Helena Mitchell, Nathan Moon and Salimah LaForce will attend the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) in Washington, D.C. on October 18, 2018.
October 2018 was celebrated as National Disability Employment Awareness (NDEAM), and the contributions and achievements of people with disabilities were recognized and honored at events and in publications.
Cindy represented CACP at SRAI's conference held Oct. 29-31 in Orlando, Florida. She attended relevant presentations that aligned strongly with CACP's mission. She connected with sponsors, foundations and researchers to build relationships for future research collaborations.
Nathan W. Moon recently delivered two presentations at the 2018 University System of Georgia (USG) STEM Summit, held on October 24, 2018, at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. Nathan currently serves as an External Evaluator for the USG STEM Initiative, an effort involving 14 USG institutions to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) success in Georgia's colleges and universities. He presented an update on the Year 2 evaluation at the STEM Initiative Grantees" Breakfast.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice announcing their call for nominations for the eighth annual Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility (Chairman's AAA). Nominations are due by February 28, 2019, and can be made for various categories including accessible mainstream technologies, assistive technologies, technology standards, and best practices in delivering accessible solutions.
Wireless RERC Project Director Maureen Linden gave a presentation at the 12th Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of (Korea RESKO) Technical Conference, held at the South Korea’s National Rehabilitation Center, November 5 – 11, 2018.
The Wireless RERC completed a study observing the 2016 nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and released a research brief outlining findings and recommendations. EAS is a national warning system in the United States established in 1997 by the FCC to alert the public of local weather emergencies as well as national security incidents. The most recent National EAS Test was conducted on September 28, 2016. Before this test, the FCC provided key recommendations and technical requirements to broadcasters based on the first national EAS test in November 2011.
Wireless RERC researchers, Salimah LaForce, John Morris, and Synge Tyson attended and presented at the 2017 CSUN Assistive Technologies Conference in San Diego, February 27 - March 4, 2017. The papers/presentations included:
Helena Mitchell attended the first meeting of the second term of the Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the FCC's headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meeting was open to the public and webcasted with open captioning.
Georgia Tech’s Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Inclusive Technologies (Wireless RERC) filed comments in response to The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Request for Comments on the Benefits, Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government in Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT) [Docket No.
