September/October 2019

More articles in this issue:

• Cybersecurity Collaboration
• Automakers and Startups Align
• AI Advances Changing the World
• Female Quotient CEO Shelley Zalis
• Let-Wearables-Enhance-your-Life

Companies dealing in hardware often encounter the challenge of excess inventory that takes up valuable space in warehouses. The CTA Foundation has set up a service through iDonate that now allows companies to turn that surplus inventory into a donation that creates positive attention and supports people in need.

By visiting our landing page on iDonate, you can notify them of your interest in making a donation. They will work with you to pick up the inventory, give you a receipt for tax purposes and donate the proceeds to the CTA Foundation. Those proceeds will then be used to support organizations using technology to directly serve older adults and people with disabilities across the country. Some examples include:

• The Arc of the United States is creating a pilot program using virtual reality technology to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities efficiently and successfully orient themselves in new jobs and roles.
  

• BridgingApps is creating content highlighting apps to improve the physical, cognitive and or social health of seniors, veterans and other people with disabilities. They are focused on growing their financial technology content.

• The Jewish Healthcare Foundation is scaling their Virtual Senior Academy that uses telepresence technology to help keep seniors socially engaged.

• Oak Hill continued development of the Smart Home on Wheels (SHOW) which acts as a mobile demonstration center, working with communities of older adults and people with disabilities to identify and try technologies that can enable them to live independently at home.

                   Support the CTA Foundation

• Be recognized by the CTA Foundation at CES and other events throughout the year.

• Be highlighted on the CTA Foundation website and in materials.

• Receive opportunities to engage in discussions about these technologies at CES and other events.

• Receive opportunities to engage in special research or service projects.

• Gain access to subject matter experts on the staff and in the CTA Foundation network.

• Most of all, ensure your resources go to making a true difference to communities in need.

Support us at SupportCTAF.org. Follow us on Twitter @CTAFoundation, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Thank you — your support makes a difference in the lives of those with disabilities as well as seniors. To learn more about the CTA’s Foundation programs and to join us, visit CTAFoundation.tech.