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Tag Archives: wireless technology
Cool Tech on Cold Days: CES ’17
Here in DC, we’re bundled up against some seriously arctic temperatures. But this chill is nothing compared to the level of COOL on exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show this past weekend in Las Vegas. Developers showed off everything from … Continue reading
Posted in Project
Tagged Apps, assistive technology, CES '17, cool technology, exoskeleton, robotics, smart homes, smartphones, tablets, virtual reality, wireless technology
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NIDRR Researchers Named to FCC Disability Advisory Committee
The Federal Communications Commission has officially announced and scheduled the first meeting of the new Disability Advisory Committee. Several members of the NIDRR community will serve on the committee, providing advice and recommendations to the FCC on a wide array … 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 Technology and People with Disabilities Survey
The NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies (Wireless RERC) is conducting two surveys on how people with disabilities use wireless technology. The first is “User Needs“. This is a general survey on the use and usability of wireless … Continue reading
Posted in Survey
Tagged Dr. John Morris, emergency communications, Emergency Communications Survey, emergency preparedness, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies, survey, user needs, User Needs Survey, Wireless RERC, wireless technology
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Four Proposed Priorities Proposed Today!
Three items were published in the Federal Register today announcing new priorities for NIDRR projects. We sent them out through our NIDRR Announcements listserv. In case you accidentally deleted it (or you’re not subscribed, see our previous post about it), … Continue reading
Posted in Grant/scholarship opportunity, Project
Tagged blindness, community living, DRRP, families, low vision, proposed priority, RERC, RRTC, wireless technology
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Can You Hear/See Me Now? Making Mobile Devices Accessible
An article in today’s Washington Post discusses bills to make smart phones and other mobile devices accessible to people with sensory disabilities. NIDRR currently funds several projects to investigate technologies to make wireless technology accessible to people with sensory, mobility, … Continue reading
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Tagged blind, cell phones, deaf, sensory disabilities, smart phones, wireless technology
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 