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Wireless RERC at CSUN 2016
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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:

Survey Research to Improve Employers' Connections with Employees with Disabilities
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September 2015 - Academic researchers from North Carolina A&T State University and Baruch College (CUNY) are working with RecruitMilitary to understand how individuals label their disability.

Emergency Preparedness and Your Mobile Device
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Apps, Assistive Technology, Emergency Communications, Publications / Reports

August 2015 - There are several steps to prepare your mobile device in case of an emergency.

New App in Development to Help People with Disabilities Navigate Buildings
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Apps, Assistive Technology

Access and Evacu8, Ltd are working together to develop a picture based app to guide people with disabilities in, out, and around the interior of buildings.

FCC To Host an Emergency Alert System Workshop
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Emergency Communications, Regulatory

A workshop, held by the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and the Consumer and the Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, is promoting the wider u

RERC lanza la Encuesta sobre las Necesidades del Usuario respecto a las Tecnologías Inalámbricas-2015
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Wireless RERC News

El Centro de Investigación sobre la Ingeniería de la Rehabilitación con Tecnologías Inalámbricas (Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies, Wireless RERC) ha lanzado la

2015 Wireless Independence Now! Workshop Presentations Available Online
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Wireless RERC News, Apps, Assistive Technology

Throughout the summer of 2015, the AT&T Corporate Accessibility Technology Office and the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies (Wireless RERC) conducted workshop

New Survey of User Needs (SUN) Launched in English & Spanish
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Wireless RERC News

The Wireless RERC's research team is pleased to announce the launch of the 2015 Survey of User Needs (SUN) for Wireless Technologies.

Presentation Available -- Reaching People with Disabilities: Wireless Emergency Alerting & Accessibility
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Wireless RERC News, Emergency Communications

On June 30, 2015, Wireless RERC researchers Salimah LaForce and DeeDee Bennett, PhD presented results of the 2014 Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) Survey and a Survey of Alert Originators Use of WEA

American Association of People with Disabilities Seeking New Leadership
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June 2015 - The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is currently seeking a new President and CEO to advance attainment of the organization’s vision, “to develop the inherent pow

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