Project Grant H327C210001

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering), aims to develop recommendations for the design and evaluation of "responsive videos" that can be more accessible, adaptable, and useful for people with and without disabilities. The project, awarded to DePaul University for $174,176, will run from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2027. The key objectives are: 1) Employ content analysis to create a...

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...

The National Science Foundation awarded a 5-year, $481,175 CAREER grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program to the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University to improve the accessibility of technology-mediated high school science education for blind and low-vision students. The project aims to: (1) investigate teachers' knowledge about creating "born accessible" technology-mediated science classes, and (2) develop opportunities for pre- and...

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 $400,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to investigate methods and systems that allow blind and low-vision (BLV) users to build customized, interactive multisensory data representations spanning text, audio, and tactile modalities. The goal is to empower BLV individuals to engage in data analysis as richly...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) CISE Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) award for $299,849 to Gallaudet University in Washington, DC will explore the use of multiple cameras to record three-dimensional (3D) videos of social interactions and dialogues in American Sign Language (ASL). The goal is to create larger, more systematic 3D video datasets of social interactions that can be shared by researchers and the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) community to improve communication...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $1,799,999 project grant to Utah State University (USU) to operate the National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI). The grant, which runs from October 2024 to September 2025, supports the development and implementation of technological solutions to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities. As the prime grantee, USU will leverage its...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $300,809 to Saint Louis University to explore the integration of reconfigurable sensorimotor interfaces into educational STEM simulations for digital learning platforms. The goal is to develop low-cost, reconfigurable "teletangible" haptic devices that can be used to embody STEM concepts and support the learning of both sighted students and those with blindness or low...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $456,342 to Gallaudet University to engage a diverse group of undergraduate students in human-centered research on the accessibility of information and communications technologies (ICT). The project, titled "REU ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES", aims to train the next generation of professionals with diverse...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $509,388 to Arizona State University to develop and study approaches for equipping 4th and 5th grade general and special education teachers with effective instructional strategies to teach computer science (CS) to students with disabilities. The project aims to improve accessibility, accommodations, and the role of paraeducators to increase participation and learning in...

The University of Illinois was awarded a $526,006 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems. The grant supports the collaborative research project "Advancing STEM Online Learning by Augmenting Accessibility with Explanatory Captions and AI" under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The three-year project aims to develop and evaluate the use of explanatory captions and artificial...