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The M-Enabling Summit is the only program exclusively dedicated 
to promoting
mobile accessible and assistive applications and services for 
senior
citizens

and users of all abilities.  It is an annual meeting place for 
all who create
and contribute accessible ICT products, services and consumer 
technologies.

With its theme of "Accessible Technologies and Environments for 
All



," the 2016 M-Enabling Summit will provide a platform for 
empowering mobile
technologies and focus on next-generation innovations and 
breakthroughs for

users of all abilities.



Bringing together professionals, corporations, service 
organizations, and
key thought leaders, the M-Enabling Summit is an all-inclusive 
conference
and

showcase featuring innovative technology, mobile applications, 
connected
devices, and services for this sector's more than one-billion 
users
worldwide.



With accessible and assistive solutions at the forefront of the 
mobile
industry it is becoming an essential differentiator and 
competitive
advantage.  The

M-Enabling Summit highlights the unprecedented opportunities of 
the mobiThis
may be of interest to many ACBers:

le industry in this rapidly expanding market.



The 5th edition of the M-Enabling Summit Global Conference and 
Showcase will
be held on June 13-14, 2016 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital 
View Hotel,

in Washington, D.C.



2016 M-Enabling Summit Key Topics:

list of 7 items

 Mobile enabling solutions leveraging latest OS and human 
interface
features

 IoT, Smart Homes, and Smart Cities

 Wearables

 Ecosystem in support of Innovation

 Scaling up accessibility in large organizations

 Compliance trends

 Higher Education best practices in leveraging information 
technology for
inclusion

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What Attendees Have to Say About the Summit:



"Invaluable Insight," "Absolutely Fantastic!" "Facilitator 
of Accessibility
Solutions Dialogue Among Stakeholders," "Prestigious," "Great 
Venue for
Critical

Discussions!"



Sensible Innovations Ad - The Aware App.  More than mobility for 
the visually
impaired.



Supporting Organizations:



AAPD-The American Association of People with Disabilities   
BridgingApps
Logo   AFB-American Foundation for the Blind Logo

ATIA-Assistive Technology Industry Association Logo



BiometricUpdate.com Logo   Daisy Consortium Logo   Hearing Loss 
Association
of America Logo   IAAP Logo



IAAIS Logo   Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative Logo   
Mobile
Manufacturers Forum Logo   NAD Logo

Oasis   PEAT Logo   Raising the Floor/GPII Logo   RESNA Logo



TDI-Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing   
USICD-U.S..
International Council on Disabilities Logo   The Viscardi Center 
Logo



Conference Registration



In Cooperation with:



ITU - International Telecommunication Union



FCC - Federal Communications Commission



Corporate Sponsors:



AMAC Logo Amazon Logo



ATT Logo Canon Logo

CTA-Consumer Technology Association Logo  CTIA Logo



Deque Logo Disney SyncLink Logo

HP Logo Microsoft



The Paciello Group Logo Sensible Innovations Logo



Sitecues Logo   SSB Bart Group Logo



T-Mobile VTCSecure Logo

Uber Logo



Media Partners:

Ability Jobs Ability Magazine Logo



TV Worldwide-IITV Logo Tech50+ Logo



Smarter Living Contest Button

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Tweets by ?@mEnablingSummit

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Engadget (screen name: engadget)

Uber shows off its first self-driving car http:// engt.co/20auNqU



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Texthelp for Work (screen name: TexthelpWork)

Find out how Happy to Translate used

# Browsealoud

to ensure a better experience for website visitors.

# accessibility http://bit.ly/1Sb7vAZ



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IBM Watson (screen name: IBMWatson)

What are new # AI trends?

@ davidwkenny

discusses developing technologies w/

@ washingtonpost : http:// ibm.co/1U1A8ME



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MSFT Accessibility (screen name: MSFTEnable)

Bryce Johnson @ Xbox

with a shout-out to Ian Hamilton, et al.  for terrific game 
accessibility
guidelines.  http://gameaccessibilityguidelines.com / # ID24



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MSFT Accessibility (screen name: MSFTEnable)

How important is inclusivity and accessibility for Microsoft? 
Watch

# TecHeroes - Steve Clayton @ ch9 http:// ow.ly/Skfz300fbNt  # 
GAAD



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Play Media

Microsoft Channel 9 ?@ ch9

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Google Developers (screen name: googledevs)

Here's a summary of everything we shared in this morning's

# io16 keynote: https:// goo.gl/FcgAxg



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M-Enabling Summit (screen name: mEnablingSummit)

The 2016 @ mEnablingSummit

is less than a month away! Will you be there? Register today at
http://m-enabling.com



17 May

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AdvancingOpportunity (screen name: AdvOpps)

# SpecialNeeds # assistivetechnology

# LearningDisability https://twitter.com/ONTSpecialNeed
s/status/732561940724224000 .



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Sandra Rhodda (screen name: accesstourismnz)

Washington: @ mEnablingSummit

"Accessible Tech & Environments 4 All" 13-14 
http://www.m-enabling.com / #
A11y

# Disability # Inclusion



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Talk Android (screen name: TalkAndroid)

Google to broadcast I/O 2016 keynote on YouTube in VR 
http://bit.ly/1WCrsCW




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M-Enabling Summit Retweeted

IBM Watson (screen name: IBMWatson)

Use Watson Language, Vision, Speech & Data APIs to enable 
cognitive
computing in apps: http://ibm.co/1jbopzZ



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M-Enabling Summit Retweeted

Nikki Kelly (screen name: nikk1j)

Absolutely agree, by 2040, nearly one in four people in the UK 
(24.2%) will
be aged 65 or over!!!

# thinkinclusive https:// twitter.com/NeilMilliken/s
tatus/732420771683913728 .



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Sandra Rhodda (screen name: accesstourismnz)

M-Enabling summit "Accessible Tech & Environments 4 All" 
Washington June
13-14 http://www.m-enabling.com / # A11y # Access

@ mEnablingSummit



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M-Enabling Summit Retweeted

The Next Web (screen name: TheNextWeb)

'VR for Good' is a $1M initiative by Oculus to inspire social 
change http://
tnw.me/SNtnPBe



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IBM Watson (screen name: IBMWatson)

Meet the 'empathic' robot, Pepper, powered by Watson.  
http://ibm.co/1OzJGij




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M-Enabling Summit (screen name: mEnablingSummit)

The 5th # menabling16

will take place at our fav venue

@ RenHotels

Arlington.  Sign up today! http://www.m-enabling.com



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M-Enabling Summit (screen name: mEnablingSummit)

EVENT: Innovative # Mobile

Apps, Services &

# Assistive

Tech Showcase - register http://www.m-enabling.com/agenda.html

# menabling16



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M-Enabling Summit Retweeted

DAISY (screen name: accessibledaisy)

What the Inventor of the World Wide Web Sees for the Future of 
eBooks [Book
Business Magazine] http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/article/what-t
he-inventor-of-the-world-wide-web-sees-for-the-future-of-ebooks


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