RERC Development Projects

Development of Assessment Instruments

WRAP-VRI: Workplace Remote Assessment Protocol
The Work RERC and the Univ. of Pittsburgh are developing an assessment tool that uses videoconferencing and virtual reality technologies to conduct work assessments remotely.
Workplace Accommodation Wizard
This online assessment tool will interface with assistivetech.net and help employers identify worker needs and possible solutions.

Universal Design in the Workplace

CAPS: Context Aware Prompting System for Persons with Cognitive Disabilities

In partnership with the RERC on Advancement of Cognitive Technologies, this project is identifying needs of employees with developmental disabilities working in manufacturing / distribution jobs, developing memory aids ranging from low-tech reminders to context-aware systems, and conducting randomized, controlled trials to evaluate device efficacy.

AwareComm: Context Aware Communication for the Workplace

This project is developing context-specific vocabulary and a context aware AAC device for the workplace, which will be tested through randomized trials.

This is a publication of the RERC on Workplace Accommodations, which was supported by Grant H133E070026 of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Education. The opinions contained in this publication are those of the grantee and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Education.

Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Workplace Accommodations
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