Access Technology Center

Conference on Assistive Technology for the Arts

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"..."Just as sports tools like the sit-ski aid disabled athletes, and work tools like Braille keyboards aid visually impaired employees, artists and designers are developing a series of “assistive technologies” that open the arts and music to the mobility impaired, said Jonas Braasch, director of the Center for Cognition, Communication, and Culture (CCC). ..." Watch a live … [Read more...] about Conference on Assistive Technology for the Arts

Communication Unbound: Tobii Unveils New Family of Eye-Controlled AAC Devices

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"the global market leader in eye-tracking and Gaze Interaction assistive technology, announced its next-generation augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) products – the Tobii I-Series. The Tobii I-Series, a family of eye-controlled communication devices, provides individually optimized communication solutions for people with communication conditions such as Lou … [Read more...] about Communication Unbound: Tobii Unveils New Family of Eye-Controlled AAC Devices

STudent E-rent Pilot Project

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STEPP is designed to advance the market for affordable textbook rentals that are fully accessible to students with print disabilities. STEPP was launched by AMAC in partnership with CourseSmart and the AccessText Network through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education…” Watch the video at http://stepp.gatech.edu/ … [Read more...] about STudent E-rent Pilot Project