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Emergency Preparedness Checklist for People with Disabilities
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Articles, Wireless RERC News, Emergency Communications

Recently published in the February issue of the journal for the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), an Emergency Preparedness Checklist for People with Disabilities "tear out page"

Award Applications for Disability Research
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May 9, 2013 — The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has announced award applications for a Disability Rehabilitation Research Project (DRRP) and for Rehabilitatio

Broadband Adoption Toolkit
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Mobile Broadband, Publications / Reports

May 8, 2013 — The Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released the Broadband Adoption Toolkit in an effort to help document and share effective

NIDRR Rehabilitation Research Training Center on Disability in Rural Areas
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May 7, 2013 — The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has issued a notice of proposed priority [FR Doc No: 2013-10833] for a Rehabilitation Research Training Center

New NIDRR Award Applications
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May 7, 2013 — The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has announced final priorities and award applications for Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs)

Open House Promotes HEALing
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Wireless RERC News, Assistive Technology

Georgia Tech hosted a successful 5th Annual Healthy Environments & Active Lifestyles (HEAL) Open House on Tuesday, April 23.  The open house showcased demonstrations of studen

Project Civic Access Settles with Jacksonville
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Regulatory

April 19, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) entered a settlement agreement with the City of Jacksonville, Florida in April.

The 2013 Access Awards
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Apps, Assistive Technology, Other News

April 16, 2013 — The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced that AT&T, Best Buy, Panasonic, Regal Entertainment Group and Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) are the 2013

Promoting Accessible Technologies in the Workplace
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Assistive Technology, Publications / Reports

April 2013 — The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) released the report ODEP Accomplishments 2009—2012, highlighting ODEP’s progress in ensuring that individuals with disabiliti

Wireless RERC Comments on the Accessibility of Next Generation 911 Deployment and Application
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Wireless RERC News, Emergency Communications, Regulatory

April 9, 2013 — The Wireless RERC submitted reply comments to the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: “Facilitating the Deployment of Text-to-911 and Other Next Generation 911 Applications” [PS

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