging

In response to the death of a young child, Reese, who swallowed a "button battery", the U.S. Congress passed Reese's Law in 2022 to improve the safety of button battery packaging, including hearing aid batteries. Subsequent "improvements" in battery packaging has added additional barriers to users of battery powered hearing aids, cochlear implants, and BAHAs. The Hearing Loss Association of…

Discussion

Consumers’ experiences accessing customer service assistance in the communications industry.

The FCC released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking information about consumers’ experiences accessing customer service assistance in the communications industry. The NOI asks commenters to discuss ways to ensure that customer service for cable, satellite, voice, and internet providers is accessible, efficient, and informative. The NOI specifically seeks comment on the current state of customer…

Discussion

Consumers’ experiences accessing customer service assistance in the communications industry.

The FCC released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking information about consumers’ experiences accessing customer service assistance in the communications industry. The NOI asks commenters to discuss ways to ensure that customer service for cable, satellite, voice, and internet providers is accessible, efficient, and informative. The NOI specifically seeks comment on the current state of customer…

Discussion

Consumers’ experiences accessing customer service assistance in the communications industry.

The FCC released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking information about consumers’ experiences accessing customer service assistance in the communications industry. The NOI asks commenters to discuss ways to ensure that customer service for cable, satellite, voice, and internet providers is accessible, efficient, and informative. The NOI specifically seeks comment on the current state of customer…

Discussion

Consumers’ experiences accessing customer service assistance in the communications industry.

The FCC released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking information about consumers’ experiences accessing customer service assistance in the communications industry. The NOI asks commenters to discuss ways to ensure that customer service for cable, satellite, voice, and internet providers is accessible, efficient, and informative. The NOI specifically seeks comment on the current state of customer…

Discussion

Senator Casey Discusses Efforts to Ensure Federal Tech Accessibility for People with Disabilities

In a statement submitted Wednesday to the Congressional Record, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey outlined his efforts to ensure that the federal government’s technology is accessible for people with disabilities. Existing law requires federal websites, apps, electronic documents, and other technology to be accessible for, and usable by, people with disabilities. However,…