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Technology: Electronics

Cornell Dubilier Expands Capabilities in High Current AC Harmonic Filter Capacitors

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LIBERTY, S.C. (PRWEB)

Cornell Dubilier Inc. announced that it now offers 85 Ampere RMS ratings and numerous other enhancements to its PC series of AC harmonic filter capacitors. The series improvements include UL recognized construction and an internal pressure interrupter system that has passed the rigors of UL testing to ensure fail-open performance under high current fault conditions. The higher current ratings improve the capacitor’s ability to handle the high levels of harmonic content encountered in inverter AC input and output filtering applications.

The series is typically networked with inductors to filter out undesirable harmonics in both single-phase and three-phase AC power systems. As a two-terminal capacitor device, multiple PC series capacitors can be connected in delta or wye configurations to achieve the reactive power and harmonic tuning needed to filter out the unwanted frequencies. The presence of multiple harmonics puts additional stress on capacitors in the form of self-heating. The PC series is designed with robust terminations and low equivalent series resistance (ESR), to minimize heating. The service life objective of the PC series is 60,000 hours when operated at full rated voltage and a case hot spot of 70° C.

The PC series is offered with capacitance ratings ranging from 20 µF to 125 µF at voltage ratings from 300 Vac to 700 Vac. Case diameters vary from 63.5 to up to 116mm. Custom capacitance and voltage ratings, sizes and performance characteristics are also available. Specific application conditions, especially harmonic content profiles, are needed to properly size the capacitors for peak performance.

The PC series enhancements add capabilities to the broad range of AC harmonic filtering solutions offered by the company. These include three-phase cylindrical and welded rectangular cases used in large inverter systems. Cornell Dubilier also offers rack-mount systems, designed and fabricated in-house, to allow for easy integration of capacitor banks into the mechanical design of a filter system.

For inquiries, contact: Jack Chmura, Sales Manager jchmura@cde.com, (508) 996-8561 ext. 1210

For more information on this series, visit: http://www.cde.com/PC

Note to Editors: Since its founding in 1909, CDE has been dedicated to advancing capacitor technology for new applications. The company combines innovative products with engineering expertise to provide reliable component solutions for inverters, wind and solar power, electric vehicles, power supplies, motor drives, HVAC, motors, welding, aerospace, telecom, medical equipment, and UPS systems. A global company, Cornell Dubilier has ISO-9001 certified manufacturing and distribution facilities in Liberty, SC; New Bedford, MA; Mexicali, Mexico; and Hong Kong.

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health and fitness

Fitness Machine Technicians Opens First Location in Chicago and Northwest Suburbs

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Fitness Machine Technicians Chicago owner Berenice Carlson

“In a city that just elected its first mayor who is a woman of color, now more than ever, I’m thrilled to open my own business in Chicago. When I found Fitness Machine Technicians, I knew it was the right fit – combining my passions for fitness and service.”


CHICAGO (PRWEB)

Fitness Machine Technicians, specialists in the maintenance and repair of exercise equipment for commercial and residential customers, announced it will open its first location in Illinois today. Berenice Carlson of Chicago will own and manage the local office.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Fitness Machine Technicians operates in more than 70 markets across the country and offers service/repair and maintenance on a variety of exercise equipment in fitness centers, universities, high schools, hotels, apartment complexes, corporate gyms and private residences.

“As a fitness enthusiast and traveler, it’s frustrating when you finally motivate yourself to head to the hotel gym, only to find equipment that does not work,” says Carlson. “My goal is to provide our area with the best maintenance and repair service in the area, and to give people peace of mind that their machines are working in top shape.”

Carlson’s family emigrated from Mexico City to Quad Cities, Illinois when she was eight. As the daughter of immigrants, she praises her parents for making the sacrifice to move their family to the U.S., increasing access to education and opportunity. Carlson now looks forward to leading her women-owned business.

A member of the Chicago Foundation for Women, Carlson states, “In a city that just elected its first mayor who is a woman of color, now more than ever, I’m thrilled to open my own business in Chicago. When I found Fitness Machine Technicians, I knew it was the right fit – combining my passions for fitness and service.”

