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Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is Hiring
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Assistive Technology, Other News

Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TDI) is seeking to hire for the position: Product Manager, Speech-to-Text Captioning Project.

NCD Funding Opportunity: Evaluate the Impact of Section 503 Rehabilitation Act Amendments
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Regulatory

The National Council on Disability (NCD) released a notice of funding for a cooperative agreement.  Applicants are given the opportunity to propose methods for determining the impact of increasing

Wirelesss RERC @ The Disaster Response and Mitigation Forum
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Wireless RERC News, Assistive Technology, Emergency Communications, Regulatory
Wireless RERC Announces 2016 App Factory App Development Awards
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Wireless RERC News, Apps, Assistive Technology

The Rehabilitation Engineering Center for Wireless Technologies (Wireless RERC) is pleased to announce funding of 5 new assistive technolo

Wireless RERC on the Record: Volume Control Standards for Hearing Aid Compatibility
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Wireless RERC News, Regulatory

The Wireless RERC, in collaboration with Georgia Tech’s Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) filed comments before the FCC in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) In

WEA - Optimizing Ability of Message Receipt by People with Disabilities
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Wireless RERC News, Emergency Communications, Publications / Reports, Regulatory

February 9, 2016 - In 2014, the U.S.

Meet Wireless RERC Researchers at CSUN 2016
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Wireless RERC News, Apps, Assistive Technology, Emergency Communications

Wireless RERC researchers will be featured at the 2016 International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN) in San Diego, March 21-26, 2016.  The papers/presentations include:

Wireless RERC on the Record: Wireless Emergency Alerts & Accessibility
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Wireless RERC News, Emergency Communications, Regulatory

January 13, 2016 - The Wireless RERC, in collaboration with Georgia Tech’s Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP), added their expertise to support several of the proposed enhancements to

FCC Aims to Improve Wireless Emergency Alerts
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Emergency Communications, Regulatory

In efforts to strengthen emergency communications, the FCC released a Noticed of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) In the Matter of Improving Wireless Emergency Alerts and Community Initiated

Wireless RERC Comments on Accessible Emergency Communications
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Wireless RERC News, Regulatory

November 19, 2015 - The Wireless RERC submitted ex parte comments to the Federal Communications Commission in open proceedings concerning the Emergency Alert System [Docket Nos.

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The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies is sponsored by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under grant number 90RE5007-01-00. The opinions contained in this website are those of the Wireless RERC and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or NIDILRR.