CTA Foundation News By Steve Ewell ● Feb 20, 2026 Smart Brevity® count: 1.5 mins…446 words The CTA Foundation celebrated an impactful CES 2026, highlighting innovation in accessibility and the power of collaboration. CES provided an incredible platform to bring together industry leaders, partners and innovators committed to advancing accessibility. From assistive technologies to the debut of the Accessibility Stage powered by Verizon, the show featured cutting-edge advancements that empower people of all abilities and reinforced the Foundation’s commitment to creating a more accessible and inclusive future. Keep reading to learn more about: The inaugural Accessibility Stage’s impact at CES. Accessibility innovation programming and events highlighted at CES. And more. As always, thanks for your support.

Inaugural Accessibility Stage Elevated Accessibility at CES The CTA Foundation debuted CES’s first-ever dedicated Accessibility Stage powered by Verizon Accessibility, with accessibility services provided by Microsoft and Aura cast broadcast audio provided by Bluetooth SIG. Located in a high-traffic area of The Venetian Convention Center, the stage featured three full days of programming and quickly became a central hub for accessibility at CES. The stage welcomed strong engagement from attendees throughout the week, bringing together industry leaders, nonprofits and innovators to share insights and showcase technologies improving independence and quality of life. Why it matters: The debut of the Accessibility Stage marked a major milestone for CES, elevating accessibility as a visible and essential part of the global technology conversation.

CES 2026 Programming and Events Highlighted Accessibility Innovation CES 2026 brought together leaders advancing accessibility through the CTA Foundation. The CTA Foundation Accessibility Roundtable, presented by Salesforce, welcomed 180 attendees, while the Accessibility & AgeTech Reception gathered over 350 guests, highlighting strong engagement and collaboration across the accessibility and AgeTech ecosystem. At the Foundation’s annual Pitch Competition, presented by Next50, .lumen received the Grand Prize and Judge’s Choice Award for its AI-powered navigation solution supporting people who are blind or have low vision. Cairns Health earned the Runner-Up Award for its AI-driven digital care companion, while EverEx received the Audience Choice Award. HapWare was named the 2026 Health Challenge winner, Lotus was recognized as the runner up, and ONSCREEN, Inc. received the John and Jane Shalam Award. The Foundation also hosted Accessibility Media and Funders Tours and highlighted startups through the Eureka Park Accessibility Contest, showcasing innovative accessibility solutions across CES.

Thank You to Our CES 2026 Sponsors and Partners The CTA Foundation extends its sincere thanks to our partners who helped elevate accessibility across CES and made these important conversations and opportunities possible.

Welcoming New Trustees to the CTA Foundation The CTA Foundation is pleased to welcome Jim Braun of Dual Electronics and Sarah Thomas of Delight by Design and AgeTech Capital to its Board of Trustees. Their leadership and expertise will help strengthen the Foundation’s work and expand its impact in advancing accessibility and aging technology.

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Elizabeth (Liz) Kennedy is a senior product leader with deep experience building and scaling customer-centric products that integrate hardware, software, and services to deliver measurable business impact. She has spent over a decade leading innovative, computer-vision-and AI-powered products, including Amazon’s Echo Look and clothing Virtual Try-On, translating cutting-edge technology into intuitive customer experiences at scale. Her work at Amazon spanned defining end-to-end product requirements and customer journeys across ecommerce, automotive, and healthcare. Liz began her career in automotive new vehicle development at GM and Nissan and is now focused on bringing this blend of deep technical products, complex systems thinking, and customer obsession to mission-driven organizations in the Detroit region

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and we’re talking about robots that clean your stairs and cars that drive themselves and eyeglasses that do about 5 super-cool things you never thought they could do.

And all that buzz is coming from CES, the giant electronics show in Las Vegas this (past) week!

Here’s a snapshot from tech and fashion correspondent Katlean de Monchy.

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Have You Embraced Your Physical AI…? David Sable Read this article on LinkedIn to join the conversation Read on LinkedIn When was the last time you upgraded? I’m not referring to your hotel room… or your seat on a plane… or your phone… or even your OS. You… yourself? CES 2026 made one thing unmistakably clear: The real technology conversation is shifting… from Artificial Intelligence (AI as we currently know it) to Physical AI. NVIDIA and others are defining Physical AI as the moment intelligence leaves the cloud… leaves the chat parlor tricks… and becomes embedded in the real world. It’s no longer just a talking assistant… Not just smarter apps… Not just faster back-end workflows… but intelligence inside the things we touch, use, and depend on like cars, appliances, devices, factories, and infrastructure. As Jensen Huang said at NVIDIA GTC 2023, “The next wave of AI is embodied AI… intelligence that is in the physical world… interacting with people and machines.” And that is the shift… AI no longer lives somewhere abstract. It lives in cars, in refrigerators, in robots, and on factory floors. As WIRED reported in its CES 2024 coverage, “From smart factories to autonomous machines… AI is now powering physical decision making.” Which brings us to the real inflection point: Physical AI drives a stake through the heart of the old Internet-of-Things story. IoT was about connection. Physical AI is about capability. A sensor telling you you’re out of milk is connectivity. A system that understands your habits, your health goals, your preferences, and acts intelligently on your behalf… that’s Physical AI. The connection still matters…It always will. But intelligence in the thing is what makes it transformative.

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AI is moving fast.
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