With a Master’s in Public Health from Northern Illinois University, Carlson spent her career at AMITA Health where she started as a phlebotomist and eventually became Associate Vice President of Customer Engagement and Population Health. But for the past four years, she has also served as an operations coordinator for medical mission trips to Central America. She works with the local government and ministers of health to meet the medical needs of each community. For her, it’s an opportunity to meet the needs of those whose stories she resonates with – “I see myself in their eyes,” she says.

Since its inception, Fitness Machine Technicians has been committed to delivering reliable service/repair and preventive maintenance services to customers across the nation. With more than 35 years’ experience in the fitness industry, Chief Executive and Founder Don Powers created a company that puts its customers first.

Powers notes, “We’re thrilled to have Berenice open our first Illinois office. She brings a wealth of knowledge to her role, and a deep passion for serving her community and improving their ability to lead a healthy lifestyle.”

Carlson has hired a local technician and plans to hire several more as the business grows. All technicians are trained at Fitness Machine Technicians’ headquarters in Philadelphia.

For more information about having a fitness machine or exercise facility serviced, please contact Fitness Machine Technicians Chicago at 800-674-3133 or visit http://www.FitnessMachineTechnicians.com/Chicago.    

About Fitness Machine Technicians

Fitness Machine Technicians specializes in the maintenance and repair of fitness equipment for commercial and home exercise facilities. Clients include fitness centers, corporations, hotels, condominiums, high schools, colleges and universities, government, and residential homes across the United States. Its corporate-trained and authorized technicians are committed to providing the most reliable repair and maintenance services.

Fitness Machine Technicians also offers franchise opportunities to individuals with an interest in fitness and looking to run a service-based business based on a proven operating model. The company’s award-winning franchise currently has locations in more than 80 territories across the country. For more information, visit the website at http://www.FitnessMachineTechnicians.com or call 844-FMT-FIXX.

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Industry: Healthcare

ClearStar Named to HR Tech Outlook’s Top 10 HRMS Solution Providers

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Hiring managers need a partner in their goal of attracting, verifying, and deploying talent as quickly as possible. We design our solutions to be a complete answer to those needs.


ALPHARETTA, Ga. (PRWEB)

ClearStar, a provider of Human Capital IntegritySM technology-based services specializing in background and medical screening, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as one of the Top 10 HRMS Solution Providers – 2019 by HR Tech Outlook magazine. The company was chosen based on its innovative solutions and demonstration of great promise in their competitive market environment.

HR Tech Outlook magazine, published in Fort Lauderdale, FL, is a technology magazine which gives information about the latest technology in the industry that helps the technology, business leaders, and start-up ecosystems achieve business goals. The list of the Top 10 HRMS Solution Provers is determined by a panel of experts, technology leaders, and board members of HR Tech Outlook magazine after a comprehensive and competitive evaluation of over 500 HRMS solution providers.

“We are delighted to select ClearStar as one of the Top 10 HRMS Solution Providers – 2019,” said Hanna Wilson, Managing Editor of HR Tech Outlook magazine. “ClearStar offers progressive solutions that solve human resource management challenges by implementing the current technological trends in the space.”

Robert J. Vale, Jr., CEO of ClearStar, said: “We are proud to be named a Top HRMS Solution Provider. With each year, the importance of maintaining human capital integrity becomes more apparent, but the task of doing so also grows more difficult. Hiring managers need more than a background screening provider—they need a partner in their goal of attracting, verifying, and deploying top talent as quickly as possible. We design our solutions to be a complete answer to those needs.”

About ClearStar

ClearStar, Inc. is a leading provider of Human Capital IntegritySM technology-based services specializing in background and medical screening. It provides employment intelligence direct to employers and via channel partners/consumer reporting agencies (“CRAs”) to support better recruitment and other decisions affecting employees by increasing the quality, reliability, and visibility of information.

A seven-time Inc. 5000 honoree and founding member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, ClearStar has provided innovative technology solutions to businesses in the human capital management industry from its corporate offices in Alpharetta, Georgia since 1995. For more information about ClearStar, please visit: http://www.clearstar.net.

