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Championing the vital importance of developing assistive technology to enable a global, sustainable smart society; speaking on The Future of Inclusive Design at CES 2024
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LAS VEGAS and WASHINGTON, January 10, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mitsubishi Electric and the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) announced that Senior Director Kevin Webb has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Consumer Technology Association Foundation (CTA Foundation). The foundation is the nonprofit arm of the Consumer Electronics Association (CTA), ® which organizes the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
With Webb’s appointment to CTAF’s board of directors, Mitsubishi Electric joins many of the world’s largest customer electronics corporations looking to expand exercise technologies and prepare others with disabilities to help fill the skills gap in the high-tech industry.
“CTAF’s project to provide older adults and others with disabilities with technology to improve their lives aligns with Mitsubishi Electric’s goal of creating a truly sustainable global smart society,” said Kevin Webb, Senior Director of Sustainability and Social Impact at Mitsubishi Electric. and director of MEAF. “We look forward to collaborating with like-minded organizations like CTAF and its members to expand the portfolio of generating assistance to help others with other abilities maximize their perspective and participation in society. “
In a sense, Webb will participate in a CES 2024 panel titled “The Future of Inclusive Design” to talk about using inclusive design to meet the desires of consumers with disabilities. Participants on the panel will talk about current technological inventions such as synthetic intelligence. , augmented reality and autonomous driving, which promise to expand employment opportunities and independence for others with disabilities. In addition to Mitsubishi Electric, the panel will feature representatives from Hello Alice, Teach Access and Verizon, and will take place at 1:00 p. m. on Thursday, January 11 at the Venetian, Level 4, Marcello 4404.
According to industry reports, only 38. 3% of working-age people with disabilities participate in the workforce, compared to 75. 3% of working-age people without disabilities. In 32 years, MEAF has contributed $23. 4 million to organizations expanding programs. , learning technologies, and business partnerships to promote inclusive and quality education that enables young people with disabilities to access vocational education programs.
Examples of leading generation learning systems supported through MEAF include: the Aspiritech Remote Employment Academy that trains and employs neurodiverse workers in the IT and QA industry; Molding Workforce Inclusion, a collaborative effort that leverages Blue Star Recyclers’ employment style to train other electronics and plastics recyclers on how to recruit, accommodate and retain workers with disabilities; and NSITE’s 40-week Cisco® Certified practice style that prepares other blind and visually impaired people for careers in IT and cybersecurity.
MEAF’s paints align with Mitsubishi Electric’s broader environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy to promote a global and sustainable smart society through the strength of the company’s people, processes, products and philanthropy to address societal challenges.
Carla Gaouette, Vice President of Disability Employment Representative James Emmett
To learn more about Mitsubishi Electric’s efforts to promote a global and sustainable smart society, visit us. mitsubishielectric. com/sustainability and learn more about MEAF on www. meaf. org.
For additional information, visit ces.mitsubishielectric.com.
About Mitsubishi Electric USA, Inc.
Headquartered in Cypress, California, Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. es a U. S. partner of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and manufactures cooling and heating products, elevators and escalators, sensing and area systems, and solid-state devices. Mitsubishi Electric contributes to a colorful and sustainable society through continuous innovation and “replace for the better. “For more information, https://us. mitsubishielectric. com/en/sustainability/index. html.
About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
With 100 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment. Mitsubishi Electric enriches society with technology in the spirit of its “Changes for the Better.” For more information, please visit www.MitsubishiElectric.com.
About Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF)
The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, founded in the Washington, D. C. , area, established in 1991 through Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and U. S. Mitsubishi Electric Companies, which produces, sells, and distributes a wide variety of consumer, industrial, commercial, and professional electronics products. The Foundation has contributed more than $23. 4 million to organizations that enable young people with disabilities to lead more inclusive and productive lives. For more information, visit www. MEAF. org.
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