LAS VEGAS & WASHINGTON – Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) have announced that senior director Kevin Webb has been appointed to the Consumer Technology Association Foundation (CTA Foundation) board. The foundation is the non-profit arm of the Consumer Electronics Association (CTA)®, which hosts the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
With Webb’s appointment to the CTAF board, Mitsubishi Electric joins many of the world’s leading consumer electronic companies working to develop technologies to train and prepare those with disabilities for the job market to help close the talent gap in the high-tech industry.
In related news, Webb will appear on a CES 2024 panel entitled “The Future of Inclusive Design” to discuss the use of inclusive design to meet the needs of consumers with disabilities. Panel participants will cover timely tech innovations such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality and autonomous driving that offer the promise of increasing employment opportunities and independence for people with disabilities. Besides Mitsubishi Electric, the panel will feature representatives from Hello Alice, Teach Access and Verizon, and will occur at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, at the Venetian, Level 4, Marcello 4404.