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Business: Insurance

Kin Gives Floridians New Insurance Discounts Following Passage of Assignment of Benefits Bill

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With this legislation, we can now offer a discount to our Florida-based customers who do not assign their benefits to third parties, and we’ll continue to look for ways to better serve and simplify the home insurance process for Florida homeowners.


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. and CHICAGO (PRWEB)

Kin Insurance, the insurance technology company reinventing home insurance for catastrophe-prone areas with easy, affordable coverage and world-class customer service, announced it now offers two new discounts for Florida homeowners.

The Responsible Repair Discount, an industry first, offers an 18 percent discount on the water peril premium for an average discount of five percent off the total premium and is made possible by the passage of Insurance Assignment Agreements (SB 122, HB 7065). The e-Policy Discount provides another $10 premium discount. Both discounts will be live for all policies with an effective date of December 2, 2019 or later.

“While other carriers may increase their rates, we’re lowering ours. With this legislation, we can now offer a discount to our Florida-based customers who do not assign their benefits to third parties, and we’ll continue to look for ways to better serve and simplify the home insurance process for Florida homeowners,” said Sean Harper, CEO and co-founder of Kin.

The bill, which was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, makes the Responsible Repair Discount possible. The bill pertains to an assignments of benefits (AOB) agreement, which is an agreement that, once signed, transfers the insurance claims rights or benefits of a consumer’s insurance policy to a third party. It gives the third party authority to file a claim, make repair decisions and collect insurance payments without the consumer’s involvement.

According to the Insurance Information Institute, abuse of AOB has fueled a crisis in Florida as the state has seen a 70 percent increase in AOB-related lawsuits from 2013-2018. AOB abuse has also cost Floridians billions in premiums to address unnecessary or overly expensive repairs as well as legal fees.

“Kin remains committed to serving the state of Florida, which is already a complex insurance market facing natural disasters, and consumer feedback indicates a very strong desire for the Responsible Repair Discount. We believe the majority of our Florida-based customers don’t want to assign their rights to a third party and instead, would prefer a discount for agreeing not to,” said Angel Conlin, Kin’s St. Petersburg-based chief legal officer.

These policy discounts follow the announcement of Kin’s mobile home insurance offering in Florida and the launch of Kin’s Florida home insurance carrier, the Kin Interinsurance Network. Kin has offices in Chicago and St. Petersburg. Both offices are currently hiring new and experienced engineers, developers, customer service as well as insurance representatives, including agents and underwriters to serve policyholders in and beyond Florida.

About Kin

Kin Insurance is an insurtech startup and licensed insurance carrier that is fixing home insurance through intuitive tech, affordable pricing, and world-class customer service. By leveraging thousands of publicly available data points, Kin can recommend the appropriate coverage at affordable prices for homeowners. Launched by seasoned financial tech entrepreneurs Sean Harper, Lucas Ward, and Stephen Wooten in 2016, Kin is the first insurtech company to serve catastrophe-prone regions and is committed to helping coastal homeowners most impacted by climate change. The company is headquartered in Chicago with an office in Tampa Bay and currently serves Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Alabama, with plans to expand across the US. Kin is currently hiring in its Chicago and Tampa Bay offices. For more information, visit https://www.kin.com or https://www.kin.com/home-insurance/mobile-home-insurance.

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Business: Executives

2020 Family Office Database Now Available

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BOSTON (PRWEB)

Massinvestor is excited to announce the launch of its 2020 Family Office Database https://familyofficedata.net/, which profiles more than 550 Family Offices of super-wealthy families, actively making investments in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Operating Businesses, Real Estate, and Entertainment.

Profiling hard-to-find, U.S. based Single Family Offices, The Family Office Database is the definitive resource for professionals looking to research and make contact with elusive High Net Worth Family Offices doing deals.

The Family Office Database is unique in that it concentrates on Single Family Offices, as opposed to Multi-Family.

