Comcast, Team Gleason Work on Next-Gen Assistive Remote

Comcast and the Team Gleason Foundation are collaborating on the latest version of Comcast's Xfinity Adaptive Remote to give customers with disabilities control of Xfinity devices with assistive technology, they said Wednesday. The latest update adds the ability to assign custom buttons that execute an action or voice command of the customer’s choosing. They gave as examples toggling closed captions, searching for sports events and accessing the view from the connected front door camera. Team Gleason Foundation, founded by former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason after his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, focuses on improving life for people living with ALS through technology and equipment.