Equal access

In his role as PNC’s Accessibility Director, Kerry helps to shape and drive strategies to make PNC accessible for all employees and customers. As the father of two sons with...In his role as PNC’s Accessibility Director, Kerry helps to shape and drive strategies to make PNC accessible for all employees and customers. As the father of two sons with disabilities, Kerry has a long history working for disability awareness and advocacy. He is active in PNC Enable, PNC’s disability awareness ERBG. Until recently Kerry served as PNC Enable awareness group leader and personally led the hidden disabilities awareness group. Read More >

Ted Vagelos has more than 40 collective years of creative experience in telecommunications and consumer electronics and heads Strategy & Business Development at TracFone Wireless. He and his team are...Ted Vagelos has more than 40 collective years of creative experience in telecommunications and consumer electronics and heads Strategy & Business Development at TracFone Wireless. He and his team are responsible for developing differentiated wireless products/services and forging new long-term relationships. Ted was responsible for TracFone’s Emergency Broadband Benefit program and is now also responsible for TracFone’s Affordable Connectivity Program. Prior to TracFone Wireless, Mr. Vagelos held senior executive positions... Read More >

David Rice graduated in 2009 from Catholic University of America with a degree in psychology, with a focus on social stigmas of people with Intellectual Disabilities.  He has been at...David Rice graduated in 2009 from Catholic University of America with a degree in psychology, with a focus on social stigmas of people with Intellectual Disabilities.  He has been at National Institutes of Health (NIH) since October 2009., where he is currently serving as the acting branch director for the Special Emphasis Programs.  Being deaf since the age of 4, he has a strong interest in Disability Community. His work... Read More >

Scott Michael Robertson, Ph.D., is an autistic adult and a senior policy advisor in the Office of Disability Employment Policy in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). He spearheads ODEP’s...Scott Michael Robertson, Ph.D., is an autistic adult and a senior policy advisor in the Office of Disability Employment Policy in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). He spearheads ODEP’s $3.8 million Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship (PIA) in his role as the federal project manager. Dr. Robertson also advances work to propel support for neurodiversity in workplaces and improve access to gainful employment and career paths for job seekers on... Read More >

Justin Osmond is CEO and founder of the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with hearing loss by improving access to hearing technology. He...Justin Osmond is CEO and founder of the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with hearing loss by improving access to hearing technology. He has traveled across the U.S. and throughout the world, bringing hope and help to people to hearing loss in historically underserved communities and undeveloped countries. His memoir, Hearing with My Heart, describes his personal experiences as a young child with profound... Read More >

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Eliot Greenwald is a Deputy Chief of the FCC’s Disability Rights Office, where he has worked since January of 2011.  He participates in proceedings involving telecommunications relay services (TRS), television closed...Eliot Greenwald is a Deputy Chief of the FCC’s Disability Rights Office, where he has worked since January of 2011.  He participates in proceedings involving telecommunications relay services (TRS), television closed captioning, real-time text, and implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), including advanced communications services, video description, TV user interfaces, Internet captioning, emergency information, 911 calling, hearing aid compatibility, and the National Deaf-Blind Equipment... Read More >

Suzy Rosen Singleton, a native user of American Sign Language, is the Chief of the Disability Rights Office of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC.  Since 2016,...Suzy Rosen Singleton, a native user of American Sign Language, is the Chief of the Disability Rights Office of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC.  Since 2016, she oversees rulemaking proceedings and stakeholder activities to ensure accessible emergency communications, modern communication technologies, and video programming for millions of individuals with disabilities.  Since 1992, her disability policy expertise involved work as a litigator for the California Center for... Read More >

Diane Burstein is a Deputy Bureau Chief of the Commission’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.  As Deputy Bureau Chief, Ms. Burstein helps to oversee the FCC’s accessibility policies and programs.  Ms....Diane Burstein is a Deputy Bureau Chief of the Commission’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.  As Deputy Bureau Chief, Ms. Burstein helps to oversee the FCC’s accessibility policies and programs.  Ms. Burstein joined the FCC in May 2019.  Prior to that, she was a Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, where she was responsible for accessibility matters.  Ms. Burstein also served as NCTA’s... Read More >

Assistant United States Attorney Steven Gordon has been with the Department of Justice since 1995 and has worked on a variety of legal matters over the years, including civil rights...Assistant United States Attorney Steven Gordon has been with the Department of Justice since 1995 and has worked on a variety of legal matters over the years, including civil rights investigations, health care cases, the Department of Justice’s civil racketeering case against the cigarette industry, and government contract litigation. Currently, Mr. Gordon is the Coordinator for Civil Rights Enforcement for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of... Read More >