Acknowledgements

The 2015 State of Technology (SoT) Summit: ENVISIONING INCLUSIVE FUTURES was made possible with major funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). Our Advisory Board consisting of industry, disability advocates and government provided valuable guidance in creating the summit and insights on how to create an accessible future. The Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP at Georgia Institute of Technology), CTIA-the Wireless Association, the Shepherd Research Center, and IPaT provided additional funding and support.

Special thanks to the Wireless RERC Summit team:

Summit Committee:
  • Futures Chair - James White, Ph.D., CACP
  • Futures Facilitator - Wendy Shultz, Ph.D., Infinite Futures
  • Conference Manager - Salimah LaForce, CACP
  • Publications Manager - Paul Baker, Ph.D., CACP
  • Conference Co-Chair - Helena Mitchell, Ph.D., CACP
  • Conference Co-Chair - Mike Jones, Ph.D., Shepherd Center
Summit Staff
  • DeeDee Bennett, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Omaha
  • Ken Bernard, CACP
  • Jackie Herndon, CACP
  • Alisha Kennedy, CACP
  • Frank Lucia, CACP
  • Tiffany O’Quinn, IMTC
  • Mathew Palmer, CACP
  • Jennifer Rutledge, CACP
  • Synge Tyson, Brandeis University
  • Vett Vandiver, CACP
  • Amelia Williams, Auburn University

These Summit proceedings are dedicated to the memory of Dr. James White, who served as the Futures chair and who pushed us from our comfort zones…”if this, then this”…into the possibilities of Futures thinking…”what if...”

The contents of these Summit proceedings were developed under a grant from NIDILRR (grant number 90RE5007-01-00).  NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  The contents of these Summit proceedings do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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