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In today’s world, Smartphones with accessibility features make it possible for people who are blind to use mobile apps to identify money and have their e-mails read aloud. And, with augmentative communications technologies, a person who has difficulty speaking can now fully participate in their community. Mobile technologies and services, once only dreamed of in science fiction movies, today are helping transform the way people with disabilities interact within society, improving their lives dramatically.  

At the National Council on Independent Living, we are dedicated to creating a society in which people with disabilities can live independently and fully participate and engage in their communities. Today marks the 21st anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a day when we can reflect on the progress that has been made and look forward to the promise that tomorrow holds. Communications technology and mobile broadband in partic! ular, has been instrumental in improving the lives of people with disabilities, enabling technologies used in everyday life that much of the population may not even realize exist.

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