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Tag Archives: technology
Software explains how people who are color blind see the world
At the University of Alicante (UA) in Spain, scientists have designed software that helps analyze the vision of people who are color blind and it simulates how people with colorblindness really see. The software helps to redesign images or objects … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Publications
Tagged assistive technology, colorblindness, Disabilities, disability, employment, people with disabilities, software, Spain, technology
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Registration is now open for the RERC on Telerehabilitation State of the Science Conference on June 13th and 14th, 2013!
Registration is now open for the RERC on Telerehabilitation (RERC TR) State of Science (SOS) conference on June 13th and 14th. The conference will be presented virtually allowing health and rehabilitation professionals, industry partners, government agencies, and consumers to attend … Continue reading
The Autism App: Future of Early Diagnoses
Would you be able to recognize the signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in your child? Children with ASD may display communication challenges, repetitive behavior, restrictive movements, and impaired social interaction. Fairly distinctive signs on paper but difficult for most … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, autism, autism spectrum disorders, behavior imaging solutions, children with disabilities, communication disorders, development, developmental delays, developmental disabilities, emergency communications, georgia institute of technology, health, mobile technologies, owusu, parents, research, science, social media, technology, teddowusu, teddy, video interpreting, wireless technology
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Wireless RERC launches its Survey of User Needs in Spanish
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies (Wireless RERC) has launched a Spanish language version of its Survey of User Needs for Wireless Technologies. The survey’s objective is to know how all people use wireless technology and its principal … Continue reading
Posted in Project
Tagged Disabilities, disability, minorities, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, Spanish, Spanish-language, survey, technology, Wireless RERC
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Podcast 10 in ENACT Podcast Series “Active Living with Arthritis” is now available!
The NIDRR-funded RRTC on ENhancing ACTivity and Participation for Persons with Arthritis (ENACT) has released the ninth podcast in the “Active Living with Arthritis” series. This series provides evidence-based information to assist people living with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions … Continue reading
Posted in Audiovisual, Project, Publications, webcasts
Tagged Amber Steckel, Arthritis, Arthritis Active Living Podcasts, Center for Enhancing Activity and Participation Among Persons with Arthritis (ENACT), Dr. Karen Jacobs, ENACT, Kaitlin Thompson, mobile and smartphone, Online resources, online tools, podcast, podcast series, Resources, rheumatic conditions, technology, University of Boston
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Regular Radio Captioning Distribution Begins
History was made on February 23rd when the first captioned radio broadcast of a regular radio program hit the airwaves that morning. What show was being broadcast? Latino USA is the longest running radio program focused on Latinos and is … Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged accessibility, captioned radio, captions, Disabilities, disability, minorities, radio, Spanish, Spanish-language, technology
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Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care Grant Program
Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care, a cooperative research initiative between The Alzheimer’s Association and Intel Corporation, seeks proposals having to do with personalized diagnostics, preventative tools, and/or interventions for adults coping with the spectrum of cognitive aging and neurodegenerative disease, … Continue reading
Posted in Grant/scholarship opportunity
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, development, Grants, independent living, technology
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Bilingual Information and Resources in celebration of National Information and Resources Day
The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) is supporting the designation of November 16th as National Information and Referral Services Day. To help celebrate, we will share bilingual information and resources for people with disabilities that we use on … Continue reading
The Evolution of Head Safety Equipment
A revolutionary device that could save lives by alerting family and friends in case of a serious injury is now available. ICEdot, the world’s first “personal crash sensor” is a fourth-generation safety device that pairs helmet and smartphone and uses … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Project, Uncategorized
Tagged alert, android, app, bike, biking, blading, bluetooth, brain, brain injury, climbing, concussion, derby, firs responder, head, health, helmet, hiking, icedot, injury, iphone, monitor, motor, mountain, owusu, phone, riding, rock, roller, skating, sport, sports, technology, teddowusu, teddy, wireless
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Disability in the Latino Community
The views within the Latino community on disability are very similar across Latino groups. However, these views cannot be bundled together for the whole community. The views, perceptions, and approach to disability by the Latino community and by Latino individuals … Continue reading
