Welcome to the Wireless RERC
RERC Mission
"To research, evaluate and develop innovative wireless technologies and products that meet the needs and improve the quality of life and community participation of individuals with disabilities."
Funded since 2001, the Wireless RERC (Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center) has become a recognized leader on issues and solutions related to the accessibility and usability of mobile wireless products and services by people with disabilities.
The strategies employed to facilitate use of wireless technologies by people with disabilities are:
- create access to wireless technologies by people with disabilities, and
- work with relevant stakeholders to remove barriers and champion adoption of accessible solutions, including universal design, in future generations of wireless technologies.
New Website for the Wireless RERC
We are launching this new site to better serve our audience. If you find accessibility problems with this website, please contact us with a brief description of where you had a problem, what the problem was, and what type of browser you are using. Thank you!
App Factory
The Wireless RERC’s App Factory invites app developers to submit proposals for financial support to develop assistive and/or accessibility apps
Five new apps slated for development
AccessNote is an iOS app that enables users who are blind or visually impaired to take notes, create documents, and access applications.
BrailleTouch is a smartphone app that allows blind and visually impaired people to type on a touchscreen.
The AppFactory is a core project of the Wireless RERC to produce smartphone accessibility applications
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The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies is sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of Education under grant number H133E110002. The opinions contained in this website are those of the Wireless RERC and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Education or NIDRR.