TecAccess Visits Peru, Expands International Reach
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Rockville, VA - August 14, 2007--
TecAccess, the most awarded provider of accessibility solutions, along with disability employment programs and target marketing, continues to expand its international reach. Fresh off of speaking engagements in Africa, Dana Marlowe, Senior Vice President of Business Development at TecAccess, recently visited Peru to further promote the consultancy´s worldwide accessibility practices.
"Bringing our accessibility initiatives to Peru provided a wonderful opportunity for TecAccess and Peruvian accessibility leaders to share best practices in our mutual efforts to improve accessibility of information and electronic technology," explains Marlowe, who will soon depart for a similar mission in Granada, Spain.
While strategizing in Peru with leaders in private industry and government, Marlowe met with Mr. Gildo Vila Nunonca, Director of the MECVIDA program in Cusco, along with Dr. Ruth Bustamante Usnayi, attorney with MECVIDA. In Lima, Marlowe also had an opportunity to meet with Mr. Guillermo Cesar Vega Espejo, General Director for Persons with Disabilities, and Mr. Luis Miguel del Aguila Umeres, a leading consultant on international issues on disability, along with other colleagues in an effort to improve both organizations´ worldwide push for disability employment along with accessibility and usability of technology for all.
Working towards a greater understanding of initiatives in their respective countries, Marlowe and the Peruvian accessibility and disability leaders addressed topics ranging from employment for people with disabilities, the Peruvian and American accessibility legislation (such as Section 508, ADA, Peruvian laws 27050, and 28164), and the global and national perspectives on disability rights. In addition, the collaboration allowed for an opportunity for both countries to further explore training programs for people with disabilities and how to change attitudes from a social perspective.
"In the ever changing landscape of today´s technology--we all must find ways to make technology accessible to the growing population of citizens with disabilities, as well as the mature audience," says Marlowe. "We have found at TecAccess that the best way to promote this message is by relying upon the advice and expertise of the very individuals for whom ADA, Section 508, and other accessibility legislation were designed. As such, many of our accessibility experts at TecAccess have disabilities and possess the inherent capability of realistically evaluating accessibility compliance. In addition, these talented associates prove each day that people with disabilities are a powerful and talented workforce. This is the message that we hope to spread on an international scale."
Marlowe and TecAccess plan to continue engaging in an extensive speaking circuit that will see representatives from the accessibility firm traveling the globe. For a listing of future speaking engagements, or to arrange for a member of TecAccess to visit your organization, visit TecAccess´ speakers bureau page.
About TecAccess
Winner of numerous awards, including the 2005 Secretary of Labor´s New Freedom Initiative Award, TecAccess is an industry-leading IT firm providing Section 508 compliance and electronic and information technology (E&IT) accessibility solutions for clients in government, private industry, and higher education throughout the world. TecAccess is a certified Woman-Owned and SBA certified 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) committed to hiring people with disabilities.
For further information about TecAccess, please call: (804) 749-8646 , e-mail info@tecaccess.net, or visit our website at www.TecAccess.net.
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