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Video contest now open for startup companies with tech for seniors and people with disabilities

Arlington, Va., September 9, 2015 - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®,  and its affiliated charitable CEA Foundation, are pleased to announce the launch of an inaugural video contest focused on startup companies with technologies that improve lives.

Five startup companies will receive a complimentary booth at CES® 2016 in Eureka Park, the show’s flagship startup Marketplace, and a $2,500 prize. Owned and produced by CEA, CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies and will run January 6-9, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

To enter, startups can submit a video of up to three minutes in length that highlights how their technology improves the lives of seniors or people with disabilities. Videos must be submitted before 11:59PM EST on September 18, 2015.  Full details about the CEA Foundation’s inaugural video contest including rules and entry form can be found online.

“The global technology community is providing innovative products and services that are enabling people with disabilities to access technology and enhance their lives as never before,” said Steve Ewell, executive director, CEA Foundation. “We are excited to recognize these life improving technologies at CES, the annual global epicenter of technology, and help recognize the important work being done in our industry.”

New for 2016, CES will launch the Accessibility Marketplace to highlight technology that provides the support needed for people with disabilities to live healthy, independent lives that are whole and full. Starting with the design, products and services are enhanced to provide direct, unassisted and/or indirect, compatibility assistance for a person with disability’s needs. In this Marketplace, attendees will see how accessible technology facilitates connections, enhances learning as well as education of disabilities and capabilities, and improves the quality of life for many people living with disabilities.

The CEA Foundation was created three years ago with a mission of linking seniors and people with disabilities with technology to enhance their lives. Accessible consumer devices are allowing for more low cost solutions for the more than 56 million people with disabilities and the millions of people over the age of 65.
“Thanks to many of these technologies, we now see that people are living independently longer, staying connected with friends and family and enabling greater control of our environments,” said Ewell.

In addition to the video contest and new Marketplace, CES continues to feature the Innovation Awards Accessible Tech category and conference panels focused on accessibility. For more information, visitCESweb.org.

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CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for more than 40 years-the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry. And because it is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the technology trade association representing the $285 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry, it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry’s most relevant issues are addressed. Check out CES video highlights. Follow CES online at http://click.ceainfo.org/?qs=7b02072476fd4a73e1590888e3ca9122909586e2975ab64b91d44e8f8226e8bac9d50b07ad3b3b3aand on social.

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Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, formerly Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, is the trade association representing the $287 billion U.S. consumer technology industry. More than 2,200 companies - 80 percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the world's best known brands - enjoy the benefits of CTA membership including policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CTA also owns and produces CES® - the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTA's industry services.

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