Summit on Telecommunication Needs of People With Cognitive Disabilities

Federal Communications Commission
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db1001/DA-1...

The summit will facilitate discussion of the telecommunication needs of people with cognitive disabilities and effective means of meeting those needs

Panels will include: Communication Technologies for Independent Living; Emergency Preparedness/Living in the Community; and Ensuring and Funding Access to Equipment, Training and Broadband.

An Expo of vendors and distributors of assistive technologies will be held during the Summit. The Expo is aimed at familiarizing participants with available communication technologies to assist individuals with cognitive disabilities.