We believe that making today’s technologies accessible to everyone is just as important
as the innovations themselves. See how that belief takes shape in our products and services as well as our culture.
Learning about life with a disability
The AT&T Accessibility Lab shares glimpses into the lives of people with disabilities. Charged with serving all people, AT&T employees can gain a sense of what it’s like to live with a cognitive, visual, hearing or motor disability by visiting the hands-on, traveling lab.
Happy birthday, ADA – historic disability legislation turns 29
Passed July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act provides people with disabilities the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The passage of the groundbreaking legislation created significant progress toward inclusion for all.
Life Experiences Shape AT&T Leaders’ Dedication to Accessibility
David Huntley, a senior executive vice president and the Chief Compliance Officer for AT&T, understands why accessibility matters. Because for us, it’s personal.
AT&T explores work and play during Global Accessibility Awareness Day
The AT&T team observed Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) for the second time this year. The event included demos of innovative new technologies and information about 14 separate initiatives currently underway.
Smartwatch powered by AT&T makes monitoring health conditions easier
The OnePulse smartwatch, powered by AT&T wireless connectivity, goes beyond tracking steps. By transmitting certain critical medical and health data to the cloud, it makes monitoring health conditions easier.
Blind ambition moves man through Bosporus Strait
Hundreds of AT&T employees unite to make a dream kayak trip come true and set an historical first in the process.
Bowled over: Meet Jonathan “300” Harmon
Bowling is Jonathan’s passion. See how this young man living with autism, who competed in the Special Olympics World Games, has a lifelong connection to AT&T.
Turning tragedy into triumph
A distracted driver with a smartphone caused a crash and a traumatic brain injury for AT&T employee Carolyn Chandler. Read about Carolyn’s efforts to heighten disability awareness and remove the stigma of a brain injury.
Smart Cities for All Collaborates with AT&T to Launch New Inclusive Innovation Playbook
The tool lays out specific steps that cities and their partners can take to infuse the urban innovation ecosystem with a greater focus on accessibility and a commitment to persons with disabilities.
AT&T powering palliative technology
A new study intends to combine 5G with virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR) to test if it can help reduce chronic pain and anxiety for certain hospice patients. The goal: an alternative therapy that is easier for caregivers to implement and makes the patient most comfortable during this difficult time.
AT&T names new Chief Accessibility Officer
Suzanne Montgomery is the new chief accessibility officer (CAO) at AT&T. She will work closely with the company’s Corporate Accessibility Technology Office (CATO) to ensure AT&T products and solutions are accessible to people with disabilities.
