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Widening the Wireless World

By Sanders, Jane M.; Research Horizons Magazine, Winter/Spring, pp. 36-37
Georgia Institute of Technology
Publication Date: 2007

Article providing an overview of the work of the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, which promotes accessibility to wireless technologies for people with disabilities. Highlights of the Center's work include: (1) creation a of gateway to send wireless emergency announcements to laptops, PDAs, and Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones; (2) technology that enables people who are deaf to more efficiently use their mobile devices to access Enhanced 911; (3) location-aware systems for airports, hospitals, museums, and aquariums; and (4) using sound to convey cell phone menus for users who are blind.
Published by: Georgia Institute of Technology   (Website:http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/rnpo.html)
Georgia Institute of Technology   (Website:http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/rnpo.html)
Link to text: http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-w07/rerc.pdf
This publication is included in the library of the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC), accession number J52796
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