TV Worldwide’s Internet TV Channel AT508.com to Webcast National Council on Disability’s Town Hall Meeting Commemorating the 16th Anniversary of the ADA
TPG and TV Worldwide Sponsor Coverage of Event to Discuss American with Disabilities Act, July 26, 2006.
For Immediate Release
Wednesday July 26, 2006
Chantilly, Va. - TVWorldwide.com, a fast-growing web-based global TV network, announced that it's Internet TV Channel, for the community of people with disabilities, AT508.com, (www.AT508.com ) will provide an archived webcast of the National Council on Disabilities Town Hall Meeting event commemorating the 16th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26, 2005. Along with TV Worldwide, AT508.com channel sponsor TPG is making this webcast possible through its generous support to offer a first hand perspective on issues facing the ADA as it celebrates its 16th anniversary.
The meeting, which is officially known as “A National Dialogue on the State of Disability,” will be held Wednesday, July 26, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., at the National Press Club, National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC. The free webcast of the meeting will be available as an archived video for one year, on www.tvworldwide.com and www.AT508.com within 24-48 hours after the completion of the event.
This town hall meeting, observing the 16th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), is made possible by strong intergovernmental support and collaboration of people throughout the Federal Government. This significant engagement attests to the ongoing importance of ADA. The National Council on Disability (NCD) has expressed its gratitude to the collaborating agencies that worked with NCD to plan this town hall meeting and those cosponsoring agencies.
“ADA represents a true milestone in the recognition of the rights of people with disabilities,” said Paciello. “Without its passage millions of Americans would be denied access to opportunities that are enjoyed each day by those who do not have disabilities. This is also a day to focus on the challenges that confront this growing population. As we move further into the information age, the IT industry needs to ensure that products and services are equally accessible.”
"As a long-time developer of streaming media content for the community of people with disabilities we are excited about again webcasting this important anniversary," commented Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TVWorldwide.com. "Thanks to AT508.com’s compelling programming, the channel has grown rapidly over the last few years. We again expect a huge audience and we are preparing our servers to accommodate this special 16h anniversary webcast event.”
About AT508.com
Internet TV Channel and leading assistive technology portal AT508.com, an affiliate on the TVWorldwide.com network, was launched in October 2002 at the World Congress on Disabilities in Orlando, Florida, featuring world-renowned disability columnist John Williams covering the latest in assistive technology and Section 508 news and since then has webcast the TASH, ATIA, CSUN and CEC events for the community of people with disabilities. AT508.com features articles and videos on the latest in assistive technology products, services and issues. During industry trade shows, AT508.com highlights keynotes, presentations and interviews with exhibitors and speakers. AT508.com events are webcast live and archived in fully accessible format using the captioned video streaming of TVWorldwide.com's "webcapting"sm process. AT508.com channel sponsors include The Paciello Group, the Council for Exceptional Children, HP, Kurzweil Educational Systems, Corda, Deque, Audio Eye, Sighted Electronics Freedom Vision and Vcom3D.
About TV Worldwide
As a leading global Internet broadcasting and streaming media company, TV Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) is developing a network of video channels that is an affiliation of community-based Internet television stations, each underwritten by a strategic partner, "aimcastingsm" to targeted demographic audiences worldwide. TVWorldwide.com works with strategic partners to develop the latest in live and archived state-of-the art video streaming content applications. . TVWorldwide.com was recently named one of the streaming video industry’s “Hottest Streaming Companies” by Streaming Magazine, www.streamingmagazine.com, and CEO Dave Gardy was honored by the magazine as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Streaming Media. Mr. Gardy also serves as President of the International Webcasting Association.
About TPG
The Paciello Group (TPG) is a LLP located in Nashua, NH. TPG is dedicated to the notion that IT resources should be available to all persons, without regard to ability. TPG was founded and is led by Mike Paciello. Mike is a leader in the community of advocates for accessibility. He is member of many standards organizations, has served on government task forces to address disability needs, and is the author of “Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities”. For more information on The Paciello Group, call 603-882-4122 Ext 101, or send email to info@paciellogroup.com.
Contact: Dave Gardy
TVWorldwide.com, Inc.
(703) 961-9250 Ext. 221 dgardy@tvworldwide.com
www.tvworldwide.com
Pat Cleveland
TV Worldwide.com, Inc.
703 961 9250 Ext. 235
pat@tvworldwide.com
www.tvworldwide.com
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