Current R&D at the NTID Center on Access Technology

1. Current R&D at the NTID Center on Access Technology E. William Clymer November 18, 2010

2. Center on Access Technologywww.rit.edu/ntid/cat Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf 52 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623

3. Recent & Ongoing Access Technology Projects • NSF Enrichment • CAT Innovation Lab and Director • PDA Projects • Cisco Grant – Three Strands • Cisco Evaluation – Desktop Systems • NTID Technology Symposium

4. Lyndon Baines Johnson Building (LBJ) Located in Rochester, New York The RIT Campus NTID’s Location • Image: Map of Northeast USA showing Rochester, NY and RIT and NTID campus drawings.

5. Rochester Institute of Technology CIAS CAST COB COE CLA COS NTID GCCIS College of Business College of Liberal Arts College of Engineering National Technical Institute for the Deaf College of Applied Science & Technology Golisano College of Computer & Information Sciences College of Imaging Arts & Sciences College of Science • The Eight Colleges of RIT • ≈17,000 Students

6. Rochester Institute of Technology COS CAST CIAS COB COE CLA NTID Supports and Educates 1,300 Deaf Students

7. Rochester Institute of Technology Transfer Programs 118 Students (11%) COS CAST CIAS COB COE CLA NTID Supports and Educates 1,300 Deaf Students Bachelors & Masters Degrees 454 Students (41%)

8. Rochester Institute of Technology CIAS CAST COB COE CLA COS NTID GCCIS College of Business College of Liberal Arts College of Engineering National Technical Institute for the Deaf College of Applied Science & Technology Golisano College of Computer & Information Sciences College of Imaging Arts & Sciences Direct Service Model College of Science NTID • Teachers Sign • Teach Students Directly

9. Rochester Institute of Technology CIAS CAST COB COE CLA COS NTID GCCIS Support Model For Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Students • Access Services Provided • Academic Support Provided

10. Access Services • Interpreting • Captioning (C-Print) • Notetaking • Tutoring • Counseling

11. Interpreting Services • Interpreting services provided by: • 122 FTE staff interpreters (October 2010) • Freelance interpreters • Deaf interpreters for Deaf-blind students • Students from interpreter training program

12. Classroom Interpreting

13. Notetaking • Notetaker coordinators • Trained student notetakers (paid) • Notes are scanned to the web • Support faculty evaluate the content matter of the notes

14. Classroom Notetaking

15. Classes WebSite Scanning Center Web Distribution of Notes

16. Captioning • Captioning Options • Speech to Text Systems • C-Print • CART • 50 C-Print operators at RIT • CART is outsourced http://www.pepnet.org/faq/pdf/FAQ04.pdf

17. Access Serviceshttp://myaccess.rit.edu

18. Course Listings Interpreter, Notes and C-print

19. Manager

20. Interpreter Schedule

21. Student Download Notes and Captions

22. C-Print Captions File

23. Example of Notes and Captions

24. Mainstreamed Students & Support Services

25. Center on Access Technologywww.rit.edu/ntid/cat Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf 52 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623

26. Mission To investigate, evaluate, and report on the most effective and efficient use of access technologies To train individuals in their use in order to accelerate the widespread implementation of best practices within deaf education at the postsecondary level. To focus its efforts on technologies that have a high likelihood of improving access to postsecondary educational opportunities for deaf students within the next several years. Four strands include: • Classroom Access Technologies • Mobile Technologies • Audio and Sound Technologies of Interest to Hard-of-Hearing Persons • Training and Evaluation Services

27. Mission The Center seeks projects that fall within the following parameters: • Those that can adapt/ adopt existing technologies • Those that utilize existing professional networks • Those that involve education and training • Those that bring together faculty, staff, students and others at NTID, RIT and external groups

28. NSF Enrichment Grant • Testing the concept of a virtual Alliance for deaf and hard of hearing STEM students at the postsecondary level

29. Specifics • NSF Award # HRD-0927586 • 18 Months • 9/1/2010 through 2/28/2011 • $199,585 • http://www.rit.edu/ntid/cat/enrichment

30. Team • Bill Clymer • Jim DeCaro • Peter Lalley • Gary Behm • Gail Hyde • Elizabeth Lawley • Walter, Foster • McKee • Lang, Brooks, Ladner, Gan

31. Goal • Prepare for an NSF Alliance grant proposal in the amount of $3M due Feb. 2, 2011. • Purpose of an Alliance…. Alliances use evidence-based practices, as well as beta-testing novel interventions, to increase the quality and quantity of students with disabilities completing associate, baccalaureate and graduate degrees in STEM disciplines and entering either STEM graduate degree programs or our nation’s science and engineering workforce.

