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The 2006 Harry J. Murphy Catalyst Award was presented to Sheryl Burgstahler at the CSUN Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference on March 21, 2006. This biennial award is presented by the Trace Center to honor those who bring people together and facilitate the efforts of others in the field of technology and disability. The […]

The archived webcast from the State of the Science Conference on Accessible Emergency Notification and Communication is now available, courtesy of the National Organization on Disability, TV WorldWide.com, and Gallaudet University. (Note that captions will appear if you use Internet Explorer and Windows. Text materials and presenters’ slides will be available in accessible format soon […]

The W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has released a new public working draft of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0). This release introduces a new document, Understanding WCAG 2.0, which provides detailed information on each success criterion. Instructions for submitting review comments, links to supporting documents, and specific questions the working […]

Trace Center Scientist Mary Sesto (PT, PhD) was selected as a scholar in the Training and Education to Advance Multidisciplinary Clinical Research (TEAM) Program at UW-Madison. This program is funded by the NIH to train future leaders in clinical research from multiple disciplines to translate scientific discovery into evidence-based policies and practices that improve the […]

Trace Center Director Gregg Vanderheiden has been appointed to the National Academies Institute of Medicine Committee on Disability in America. This committee will consider continuing gaps in disability science and the evidence base for public and private actions to reduce the impact of disability and related conditions on individuals and society in the United States, […]

A group of five new information technology standards, adopted this summer by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), are based in part on the Trace Center’s work on universal remote consoles. The standards were developed by the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) V2 Technical Committee, of which the Trace Center was a founding […]

The deadline for nominations for the 2006 Catalyst Award is September 30, 2005. This award, presented biennially by the Trace Center, honors those who bring people together and facilitate the efforts of others in the field of technology and disability.

The Telecommunications Access RERC (a partnership between the Trace Center and Gallaudet University) submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission related to IP-Enabled Services and E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers. The RERC explains how the FCC can ensure that people with disabilities who are now using IP-enabled telecommunications (including VoIP) will have access to […]

The State of the Science Conference on Accessible Emergency Notification and Communication in Washington, D.C., on November 2-3, 2005, is now open for registration. This conference is presented by the Telecommunications Access RERC, a joint project of the Trace Center and Gallaudet University. Registration deadline is October 25, 2005.

A new public working draft of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) as well as five supporting documents was published on June 30, 2005 and is available for review. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCAG WG) invites you to comment on these documents. Additional details, including instructions for submitting comments, links […]

Trace Center Director Gregg Vanderheiden was one of three expert panelists for an interactive web conference on accessible voting, sponsored by EASI. Access the archived conference. More about Trace’s work on accessible voting

The Telecommunications Access RERC (a partnership between the Trace Center and Gallaudet University) submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission related to Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities. The RERC recommends that the FCC set standards for video, audio, and text in relay services; permit the use of […]

The first fully accessible paging and information system has been deployed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This groundbreaking system was developed by ARINC Incorporated, a leader in transportation communications and systems engineering, and implements Trace’s EZ Access technology. Airport visitors will now be able to send and receive messages at Paging Assistance Locations, or […]

2,500 post offices around the U.S. are unveiling new self-service kiosks that have incorporated many of the Trace Center’s EZ® Access techniques for accessibility. Deployed in Wisconsin just in time for the busy holiday season, these Automated Postal Centers enable customers – including many who have disabilities – to mail packages (including many with special […]

The Telecommunications Access RERC (a partnership between the Trace Center and Gallaudet University) submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission related to uniform access to emergency alerts by people with disabilities. Many of the methods suggested by the RERC for addressing this issue could also result in faster, more reliable alerting of the general population.