The CEA Foundation was launched in 2012 during CE Week in New York. Since then CEA has been busy building the foundation and accomplishing our mission of linking seniors and people with disabilities with technologies to enhance their lives. Here are our top five accomplishments in our first year.
# Support for the Self help Community Services Virtual Senior Center. Our first grant went to Self help Community Services in order to expand their reach to home bound seniors in New York. They will be expanding into additional cities this year.
# Support for the Older Adults Technology Services Senior Planet Center. This is the first technology-themed center for older adults. They help teach technology through courses, workshops and social events
# In addition to those grants, we were also able to offer donations to a variety of organizations that are doing incredible work in this space. These include the Able Gamers Foundation, American Foundation for the Blind, Bridging Apps, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, Hearing Loss Association of America, Leading Age CAST, Lighthouse International and the Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons.
# The CEA Foundation sponsored the 28th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disability Conference and hosted a small roundtable discussion. The discussion was an excellent opportunity to share ideas and insight for the future of close collaboration between our industry and consumers with disabilities.
# The CEA Foundation was featured at the 2013 International CES at the Experience CEA Booth, through the creation of the Accessibility and Universal Design Innovation Awards, and discussed during a series of meetings between CES exhibitors and representatives from the accessibility community.
With all of these accomplishments in the first year, we are continuing to grow and year two is shaping up to be even more incredible.
Do you know of nonprofit programs using consumer electronics to impact the lives of seniors or people with disabilities? If so, contact sewell@ceafoundation.org and let me know about them.
Source : Digital Dialogue ( 29th April 2013 )
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