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The Crystal Cabin Award Association recognized Thales' suite of IFE accessibility solutions during the Awards Ceremony in Long Beach, California on October 30, 2024 in the Best Customer Journey Experience category
Thales' accessibility user interface (UI) for low vision or blindness is the most progressive in the industry featuring a familiar structure & flow with 13 intuitive gesture controls mirroring how users control their own devices
Thales is introducing the 1st in industry Signing Avatar that will sign in multiple languages and is fully customizable
Thales The Crystal Cabin Award is the world's leading prize in the field of cabin innovations and on-board products. Winning ideas shape the future of travel. During the APEX/IFSA Awards Ceremony held on October 30, 2024 in Long Beach, California, Thales was recognized by the Crystal Cabin Award Association for its suite of IFE accessibility solutions. Featuring the most progressive User Interface for low vision or blind passengers and the industry's 1st Signing Avatar for passengers who are hard of hearing or deaf.
Thales' accessibility User Interface (UI) is the most progressive in the industry featuring a familiar structure & flow, with 1st in the industry intuitive gesture controls mirroring how the vision impaired control their own devices. With this advancement flying soon on two leading global Airlines, low vision or blind passengers will now have equitable access to the same amenities and services.
For hard of hearing or deaf passengers, Thales is introducing the 1st in industry Signing Avatar that can sign in multiple languages and is fully customizable. The avatar signs in complement to Closed Captions (CC) and provides assistance for cabin notifications and video on demand translations.
Were thrilled to receive our fourth Crystal Cabin Award in a row. All of us at Thales are extremely proud of this milestone. It is a recognition of our commitment to innovation and our ambition to create a more inclusive and enjoyable inflight entertainment experience for all, said Tudy Bedou, chief technology officer of Thales Inflyt Experience. We welcome everybody to the future of inclusive flying.
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