Social and Cultural Design (R2)

Apps for Enhancing Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Access

This document provides a description of some apps that can be used to enhance WEA access. It explains different apps, their features and where you can locate them to better understand WEA messages and aid in responding to WEA the messages appropriately. Provided are links to more information for each app.

 

Technology and Disability Policy Highlights: February 2017

In February, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) began accepting nominations for the Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility (Chairman’s AAA). The awards ”recognize the efforts of individuals, organizations, academic institutions, companies and government agencies to make communications tools more accessible to people with disabilities.” Send nominations to chairmansaaa@fcc.gov.

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Technology and Disability Policy Highlights: January 2017

In January, the U.S. Access Board published revised guidelines and standards pertaining to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Section 255 of the Communications Act of 1934. They cover Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines for buses and vans, medical diagnostic equipment (MDE), and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines (ICT-Refresh). ICT-Refresh standards are effective March 20, 2017, and January 18, 2018, is the compliance...

Technology and Disability Highlights - December 2016

In December, the Wireless RERC prepared for exciting new beginnings.  We have a new logo, highlighting the broader concept of inclusion, which involves the accessibility of the technologies, but also the benefits that access affords -- social, civic, academic, and economic opportunity. Our center’s newsletters, the Technology and Disability Policy Highlights (...

Connecting Customers with Disabilities to the Wireless World

Vol-5, Issue No-11 of the Design for All International group, in celebration of Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December 2010

Model Techniques for Consumer-Driven Research, Proceedings of the Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging, and Technology

 This paper chronicles the Wireless RERC’s user research efforts from 2001-2011 and offers lessons learned through these efforts.  The authors hope that this model will be of value to other research organizations for including people with disabilities in development of technologies that are truly assistive and supportive. 

Social Media, Public Emergencies & Disability

Longitudinal survey research data from two surveys conducted in 2010-2011 and 2012-2013, respectively, on the use of social media and other media and devices during public emergencies by people with disabilities are analyzed. The survey data show that television remains the primary means for receiving and verifying public alerts. In the two years between the two emergency communications surveys the alerting methods used to receive emergency alerts

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Three Wireless RERC Papers Win Best of CSUN 2014

February 2015 – The Wireless RERC and the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Universal Interface and Information Technology Access were selected among Best Papers at last year’s 29th International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, or CSUN 2014. Both NIDRR-funded RERCs, three papers from the Wireless RERC were named among the best to appear in the latest issue of the Journal on

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