unleashing the power of innovation for assistive technology

Unleashing the Power of Innovation for Assistive Technology

Alise Brann, Research Analystabrann@air.org

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

NCTI’s 2010 Issue Paper on trends in

the field

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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National Center for Technology Innovation

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