Tag Archives: SBIR

Project Spotlight: Experiencing the World via Touch

Posted on February 12, 2019 by cgraves34

February is Low Vision Awareness Month.  For many individuals who are blind, living with low vision, or who are Deaf/blind, touch is an important sense for experiencing the world around them. Technology that is tactile or haptic can help people … Continue reading →

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Destacar los proyectos: Experimentando el mundo a través del tacto

Posted on February 12, 2019 by mpgarcia

Febrero es el Mes de Concientización sobre la Baja Visión. Para muchas personas que son ciegas, que viven con baja visión, o que son sordo-ciegas, el tacto es un sentido importante para experimentar el mundo que les rodea. La tecnología … Continue reading →

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NLS Music Section Celebrates 50 Years!

Posted on October 23, 2014 by naricspotlight

Last night, we had the opportunity to enjoy a wonderful concert at the Library of Congress, celebrating 50 years of service for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) music section! We joined NIDRR SBIR grantee … Continue reading →

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NIDRR Long-Range Plan Informational Webinar: About NIDRR

Posted on May 25, 2012 by cgraves34

On Thursday, May 24th NIDRR and OSERS hosted an informational webinar on the proposed NIDRR long-range plan for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.  The presentation given by NIDRR director Charlie Lakin, PhD, and Ruth Brannon, director of the Research Sciences … Continue reading →

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NIDRR Presents: Reinventing Web Browsing with Capti for People with Visual Impairments

Posted on April 24, 2012 by naricspotlight

NIDRR continues its NIDRR Presents programs this week, inviting Dr. Yevgen Borodin of Charmtech Labs to discuss the work of his two Phase I Small Business Innovative Research projects (SBIR). Charmtech Labs, LLC., has received several SBIRs to develop technology … Continue reading →

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Two grant opportunities: Fellowships and SBIRs

Posted on December 13, 2011 by naricspotlight

Two announcements appeared in today’s Federal Register: Applications for New Awards; Research Fellowships Program AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), Department of Education. Full document: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-13/html/2011-31947.htm The Fellowships are one-year … Continue reading →

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Funding Opportunity: SBIR Phase I and ARRT

Posted on December 13, 2010 by naricspotlight

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Overview Information; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)–Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)– Phase I; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance … Continue reading →

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Funding Opportunity: Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Grants

Posted on January 15, 2010 by naricspotlight

Grants.gov’s notifier alerted us to the call for applications for NIDRR’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants. New ideas and products useful to people with disabilities and the rehabilitation field are encouraged through these SBIR grants. This three-phase program takes … Continue reading →

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