Unleashing the Power of Innovation for Assistive Technology
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Unleashing the Power of Innovation for Assistive Technology Alise Brann, Research Analyst [email protected]
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Technical assistance center funded by the Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Promotes technology innovation to support student learning, with an emphasis on students with disabilities
Operated by American Institutes for Research in Washington, DC
What is NCTI?
Screenshot of NCTI Home Page
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Which elements (apart from the conference) should we highlight for this audience?
NCTI’s 2010 Issue Paper on trends in
the field
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Who responded?
58%22%
11%
8%
2%
Respondents
Education and Training
Academia
Business and Industry
Federal, State, or Local Government
Professional Association
Figure 3: Respondent demographics
What themes
emerged?
30%
25%
16%
15%
13%
State-of-the-Art Devices
Convergence of Tools/Updated Technology
Customizability/Universal Design for Learning
Research or Evidence-based
Portability/Promotes Inde-pendence
Interoperability
Figure 4: State-of-the-art devices
Unleashing the Power of Innovation for ATConvergence
Unleashing the Power of Innovation for ATCustomizability
http://www.ablegamers.com/
Unleashing the Power of Innovation for ATEvidence-based Research
Unleashing the Power of Innovation for ATPortability
MIT's Stata Center
So what used to fit in a building…
now fits in your pocket.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfishadow/3659247584/
What now fits in your pocket...
will fit inside a blood cell in 25 years.
-Ray Kurzweil
Unleashing the Power of Innovation for ATInteroperability
Unleashing the Power of Innovation for ATSimple to…
Learn Use IntegrateSupport
Include innovative uses and interfaces built on the efficiencies and customizability options of mainstream consumer products
Develop devices and systems that can interoperate Insist that more students with disabilities have access to AT Be guided by related research that informs and is informed
by disability research Seize the opportunity to create new applications with wide
cross-over appeal
To realize its full potential, the field of AT must:
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