FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University
FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University
FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University
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Communication Studies<br />
Families Who Are Deaf: A Photographic Essay<br />
See Education.<br />
Interference in Hearing Aids From Digital Wireless Telephones: Improved<br />
Predictive Methods<br />
See Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences.<br />
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Telecommunications<br />
Access<br />
Status: Ongoing Begin date: September 1, 2004 End date: August 31, 2009<br />
Principal Investigator(s):<br />
Harkins, Judy – Communication Studies<br />
Vanderheiden, Gregg – <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin,<br />
Madison, Industrial Engineering, Trace<br />
Center<br />
Other Investigator(s):<br />
Kozma-Spytek, Linda – Communication Studies,<br />
Technology Access Program<br />
Tucker, Paula – Communication Studies,<br />
Technology Access Program<br />
Williams, Norman – Communication Studies,<br />
Technology Access Program<br />
Description:<br />
The primary mission <strong>of</strong> the RERC on Telecommunications Access is to advance accessibility<br />
and usability in existing and emerging telecommunications products for people with all types <strong>of</strong><br />
disabilities. Telecommunications accessibility is addressed along all three <strong>of</strong> its major dimensions:<br />
user interface, transmission (including digitization, compression, etc.), and modality translation<br />
services (relay services, gateways, etc.) The RERC looks at advances that have both short- and longterm<br />
outcomes related to assistive technologies, interoperability, and universal design <strong>of</strong><br />
telecommunications.<br />
The research and development program <strong>of</strong> this RERC covers three areas:<br />
1. Development <strong>of</strong> tools, techniques, and performance-based measures that can be used to<br />
evaluate current and evolving telecommunication technologies. Technologies <strong>of</strong> interest<br />
include video telephones and other video communication products and voice<br />
telecommunications products such as wireless and cordless phones.<br />
2. Projects in cooperation with industry to improve accessibility <strong>of</strong> digital cellular and<br />
cordless wireline phones as well as other emerging products.<br />
3. Improving access to emerging telecommunications, particularly digital and IP-based<br />
systems. Projects in this area will:<br />
(a) Identify techniques to alert people about possible emergencies and ensure<br />
accessible communication in emergency or crisis situations. (A State <strong>of</strong> the<br />
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