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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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