This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $300,000 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) over 3 years, starting June 1, 2025. The goal is to develop future-proofing approaches using smart objects as assistive technologies to help people with changing cognitive abilities, such as those with dementia or mild cognitive impairment, maintain their independence. The research...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) provides $899,763 to Clemson University to co-design, co-develop, and test a mobile object recognition app that provides on-the-job task prompting to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the workplace. The primary objectives are to: 1) identify work tasks where object recognition could help people with IDD, 2) understand how people...
This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support research by Clemson University to design future-proofing approaches that use smart objects to help people experiencing cognitive decline, such as those with dementia or mild cognitive impairment, maintain their independence. The project aims to create toolkits, training materials, and guidebooks that will enable people living...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems supports research to improve collaborative practices for enhancing software accessibility for people with disabilities. The $174,607 award to Bucknell University, a private university, aims to study the software development process, identify best practices, and provide guidance to improve tools and organizational structures to promote software accessibility. The research involves...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $285,274 to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to develop and test new technology that will enhance communication and interaction for individuals with severe speech and motor impairments. The project aims to create a novel interface that leverages multiple information sources, such as eye gaze, language models, behavioral patterns, and sequences of...
This Project Grant award, valued at $409,839, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The project aims to empower people who are blind to create their own personal assistive technology solutions, using novel tools powered by artificial intelligence and end-user programming. The research will contribute to a deeper understanding of the specific...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) federal grant program provides $456,853 to Michigan Technological University to develop new technology to enhance communication and interaction for individuals with severe disabilities. The project aims to create a novel user interface that combines multiple information sources, such as eye gaze, language models, behavioral patterns, and input sequences, to improve the speed...
This $247,035 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop creative accessibility design tools (CADTs) to assist under-resourced mobile app creators in incorporating accessibility into the early design stages of their mobile apps. The research project, led by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), will use qualitative and user-centered methods to identify critical features...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Project Grant award (CFDA 47.070) for $385,000 will enable the University of Maryland, College Park to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can provide personalized, appropriate responses to users based on their individual background and needs. The project aims to first construct a diverse dataset to characterize preferred responses from different user groups, and then use this to train AI...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) provides $457,873 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop new technology that enhances communication and interaction for individuals with severe disabilities. The key objectives are to build and test a novel user interface that leverages multiple information sources, such as eye gaze, language models, behavior...