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AFB Accepting Nominations for 2015 Migel Medals
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September 2014 – The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is currently accepting nominations for the 2015 Migel Medal, an honor for professional and humanitarian achievements associated with the

University System of Georgia Names Wireless RERC’s Helena Mitchell a Regents' Researcher
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Save the Date: 2014 Annual Compendium of Disability Statistics and Research-to-Policy Roundtable
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August 2014 – The Disability Statistics and Demographics Rehabilitation and Research Training Center (StatsRRTC) announced two upcoming events in the Capitol Hill area this December: the Annual Com

New App Increases Access for People with Print Disabilities
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August 2014 – IDEAL Group Apps4Android, the world’s largest developer of Android accessibility apps, announced the release of the “Document Knowledge Miner” app.

The Accessibility of Cloud Computing
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August 2014 - Media Access Australia, Australia’s only non-profit organization devoted to media accessibility for individuals with disabilities, released a report discussing the uses, benefits, and

Wireless RERC Makes EAS Accessibility Standards Recommendations
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August 2014 – The Wireless RERC and Georgia Tech’s Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) submitted comments to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking In the Matter of Review of the

Discover Wireless Accessibility! How-to Presentations for Consumers with Disabilities
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August 2014 - The Wireless RERC partnered with AT&T early in 2014 to produce Discover Wireless Accessibility!, a series of outreach workshop for consumers with disabilities.

Survey: Defining Current Practices in Teaching Universal Design
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Georgia Tech is interested in learning more about the presentation of Universal Design in university-level design courses.  We are currently surveying instructors who teach design-related courses.

CSUN 2015 Call for Papers: Technology & Persons with Disabilities
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August 2014 — The 2015 International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN) announced a call for papers to be considered for inclusion in the third volume of the Journal o

All Wireless Providers Required to Support Text-to-911
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Emergency Communications, Regulatory

August 2014 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a press release August 8, 2014 establishing compliance deadlines for text-to-911 services.

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