This $140,000 Project Grant award from the Administration for Community Living's (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program (CFDA 93.433) will support the development of "Augmented Reality Enhanced Supported Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities". The project aims to improve employment outcomes for this population through the use of augmented reality technologies. Funded from...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides $199,941 to The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees to develop intelligent mobile robotic assistants to support independent living, self-esteem, and employment opportunities for individuals with paralysis. The key objectives are to reduce caregiver strain, increase usability of robotic assistants through improved human-robot interfaces, and...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in partnership with Think College and Worth. The three-year grant aims to co-develop a new intervention called "MY ROAD" to empower inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs in evaluating and expanding...
The University of Washington was awarded a $3,699,480 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to support the "Participatory Assistive, Inclusive and Responsible Technology (PAIR-TECH)" initiative. This 5-year grant, effective September 1, 2024, will fund research and development activities focused on improving the lives of people with physical and mental disabilities through the creation of innovative...
This $100,000 Project Grant awarded on June 1, 2024 by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program (CFDA 93.433) supports the development of a person-centered system for emergency preparedness for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The grant recipient, Assistech Systems LLC (doing business as Cognitopia), is a for-profit limited liability company that provides an integrated self-determination software platform...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY). The grant, titled "Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on People with Disabilities," will fund research and development activities to improve the lives of people with physical...
This $749,685 National Science Foundation project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of an Automated, Integrated, Multimodal Software (AIMS) system to improve inclusive access to information for persons with disabilities. Saint Louis University leads a consortium that includes software companies Vital, Unar Labs, and Viewplus Technologies to build a unified framework for authoring, converting, and delivering accessible content...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) supports the development of the At-Home Health Station (AHS), a technology platform designed to simplify digital health experiences for individuals with cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The $811,228 award will fund usability testing and design refinement of the AHS system, with the goal of achieving a System Usability Scale score of 70 and establishing a...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $299,979 awarded on October 1, 2022 through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of experiential learning opportunities centered on assistive technologies for undergraduate students at California State University, Northridge. The two-year award aims to engage students in project-based learning to design and prototype assistive technologies while building empathy for individuals with disabilities. Key services...
The University of North Texas received a $199,999 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to explore and characterize the life situation capability priorities of older adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in order to develop evidence-based capability supports that would lead to improved community living outcomes. The project aims to engage in participatory action research with autistic community partners...