Information Alert: More Options for Purchasing Assistive Technology!
The NCIL Technology Subcommittee, chaired by John Nousaine of North Country Independent Living, worked many long days with Congressional leadership on both the House and Senate’s Appropriations...
View ArticleThe US Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative...
This is a funding opportunity for Centers for Independent Living! We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity. Please let us know if you plan to apply by sending your information to Dara...
View ArticleUpdate from the NCIL Technology Subcommittee
NCIL was encouraged by Congress’s support of the Assistive Technology Act by infusing an additional two million dollars into the Act to support Alternative Finance Programs (AFPs) and strengthening...
View ArticleWebAIM Web Accessibility Training
May 21-22, 2013; Logan, Utah Cost: $850/person ($700 per person for groups of two or more) Join WebAIM’s accessibility experts for two days of hands-on web accessibility training May 21-22, 2013 in...
View ArticleCERT Consortium Releases First Newsletter
NCIL serves as a member of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University’s Center on Effective Delivery of Rehabilitation Technology by Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (CERT) Consortium....
View ArticleUS Military Seeks to Create Bionic Spinal Cords Controlled by Thought
Ashton Rosin The U.S. military is collaborating with the Australian government to fund a $2.5 million project to develop the first bionic spinal cord controlled solely by thought. If the project proves...
View ArticleIP Transition Has Potential to Remove Barriers; NCIL Vows to Work with the...
By Kelly Buckland, Executive Director, NCIL In mid-December, the Federal Communications Commission held an Open Commission Meeting that included a presentation by the Technology Transitions Policy Task...
View ArticleResource for Low Cost Internet Access
Source: National Cristina Foundation The National Cristina Foundation is partnering with EveryoneOn to direct partner organizations and their respective populations served to an online source of low...
View ArticleFCC Seeks Nominations for New Disability Advisory Committee
On December 2, 2014, the FCC announced the formation of a Disability Advisory Committee, and seeks nominations for membership. The Committee is an opportunity for consumers and other stakeholders to...
View ArticleConnect Ability Challenge
AT&T has partnered with NYU and RESNA to design an exciting technology contest called the Connect Ability Challenge. AT&T will be awarding $100k in prizes to individual developers and small...
View ArticleOne Week Left to Submit Ideas to the #ConnectAbility Challenge!
The AT&T NYU Connect Ability Challenge is a three-month global software development competition leveraging mobile and wireless technologies to improve the lives of people living with disabilities....
View ArticleAT&T Connect Ability Challenge: Public Voting Ends This Friday
The Connect Ability Challenge looks to spur innovation of new technologies for people with disabilities. You can vote on the apps, wearable tech and other solutions that will help people with physical,...
View ArticleNew Survey of User Needs for Wireless Technology Just Launched – Please...
The Wireless RERC’s research team is pleased to announce the launch of the 2015 Survey of User Needs (SUN) for Wireless Technologies. The SUN is our cornerstone survey of wireless technology use and...
View ArticleNCIL Applauds Congressional Hearings on Spectrum
NCIL applauds the recent Congressional efforts to address the nation’s pressing spectrum needs. With yesterday’s two hearings, “Removing Barriers to Wireless Broadband Deployment” and “Improving...
View ArticleADA Internet Regulations – Please Sign the Petition!
The National Federation of the Blind has launched a petition demanding that the Obama administration issue a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) addressing the obligation of public accommodations to...
View ArticleAbility Tools Reuse Conference
June 20-21, 2016; Sacramento Convention Center (Sacramento, CA) The Ability Tools Reuse Conference will take place June 20-21, 2016 in Sacramento, California. This exciting conference will bring...
View ArticleNCIL Presents… A National Teleconference – RESNA Catalyst Project: Providing...
NCIL Presents… A National Teleconference: Wednesday, April 27, 2016; 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Register online. Join us on April 27th for an introduction to RESNA’s Catalyst Project, including an...
View ArticleFAQ for the Alternative Financing Program Discretionary Grant Competition
A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document (PDF) is now available for the AFP Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), which closes June 6th. You can also download a recording and transcript of the AFP...
View ArticleAre You Passionate About Accessibility? Google Wants Your Feedback!
Greetings from the Accessibility Engineering Team here at Google! As part of our efforts to make Google products more accessible, we conduct research sessions with users with all types of disabilities....
View ArticleACL/NIDILRR’s Small Business Innovation Research Program to Fund Ideas for...
Do you have an idea for innovative technology that can improve lives of people with disabilities? NIDILRR’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program can help. This year, NIDILRR’s SBIR program...
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