Editor Michael Stern commented on this distinction: “While other Family Office products will make claims of having ‘thousands’ of profiles, their lists are often inaccurate,” Stern explained. “They will include entities that are poorly researched, aren’t actually family offices; and are instead money managers, charitable concerns, or other types of financial institutions. Most ‘Multi-Family’ Offices are simply investment advisors providing concierge services.”

Created by experienced researchers, The Family Office Database offers extensive data sets. Profiles contain complete contact information (phone, fax, web site), summary of each Family Office, industry focus, stage specialty, portfolio companies, and the investment team (including email addresses of most partners).

A one-year Family Office Database subscription is continuously updated with new firms, partners and portfolio companies. Users can perform filtered searches and export data an unlimited number of times to PDF and Excel.

A single-user subscription is just $595.00, a special price through Dec. 31. The Database is exclusively available at Family Office Database https://massinvestor.3dcartstores.com/FamilyOfficeDatabase

About The Family Office Database

The Family Office Database https://familyofficedata.net/ is the definitive resource for professionals seeking to research and make contact with Family Offices of the super-wealthy. Family Offices profiled are actively making investments in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Operating Businesses, Real Estate, and Entertainment. The Database is published by Massinvestor, which has a 20-year history of publishing data on the Venture Capital and Private Equity industry.

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Health

New Consortium Launched in Partnership with CISCRP to Improve National Clinical Research Literacy

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To address the critical need to improve patient diversity in clinical trials, CISCRP–in partnership with ten leading pharmaceutical companies and clinical research providers–has launched a new consortium that will focus on community-based education beginning in early 2020.


BOSTON (PRWEB)

Research in the literature shows that minority communities have a high willingness to participate in clinical trials and high self-reported general knowledge about the clinical research process. Yet, according to a recent study conducted by the Center for the Study of Drug Development at the Tufts University School of Medicine, minority patients – most notably those of Black and African descent – are highly underrepresented in clinical trials of new medical interventions. Tufts research also shows that patient referral rates into clinical trials among practicing minority physicians and nurses are very low.

To address the critical need to improve patient diversity in clinical trials, CISCRP – in partnership with ten leading pharmaceutical companies and clinical research service providers – has launched a new consortium that will focus energy and resources on community-based education during the next five years beginning in early 2020. Consortium members include Merck, IQVIA, Biogen, Otsuka, CSL Behring, Janssen, WCG, Boston Scientific, EMD Serono, and Pfizer. Representatives from each member company will participate on a steering committee and will provide staff and resources to support the planning and execution of live educational events in five targeted urban centers annually.

“This centralized approach is vital to bring together the necessary oversight and infrastructure required to engage with communities from around the country,” said Jonathan Jackson, Ph.D., study volunteer and The Center Director of Community Access, Recruitment, and Engagement (CARE) Research Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

The Consortium initiative builds on CISCRP’s 18-year experience producing and hosting internationally recognized live educational events – called AWARE-for-ALL programs — throughout the United States and parts of Europe. Each event engages a local planning committee comprised of members of the public, patients, advocacy groups, health care and clinical research professionals, offers educational presentations and discussions, as well as free health screenings and information about local clinical trial activity. The consortium also plans to mobilize a pop-up educational exhibit in targeted urban health centers to generate excitement and awareness in the weeks leading up to each live event.

“We are thrilled to be working with Consortium members on this important and novel initiative,” said Ellyn Getz, Associate Director of Development & Community Engagement at CISCRP. “Support, input and insight from consortium members presents an unprecedented opportunity to have an even greater impact on advancing public and patient clinical research literacy over a 5-year time period with ongoing continuous improvement,” she added.

ABOUT CISCRP:

The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) is an internationally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to educating, informing and engaging the public and patients about clinical research. CISCRP is committed to providing services designed to help professionals best engage patients as partners in the clinical research process. Visit http://www.CISCRP.org.

Contact Information

Joan A. Chambers

Senior Director, Marketing & Outreach

CISCRP

Phone: 617-725-2750 ext. 202

http://www.CISCRP.org

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Legal / Law: Criminal Law

Intelligent.com Announces Best Criminal Justice Degree Programs for 2020

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SEATTLE (PRWEB)

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 60 Criminal Justice Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 207 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 207 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 60 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Criminal Justice Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-criminal-justice-degree-programs/.

