Keeping up: Technology’s Rapid Changes and Effects on People with Disabilities

Post Date

June 29th 2009

Application Due Date

August 7th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

04-Sep

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Employment, Labor and Training

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $150000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $150000

Grant Description

The National Council on Disability is interested in evaluating how Americans with disabilities are faring in this new digital media age. NCD is interested in examining the accessibility of new media and technologies developed, documenting successful development processes, understanding consumer needs, and identifying the facilitators and barriers to the technology transfer for employment purposes. Through this research, NCD will aim to educate designers about how specific new technologies intersect with the employment needs of individuals with disabilities. This research will aim to provide technology developers with knowledge on how their complex products can be developed in a cost-effective way and used to increase the employment of people with disabilities. As part of this research, six new media sources and/or digital technology products will be analyzed for their utility in employment settings, and their accessibility to people with disabilities. This analysis should include market trends, potential consumers, facilitators and barriers to expanding the market to employment settings, industry practice, and accessibility. NCD proposes to collect data on the experiences of people with disabilities in this new media environment; highlight accomplishments, and determine recommendations for how digital media accessibility for people with disabilities can be improved. NCD hopes the information in this report will motivate and drive the development of new technologies that will improve the employment status of people with disabilities.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Council on Disability

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Joan Durocher
  Senior Attorney/Advisor
  Phone

• Agency Mailing Address:

  National Council on Disability e-mail address

• Agency Email Address:

  jdurocher@ncd.gov

• More Information:

  Research Opportunity Posting