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Mobile ICT continues to enable novel new accessibility solutions, including sign language translation and voice-based interpretation of the world for the visually impaired.
  
 
The NBCC Mobile First Technology initiative (MFTi) is interested in  
 
The NBCC Mobile First Technology initiative (MFTi) is interested in  
* Improving the accessibility of mobile information and communication technologies (ICT), and
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* Improving the accessibility of mobile information and communication technologies (ICT) through the use of ''universal design'' principles and the development of new technologies, and  
 
* Leveraging mobile software and hardware technologies to develop novel, assistive and adaptive solutions for people who have physical, language, or cognitive impairments.  
 
* Leveraging mobile software and hardware technologies to develop novel, assistive and adaptive solutions for people who have physical, language, or cognitive impairments.  
  
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'''Research topics'''
 
'''Research topics'''
  
''user interaction methods, text-to-speech, assistive technologies for the visually impaired''
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''universal design, user interaction methods, text-to-speech, assistive technologies for the visually impaired''
  
 
'''Technologies'''
 
'''Technologies'''

Revision as of 18:12, 9 April 2017


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Accessibility

Mobile ICT continues to enable novel new accessibility solutions, including sign language translation and voice-based interpretation of the world for the visually impaired.

The NBCC Mobile First Technology initiative (MFTi) is interested in

  • Improving the accessibility of mobile information and communication technologies (ICT) through the use of universal design principles and the development of new technologies, and
  • Leveraging mobile software and hardware technologies to develop novel, assistive and adaptive solutions for people who have physical, language, or cognitive impairments.

MFTi has developed a patent-pending audio adapter that improves the accessibility of certain types of mobile apps during telephone calls. MFTi also performs an ongoing review of accessibility issues in mobile ICT in its annual reports.

Publications

Projects

Research topics

universal design, user interaction methods, text-to-speech, assistive technologies for the visually impaired

Technologies

Aipoly, assistiveware