Susan Mazrui at the podium, accepting her Stephen Garff Marriott Award Susan Mazrui, her service dog, and presenter Deborah Marriott Harrison

Paul Schroeder at the MagicaVision booth, trying their Android phone Paul Schroeder at the MagicaVision booth

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CES 2016 officially opened on Wednesday January 6, and as Lyle Lovett might say, CES is not large, it's huge. Encompassing over 2.6 million square feet of exhibit and presentation space, there is just no way to convey the absolute awesomeness of the size of this thing.

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As you read this, the CES show, an annual event about all things technology, is only just now opening, but lots has been happening already. Press events dominated Tuesday's schedule. I attended presentations by LG, Panasonic, and others.

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In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, please enjoy and share these resources, and add your own suggestions in the comments!

Crista Earl, standing with her dog guide, Paige Crista Earl, Director of AFB Web Services

I love tools and gadgets, and I love accessible gadgets the most. Since I have a visual impairment, I'm used to having to wait around for the "special" stuff. So, the things I love the most are mainstream gadgets that come out of the box being accessible.

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The AFB Leadership Conference agenda included a session titled Apple Connected. What participants didn’t know until they arrived in the meeting room was that the Apple representative would be unveiling and demonstrating the accessibility features of the Apple Watch for the first time anywhere. There was an audible gasp of delight.