DALLAS, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T* today announced that it has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 James C. Marsters Promotion Award by TDI (formally known as Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.) for its relentless efforts to provide unmatched accessibility for people with disabilities.

TDI is the leading national advocacy organization that addresses equal access issues in telecommunications, media, and information technologies for the disability community. The James C. Masters Promotion Award is presented to an individual, an organization, or company that has made an outstanding contribution to improving the accessibility of telecommunications, media and information technology for the deaf and hard of hearing communities.

"We're honored to be recognized by TDI as a company that strives to improve the lives of the deaf and hard of hearing communities through the development of innovative products and services," said Cindy Brinkley, AT&T chief diversity officer. "Our efforts to meet the needs of people with disabilities date back more than a century and stem from our overall commitment to diversity and inclusion - a commitment deeply engrained in our culture."

The AT&T Advisory Panel on Access and Aging (AAPAA) is the latest example of a longstanding heritage--dating back more than a century-- of engaging experts and industry leaders outside AT&T to provide counsel and advice on its policies, practices, and products and services to the disability community.

In addition to AT&T's efforts to develop innovative products and services and to contract with third-party vendors for accessible equipment for customers with disabilities, AT&T also operates various centers to assist customers with disabilities such as the National Center for Customers with Disabilities for AT&T Mobility in Baton Rouge, LA. Similarly, AT&T's National Center for Disability and Aging has trained service representatives available to assist customers that have hearing, vision, mobility, cognitive and/or speech disabilities.

The James C. Marsters Award will be presented on Saturday, August 1, during the TDI Awards Luncheon to be held at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C.

For more information about wireless product or service offerings for those with disabilities, visit http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/articles-resources/disability-resources/disability-resources.jsp.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

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