2020 Criminal Justice Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Arizona State University

Ashland University

Aurora University

Azusa Pacific University

Ball State University

Bemidji State University

Campbellsville University

Capella University

Columbia Southern University

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Crown College

Drexel University

Drury University

Eastern Kentucky University

Excelsior College

Faulkner University

Fort Hays State University

Grantham University

Hampton University

Indiana State University

Indiana University

Kent State University

Liberty University

Limestone College

Louisiana State University, Alexandria

Lynn University

Midway University

New England Institute of Technology

North Carolina Central University

North Greenville University

Northern Kentucky University

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Norwich University

Oakland City University

Ohio Christian University

Ohio University

Old Dominion University

Rutgers University

Sam Houston State University

Southeast Missouri State University

Southern Illinois University

St. Joseph’s College of New York

State University of New York, Delhi

State University of New York, Oswego

Stevenson University

Tarleton State University

Texas A & M University, Central Texas

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Central Florida

University of Cincinnati

University of Colorado Denver

University of Houston – Victoria

University of Louisville

University of Mary

University of Massachusetts Lowell

University of Wisconsin – Platteville

Utica College

Walden University

Washington State University

Western Carolina University

About Intelligent.com

Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.

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Technology: Computer

Nuspire Hires Lewie Dunsworth As New CEO

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COMMERCE, Mich. (PRWEB)

Nuspire, a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP), announced today that it has hired Lewie Dunsworth as the new CEO. Saylor Frase, Nuspire’s previous CEO, now serves as Chairman of the Board.

“After a long, extensive nation-wide search, we are incredibly fortunate to bring on board someone as well suited and talented as Lewie Dunsworth,” said Brian St. Jean, Nuspire board member and partner at Abry Partners. “Lewie’s 20-years of experience in cybersecurity as both a practitioner, including as a Fortune 1000 CISO, and as a leader of a managed security services provider, will provide Nuspire with exceptional depth and guidance as it continues to provide unmatched services and technology to its customers.”

Frase will continue to provide his guidance, expertise and business relationships as he transitions into his new role. “I am so proud of the growth and success the company has achieved over the past 20 years and the hard work and dedication that our employees give every day to get us to where we are today,” said Frase. “As Nuspire enters this new chapter, I’m excited to work closely with our new CEO as Chairman of the Board and to continue serving our customers with unparalleled managed security services.”

As the new CEO, Dunsworth will be working with Nuspire’s leadership team to make strategic company decisions, lead overall business operations, and spearhead Nuspire’s overall growth strategy into new markets while evolving the company’s service portfolio.

“I am honored, and excited, to take on the role of CEO for a company who has such a high service delivery track record, incredible focus on client satisfaction and a team of dedicated and talented people,” said Dunsworth. “Nuspire is well positioned for sustained success and has a wonderful opportunity to continue its growth, and portfolio of services, into our target markets. I’m looking forward to working with the entire Nuspire team, to continue building on the service we provide to our clients, the great company culture that exists today and leverage my experience, expertise and leadership to help accelerate Nuspire forward on the path of becoming the premier market-leader in cybersecurity services.”

Prior to Nuspire, Dunsworth held several executive roles, such as the CISO & Executive Vice President of Global Security Services at Herjavec Group, CISO at H&R Block and the SVP of Advisory Services & Managed Services at Optiv. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Network and Communications Management from DeVry University and a Master of Business Administration, Executive from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

For more information on Nuspire, visit http://www.nuspire.com

About Nuspire

Nuspire is the Managed Security Services (MSS) provider of choice, delivering the greatest risk reduction per cyber-dollar spent. The company’s 24×7 Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and managed detection and response (MDR) service combines award-winning threat detection and response technology with human intervention and analysis, providing end-to-end protection across the gateway, network and endpoint ecosystem. Nuspire pioneered distributed, managed security services within the enterprise and franchise market and today protects thousands of locations globally. For more information, visit http://www.nuspire.com and follow @Nuspire.

