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Evaluating the Impact of WEA 2.0 Regulations (Final)

kp37 — Mon, 16 May 2022 21:20:49 +0000

Date of Publication:

2022 March

research_brief_-_evaluating_the_impact_of_wea_2.0_regulations_final.pdf

Survey of User Needs, SUNspot 1 Use of Mobile Phones by Individuals with Disabilities, 2019-2020

dbright7@gatech.edu — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 19:51:23 +0000

Date of Publication:

2021 July

This research brief presents findings from the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wireless Inclusive Technologies’ (Wireless RERC) Survey of User Needs (SUN) for 2019-2020. We present key findings regarding mobile phone use and satisfaction by consumers with disabilities. A total of 219 respondents, or 98.3%, of users who responded indicated owning or using a wireless device such as a traditional cell phone, smartphone, tablet, or wearable device.

survey_of_user_needs_sunspot_1_use_of_mobile_phones_by_individuals_with_disabilities_2019-2020.docx

CACP Researchers Co-Authors on Article published in IEEE Magazine IT Professional

dbright7@gatech.edu — Thu, 06 May 2021 17:45:04 +0000

Date of Publication:

2021 March

Researchers on the WirelessRERC team published an article on the progress of technology on learning transfer. The abstract of the text: The COVID-19 pandemic has had major implications on socially vulnerable populations, especially minoritized populations. This article examines how technology-mediated learning can both operate as a tool to rectify inequities and a weapon that antagonizes existing divides for socially disadvantaged minoritized Black students. In analyzing this subsection of the population, we discuss technology-mediated learning during the pandemic and access problems that arise due to socially disadvantaged students' systematic inequalities. This article finds that technology is an essential tool that can be a solution to help rectify inequalities during crisis, coupled with models of success and future research.

Article

Re:Wireless Newsletter - 2019/05/22

blippincott4 — Fri, 24 May 2019 17:16:14 +0000

Date of Publication:

2019 May

The file below is a PDF of the Wireless RERC's 05/22/2018 Re:Wireless Newsletter for consumers. If you have trouble accessing the file or need it in an alternate accessible format, please contact Ben Lippincott at 678-992-9309 or ben@imtc.gatech.edu.

You can also view the newsletter at this web address: https://conta.cc/2HLb8g6

This is a PDF version of the consumer-focused Re:Wireless newsletter.

Re:Wireless Newsletter - 2019/03/15

blippincott4 — Fri, 24 May 2019 17:07:23 +0000

Date of Publication:

2019 March

The file below is a PDF of the Wireless RERC's 03/15/2019 Re:Wireless Newsletter for consumers. If you have trouble accessing the file or need it in an alternate accessible format, please contact Ben Lippincott at 678-992-9309 or ben@imtc.gatech.edu.

You can also view the newsletter at this web address: https://conta.cc/2F7y4ol

This is a PDF version of the consumer-focused Re:Wireless newsletter.

Research Brief: Accessibility, Usability, and Social and Cultural Acceptance of Next-Generation Wireless Devices

Mz22 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:12:12 +0000

Date of Publication:

2018 December

A new research brief by CACP researchers Nathan W. Moon, Paul M.A. Baker, and Kenneth Goughnour, summarizes findings from focus groups which explored accessibility, social appropriateness, and cultural acceptability issues of wireless technology related use among individuals with disabilities. The research was conducted for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wireless Inclusive Technologies (Wireless RERC). A total of 41 individuals with disabilities who use smartphones, wearables, and "smart home" devices participated in the study.

wireless-rerc-research-brief-18-01-1.pdf

Re:Wireless Newsletter - 12/31/2018

blippincott4 — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:39:57 +0000

Date of Publication:

2018 December

The file below is a PDF of the Wireless RERC's 12/31/2018 Re:Wireless Newsletter for consumers. If you have trouble accessing the file or need it in an alternate accessible format, please contact Ben Lippincott at 678-992-9309 or ben@imtc.gatech.edu.

You can also view the newsletter at this web address: https://conta.cc/2EWMDNf

A PDF version of the Re:Wireless Newsletter for 12/31/2018

Re:Wireless Newsletter - 10/08/2018

blippincott4 — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:36:29 +0000

Date of Publication:

2018 October

The file below is a PDF of the Wireless RERC's 10/08/2018 Re:Wireless Newsletter for consumers. If you have trouble accessing the file or need it in an alternate accessible format, please contact Ben Lippincott at 678-992-9309 or ben@imtc.gatech.edu.

You can also view the newsletter at this web address: https://conta.cc/2yAqBex

A PDF version of the Re:Wireless Newsletter for 10/08/2018

"That Smart Pen Sounded Like it Could Be Pretty Helpful:” A Thematic Analysis on Using Wireless Technology in the Workplace

blippincott4 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 21:14:27 +0000

Date of Publication:

2018 December

The poster, "That Smart Pen Sounded Like it Could Be Pretty Helpful:” A Thematic Analysis on Using Wireless Technology in the Workplace, details research on Competitive Integrated Employment (ICE). The research questions for this study were:

Can the use of wireless or wearable technologies facilitate competitive integrated employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities?
What type of technology is being used?
Is this technology accessible?

The conclusions from the research's focus groups on ICE were to:

Educate and influence fiscal dollars
Support development of new technologies
Increase awareness surrounding technology in the workplace
Improve access and use of wireless technologies

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Using Wireless Technologies to Facilitate Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature

blippincott4 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 21:09:55 +0000

Date of Publication:

2018 December

The poster, Using Wireless Technologies to Facilitate Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature, answers two questions posed by the researchers:

What types of technology are being used in vocational skill acquisition interventions for individuals with IDD?
Of the technology used for vocational skill training, which technologies have wireless capabilities, and are those capabilities utilized during the intervention procedures?

An extensive review of the literature was conducted by faculty, students, and staff at Georgia State University. The study's inclusion criteria consisted of 1) participants with intellectual disabilities, 2) target a physical vocational skill, 3) use wireless technology, and 4) utilize single-case methodology.

This research revealed that very few studies utilized wireless functions within interventions. Although many researchers utilized schools as their intervention location, very few studies included opportunities to generalize their skill to the job site or acquire the skill at the job site. Surprisingly, a large number of studies utilized tablets versus smaller devices more commonly used on a daily basis (e.g. , smartphone).

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