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This project evaluates the technical merit and feasibility of Pocket Email, a PDA-basedaccessible email program which is universally designed to meet the unique needs of individuals withintellectual disabilities for communicating via email with family members and other caregivers while incommunity settings. Recent PDA and wireless technology developments, such as Blackberry orPocket Outlook, have ...

This project addresses the critical need for money management skills training necessary forindependent community living through the development of a software system (Money Coach). MoneyCoach utilizes both hand-held technology and desktop software to assist individuals with intellectualdisabilities with money management and related skills. Project goals include: (1) developing project requirements ...

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO USE MARKETING TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL PROTOTYPE TO ENHANCE PRESENTATIONS OF THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD PROGRAM TO PROPERTY MANAGERS. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON WHAT ARE THE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL MARKETS, WHO HAS BEEN MARKETING THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD PROGRAM, HOW THEIR PRESENTATIONS CAN BE ENHANCED, AND WHAT WILL BE TEH BEST MEDIA TO PRESENT INFORMATION IN THE PROTO ...

THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL COVERS A PROJECT TO CONDUCT RESEARCH WRITE NARRATIVE, INSTRUCTIONAL AND SHOOTING SCRIPTS, AND IDENTIFY FILM SITES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO PREVOCATIONAL SELECTION INSTRUMENT. SELECTION PATHS AND TOUCH SCREEN INPUT WILL ENABLE BOTH INDEPENDENT USE BY INDIVIDUALS WIHT MENTAL RETARDATION (CLASSIFIED "TRAINABLE")AND USE OF THE INSTRUMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COUN ...

This project develops and evaluates a multimedia instant messaging (IM) system, VisualMessenger, that is designed to be usable independently by individuals with intellectual and othercognitive disabilities. The prototype software system developed in this project is used in a betweensubjectspilot study comparing it with mainstream IM applications to measure its effectiveness in termsof independent ...

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The project addresses the needs of students and adults with intellectual disabilities forwritten self-expression by designing, developing, and testing a universally designed, multimediacompositioning software application. This application creates a specific format for independent expressionof thoughts, ideas, experiences, knowledge, personal history, and other typical literary output. Thesystem pr ...

This project develops a location-based method for improving access to information in thecommunity (i.e.: public places such as parks, zoos, bus station and stops, information kiosks, touristattractions, and other places of public accommodation) that is not solely in text format. This projectaddresses the need for alternative formats by designing, developing, and testing a Pocket PC-basedsoftware s ...

TRANSITIONING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FROM HIGH SCHOOL TOADULT LIFE IS A COMPLEX PROCESS. FEDERAL INITIATIVES IN TRANSITION MAKE SCHOOL PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE PROCESS AMONG THE STUDENT, PARENT, ADULT AGENCY AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYER. THROUGH EXPERT INPUT, CRITICAL TRANSITION ELEMENTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND ORGANIZED BY PROJECT PERSONNEL. IN PHASE I, THE EXPERT OPINION WILL BE OBTAI ...