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Technology: Electronics

Aved’s Newest Medical Robotics Battery Packs are Custom Designed and Built for Adaptive Autonomous Robotics

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Featuring rapid charge times of 1 hr. to 85% where required, typical battery packs include Li-Ion, LFP, or primary lithium technologies with cells supported by leading manufacturers.

Custom battery packs from Aved include Li-Ion, LFP, or primary lithium technologies with cells supported by leading manufacturers.

Providing active cell balancing management and adaptive power on demand, battery packs can incorporate opportunistic charging, thermal management to benefit cycle counts, and other special performance characteristics.


North Billerica, Mass (PRWEB)

Aved Electronics has introduced custom engineered, large format self-contained and portable modular battery packs for medical and mobility product OEMs requiring higher voltages.

Aved Medical Robotics Battery Packs are custom designed and built to OEM specifications with the battery chemistry and cell selection optimized with respect to voltage, cyclability, pulse rates, capacity, charging, and mechanical packaging. Providing active cell balancing management and adaptive power on demand, they can incorporate opportunistic charging, thermal management to benefit cycle counts, and other special performance characteristics.

Featuring rapid charge times of 1 hr. to 85% where required, Aved Medical Robotics Battery Packs provide voltage ranges from 48V – 400V, 1000 plus cycles, high pulse currents up to 100 A, and capacities up to 4 kW, depend-ing upon the application. Typical battery packs include Li-Ion, LFP, or primary lithium technologies with cells supported by leading manufacturers.

Aved Medical Robotics Battery Pack price quotations for OEMs are available upon request. The firm is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485-2016, & ITAR Registered.

For more information contact:

Aved Electronics

Ralph Santosuosso, Director of Sales & Marketing

95 Billerica Avenue

North Billerica, MA 01862

(800) 441-2833 FAX (978) 528-5299

Email: rsantosuosso@aved.com

http://www.aved.com

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Society: Disabled Issues / Disabilities

User1st Joins UN Commemoration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Showcases Technologies for Increasing Digital Accessibility of Employment Opportunities

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“User1st supports and joins the United Nations’ commitment to creating pathways for tangible change for persons with disabilities,” said Amihai Miron, co-founder and CEO of User1st.


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

User1st, the provider of the most innovative web accessibility solutions on the market, yesterday participated in the United Nations’ (UN) annual observance of its International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Invited to UN headquarters for the event, User1st showcased its digital accessibility software solutions that help make websites and mobile apps more accessible to persons with disabilities. The theme of this year’s event – increasing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities – strikes at the core of any discussion about workplace diversity and inclusion.

“User1st supports and joins the United Nations’ commitment to creating pathways for tangible change for persons with disabilities,” said Amihai Miron, co-founder and CEO of User1st. “Employment for persons with disabilities is a paramount issue of inclusion, and organizations can benefit from a larger talent pool of candidates by making their digital environments accessible to everyone, regardless of ability. To attract the most diverse and qualified pool of job applicants – and unlock the vast talents and energies of persons with disabilities – digital accessibility is imperative.”

According to The Brookings Institution, only 40% of working-age adults with disabilities have a job – a rate that is about half that of persons without disabilities. Nearly 30 years after the passage of the American with Disabilities Act, the largest group of unemployed Americans is still persons with disabilities.

Recent court decisions have propelled forward the issue of online accessibility of employment opportunities. DISH Network recently agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle claims that it maintained an inaccessible process of job applications. Earlier this year, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas settled a lawsuit alleging that a job applicant with a hearing impairment was not able to complete the company’s application process. The process included an assessment with an audio portion that did not contain captions or other accommodations.

The UN’s annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 by UN General Assembly resolution 47/3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.

About User1st

User1st provides the most advanced web accessibility solutions on the market for testing, remediation, monitoring and compliance. User1st is the only company that offers both customized short-term fixes and tailored long-term solutions for meeting the international specifications of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Trusted by organizations of all sizes, including Fortune 500 companies and large government organizations, User1st’s solutions are deployed in a variety of industries worldwide, including financial services, retail, government and healthcare. For more information, visit http://www.user1st.com/ and follow on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter @User1st.

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