32. Concept • Use cyberinfrastructure to establish a “virtual” RDE regional alliance to provide student support to deaf and hard of hearing STEM students. • Communication Support • Interpreting and captioning • Academic Support • Tutoring • Notetaking • Advising and mentoring

33. Communication Support Communication Support Academic Community

34. Specifically this grant will… • Examine national baseline data on deaf students in STEM programs • Analyze programs that have deaf students enrolled in STEM programs • Conduct 4 focus groups • Indentify 4-5 postsecondary institutions as potential partners • Identify elements of successful Alliances • Develop and pilot rudimentary cyberinfrastructure system for a virtual alliance

35. Expected Work Products • Summary report of baseline data • Annotated list of programs • Recommendation report from focus groups • List of 4 or 5 postsecondary programs to participate • Analysis and summary of features, format, participants and budget for a virtual alliance • Target plans for an alliance • Functional model of a web-based application for communication and academic support

36. Time Line • Year 1 (12 Months) • Project website • Data search • D/HOH STEM students • Focus groups – PEPNet • Review best practices • Review platforms for delivery of services

37. Time Line • Year 2 (6 Months) • Identify potential partners • Social network (academic community) prototype • Dissemination • Write and submit Alliance proposal

38. Evaluation Plan • Dr. Barbara McKee • Formative evaluation • Timely and accurate completion of project goals • Compliance with RIT and NSF reporting guidelines • Summative evaluation

39. Dissemination • Web site • http://www.rit.edu/ntid/cat/enrichment • National presentations • NTID Techsym (June 2010) • NSF JAM (June 2010) • Accessing Higher Ground (November 2010)

40. Budget • Original Budget • Percentage Spent • 51.4% • One year no-cost extension?

41. CAT Innovation Laboratory The NTID Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory ("CAT Lab"), a first-of-its-kind initiative, provides a place for students to get involved in the innovation process. The CAT Lab is a place where faculty and associate degree-level deaf and hard-of-hearing students can collaborate on multidisciplinary projects related to developing and adapting access and instructional technologies, health care technologies and services, and more.

42. Personnel James J. DeCaro – Director of CAT E. William Clymer – Associate Director of CAT Peter A. Lalley – Researcher / Investigator Gary W. Behm – Director of CAT Innovation Lab Gail Hyde – Project Manager

43. Types of Projects • Funded • Internally (RIT or NTID) • Externally • Proposed to funding agencies • Concept

44. Funded – Internally (NTID) • PDA / Cell Phone Notification System

45. Testing the Concept of a Virtual Alliance for Postsecondary Level STEM Students who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Funded – National Science Foundation NSF Grant Partners • NTID Center on Access Technology • PEPNet • Lab for Social Computing at RIT • Other NSF-supported regional alliances

46. Proposed – National Science Foundation • Improving Distance Learning for Deaf Students by use of a 3D Signing Avatar Whiteboard Sign Language Interpreter Hearing Student Instructor Deaf Student 3D Avatar Conferencing Service Whiteboard Undivided Attention 3D Signing Avatar NSF grant partners • NTID Center on Access Technology • RIT Computer Science Department • NTID Department of Engineering Studies • Other NSF-supported alliances

47. Proposed – National Science Foundation Developing an Innovative See-Through Face Mask for More Effective Communication NSF grant partners • NTID Center on Access Technology • NTID Department of Engineering Studies • Department of Chemistry in the College of Science • Packaging Science in College of Applied Science and Technology • Rochester General Health System (RGHS) • RIT IP Management • IBM IBM has agreed to assign this patent to RIT

48. Proposed – NTID, RIT/RGHS Alliance, NSF Digital Image Relocation Device to Assist Individuals with Low Vision NSF Grant Partners Co-PI - Gary Behm Project Lead / Developer NTID Center on Access Technology Project Mgr. - Gail Hyde Project Management NTID Center on Access Technology - Bill Travis Consultant End User PI - Dr. Andreas Savakis Developer RIT Department of Computer Engineering - Dr. Andreas Savakis’ Team Developer RIT Department of Computer Engineering Co-PI - Dr. Gwen Sterns Ophthalmologist RGH Ophthalmology’s Laboratory - Dr. Gwen Sterns’ Team Ophthalmologists RGH Ophthalmology’s Laboratory - Deaf Co-op Student Software Engineering NTID Department of Engineering Studies - Deaf Co-op Student Design Assistant NTID Department of Engineering Studies

49. Funded – Cisco Foundation Preliminary Investigation of Cisco Technologies and Access Solutions for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals • State of the Art and Recommendations Related to 911-411-211 Telephone Response Systems • Evaluation of Possible Use of Avatars to Enhance Direct Communication Support for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Users • Evaluation of TelePresence Technologies for Face-to-Face and Remote Communication for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Users • This project is the start of a multi-year effort. Partners • NTID Center on Access Technology • Cisco Foundation • NTID Department of Engineering Studies • RIT Golisano College of Computing & Information Studies

50. A Investigation of Cisco Technologies & Access Solutions