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<v ->My name is Tom Wlodkowski</v>

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and I'm the vice president of Audience

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within our technology and product organization

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here at Comcast.

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A lot of times people will ask,

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"You work for a cable company.

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Do blind people really watch TV?"

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I said, "Yes, they do watch TV

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and they wanna watch more of it."

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So Comcast, our goal is to think about accessibility from

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the design of the product through the development process.

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It's too late if you reach out to the disability community

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once the product is built,

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and you think you have an accessible experience.

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<v ->I've been blind all my life.</v>

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TV is such an important and integral

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part of the fabric of our culture.

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That to be excluded from that,

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really makes it more difficult for blind people

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to participate fully in society which is,

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but of course, what we all want.

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<v ->When it comes to accessibility,</v>

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Comcast is really leading the way here.

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Developing the first talking guide in the set top box.

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<v Digital Voice>Featured movies.</v>

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<v Tom>Trying to design how to use voice commands</v>

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to control your entertainment

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in your home automation experience.

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<v Man>Show me all movies about baseball.</v>

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(machine dings)

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<v ->We're pretty excited about the trial feedback</v>

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that we've received from customers

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who are participating in an early trial now.

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<v ->What I've found is that since I've obtained the X1 Box</v>

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and with the Accessible software,

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I now probably watch more television than I used to.

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Just because I now have the capacity

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to produce what is available.

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<v Digital Voice>Press right or left arrow to review.</v>

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<v ->What drives me is the ability to open doors to</v>

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tasks and technologies that the mass audience

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is taking for granted for years.

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I even like it when people in the mainstream say,

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"Hey, I would like that feature. Why- you know,

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why does it have to just be for accessibility?"

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And it doesn't.

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<v ->If Comcast continues its commitment to accessibility,</v>

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there will be tremendous progress in developing technology

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that is universally accessible.

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<v ->I think for me the tag line is</v>

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"the future of awesome is accessible for everyone".