-- Leadership --
Dr. Khosrow ("Caesar") Eghtesadi founded
Tech For All in 2001 after years of developing products accessible to people with disabilities. Caesar is an internationally recognized authority in accessible technologies and Universal Design Methodology. He served on the Electronic and Information Technology Access Advisory Committee advising the U.S. Government on technology for people with disabilities. He contributed to creating the
Section 508 Standards for the Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 1998.
Caesar has specialized expertise in advanced technology for speech recognition; wireless communication; mobile computing; biomedical engineering; software systems; electronic voting machines; and office systems. He combines multi-faceted technical knowledge with business savvy to conceptualize, develop, and launch products via limited budgets and resources. As part of his achievements, Caesar led the Pitney Bowes team to develop the
Universal Access Copier System (UACS),
the world’s first voice-activated copier that complies with Section 508 Standards.
Caesar is currently retained as a Managing Consultant to AFB AccessWorld Solutions (AWS), the consulting arm of the
American Foundation for the Blind. He has also been consultant to numerous start-up and Fortune 200 companies, as well as to Government agencies and non-profit organizations for business and technology development, product conceptualization, and standardization. Caesar is the co-founder of Voice Communication Interface, the company that developed the first full-duplex RF wireless headset.
In 1999, Caesar received the patent for that invention.
In 2003 and 2004, Caesar served as an
Innovations Judge for the
International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase. He judged in three product categories: Mobile Office, Wireless Communications, and Accessibility. Caesar is the recipient of many
awards and has presented 50+
papers at industry conferences. His latest paper, "Accessibility of Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems for Blind and Visually Impaired People" in collaboration with the American Foundation for the Blind, is featured in Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics, Volume 5, Number 3, 2003. He also holds several patents, including the patent for the UACS. Caesar received a Ph.D. in Applied Acoustics from the University of London.