Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation

Do you work with service and therapy animals? CIDI has created accessible versions of COVID-19 guidance for those who handle pets that have very important roles in our lives. Find more information at www.cidi.gatech.edu/covid/accessible.

Braille resources should be easy to obtain for those who need it. We've made it easier to request the information you need to protect yourself and loved ones here: www.cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille.

Happy Holidays! #CIDI #AccessibilityForAll

Have you downloaded the documents you need to stay protected during COVID-19? With accessible files available, we can ensure we all understand how to remain safe and slow the spread. www.cidi.gatech.edu/covid/accessible

Getting ready for #GSA2020! Our team is excited to be part of The GSA 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting Online. Our team will have presentations on November 5th at 1:45PM and November 7th at 12:45PM. Details on each presentation coming soon. Comment below if you will be attending!

Wondering how you can stay safe during the holidays? Access accessible versions of CDC's COVID-19 guidance here: www.cidi.gatech.edu/covid/accessible

Today is White Cane Safety Day! White canes were introduced in the 1930's to assist visually impaired pedestrians travel independently and helps motorists identify and yield to them. This awareness day was established in 1964 to raise awareness of people who carry a white cane.

Join us tomorrow at 2:30pm for #wiredwednesday where we will live demonstrate assistive technology for free! This week will be focused on the Echo smart speakers. Click the link to register. http://ow.ly/nal950BL7Yg

Masks are recommended to help slow the spread of COVID-19. We have collaborated with the CDC Foundation to deliver information about masks in braille. Request the content that is right for you by visiting: www.cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille.

Captions aren't just for social media. Our Captioned Media services offers expert captioning and transcripts for pre-recorded video lectures, webinars, and podcasts. Quality captions performed by real people to ensure accuracy. Contact us today for a quote on your next project. www.cidi.gatech.edu/services/captioning

It's finally October and the 75th observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! This month will bring spotlights on champions of inclusion in the workplace, webinars highlighting workplace accommodations, and more! Happy October! #CIDI #AccessibiltyForAll

Please join us today for another Wired Wednesday: AT Bits and Bytes with Tools For Life and WATAP. Today at 2:30PM, Maria Kelly will be demoing a scheduling app. Please feel free to use the link below to register! https://gatfl.gatech.edu/event.php?i=1041

It's time to register for another Wired Wednesday! For the fourth installment of our Workplace Accommodation series, join us on September 16 as we explore vision software and apps as part of workplace accommodations! Access to information is vital for people with disabilities to be effectively work within the classroom, workplace, and community of their choice. This webinar will focus on software supports for visual and non-visual access to information.... Visit https://bit.ly/33nQT2M to learn more and to sign up today!

The Monitoring and Managing Falls Project is developing a system that will accurately detect falls from wheelchairs and scooters to automatically alert caregivers or emergency professionals who can respond to help. Learn more in our Summer 2020 newsletter: http://ow.ly/k44q50B5Sgv

By being inclusive and accessible, we can help stop the spread of COVID-19. The CDC Foundation -19 is committed to saving lives and CIDI is extremely proud to be a partner on a project that will provide accessible solutions to assist in that mission. Learn more about this project:

We hope you've been following along all summer! Today we are covering the sixth principle of universal design, Low Physical Effort. This principle can be achieved by ensuring a design can be used efficiently and comfortably with a minimum of fatigue. Especially useful when considering people with different levels of physical ability. Watch our short video for important guidelines to consider when executing this principle in your designs. #7PrinciplesofUD

Join our Tools for Life team tomorrow for #WiredWednesday as we introduce the Assistive Software Knowledgebase (ASK), a tool to assist in workplace accommodations! Register with the link today!

We all need our lectures, media, and events be accessible. Ensuring ADA compliance is more important than ever with so many ways to communicate and learn this coming fall semester. Check out all the ways we can make sure your semester is accessible at www.cidi.gatech.edu/services.

Help us develop a new online tool to help employers and employees with disabilities make informed accommodation decisions! (This study is compensated.) Click the link for full details and to register!

There's still time to register and attend a free webinar TODAY at 11AM with the State Coordinator's Office of Georgia and CIDI as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ADA and its continued impact on Georgia! Register with the link below.