Publications

View RERC project newsletters along with journal, newspaper and magazine articles, conference presentations, and regulatory filings that feature the work of RERC projects

Annual Reports

Annual Reports of the Wireless RERC activities

Consumer Advisory Network Newsletters (CAN)

The annual newsletter of the Consumer Advisory Network

Regulatory Filings

The Wireless RERC has submitted filings to the FCC, DOJ and other federal regulatory agencies in areas related to telecommunications relay services (TRS) and Emergency Alert System (EAS), NG 9-1-1.

Industry Newsletter

Semiannual newsletter intended to inform the wireless industry and other interested individuals about the projects and achievements of the Wireless RERC.

Industry Reports

Various reports of interest to industry

Magazine Articles

 

Policy Briefs

Lengthier publications on a variety of policy topics

Presentations

RERC abstracts and/or electronic presentations by project

Technical Reports

 

Technology and Disability Policy Highlights

Technology and Disability Policy Highlights is a monthly newsletter that reports on national and local public policy events and recent wireless technological advances and political activities.

Wireless Emergency Communications 2009 Conference Proceedings

Wireless Emergency Communications State of Technology 2009 Conference Proceedings

Wireless RERC - Year 3 Update

This report summarizes the accomplishments of the Wireless RERC in Year 3 (2008-2009) of its five-year grant.

Wireless Emergency Communications: Summary of Initial Findings, October 2006–September 2009

This report summarizes the efforts of the Wireless Emergency Communications (WEC) project team in developing and testing the transmission and usability of public emergency alerting via text messaging and cell-phone transmission of video. The team's work revealed a clear benefit of text-messaging and video alerts transmitted from cell towers in affected areas.

Analysis of 2009 ICDR Call for Comments

 

Your Guide to Choosing a Cell Phone

A guide to help persons with disabilities in choosing a phone to meet their needs - page 1 of 2

Second Report: Findings of the Survey of User Needs (SUN), 2007-2009

Data analysis of the Wireless RERC's Survey of User Needs.

First Report: Findings of the Survey of User Needs (SUN)

January, 2008 - Initial findings from the first 1200 responses to the Survey of User Needs

Wireless RERC Industry Newsletter - Winter 2009

The Winter 2009 newsletter intended to inform the wireless industry and other interested individuals about the projects and achievements of the Wireless RERC.

Publication_files

location to place publication files like PDFs and Word Docs linked to from pages

SUNspot - Latest findings from our Survey of User Needs

We created “SUNspot” research notes to share some of the latest findings of our ongoing Survey of User Needs (SUN). This survey is about the use and usability of wireless technology by people with disabilities. We began the survey in 2001.

Emergency Communications Survey-Full Report-June 2011

A summary of the findings from the Wireless RERC's survey on emergency communications and people with disabilities conducted November 2010-January 2011. The survey focused on 3 aspects of emergency communications: 1) contacting 9-1-1 emergency services, 2) receiving, verifying, and passing on public alerts such as weather advisories, 3) use of social media during public emergencies.

Emergency Communications and People with Disabilities

Helena Mitchell and Frank Lucia, WEC co-project directors, visited Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2011 for a series of meetings with FEMA (Office of Disability Integration and Coordination and IPAWS) and the FCC (Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau). They presented findings and recommendations from field trials and focus groups which examined accessible Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alerts to wireless devices. The results were submitted to the FCC public record as Ex Parte comments in the open EAS and CMAS proceedings. Also presented were preliminary findings on the use of social media by those with access and functional needs. Marcie Roth, Director of DHS/FEMA’s Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, will share information with working groups addressing these topics of concern. View the materials: