Recent Presentations

TDI 2013 Presentation on mobile video relay services interoperability and battery life
Norman Williams
October 18, 2013

IP Captioned Telephone Service Survey Results
Linda Kozma-Spytek, Paula Tucker and Christian Vogler
April 24, 2013

NAD 2012 Presentation on video phones, interoperability, and video quality
Norman Williams and Christian Vogler
July 3, 2012

Advances in Phonetics-based Sub-Unit Modeling for Transcription, Alignment and Sign Language Recognition
Vassilis Pitsikalis, Stavros Theodorakis, Christian Vogler, and Petros Maragos
Presented at the Workshop on Gesture Recognition, in conjunction with the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Colorado Springs, CO
June 20, 2011

National 9-1-1 SMS Relay Center Update
Norman Williams
Presented at NENA 2011
June 16, 2011

Interoperability Across Videophones, VRS, and Off-the-Shelf Equipment
Norman Williams and Christian Vogler
Presented at TDI 19th Biennial International Conference
June 3, 2011

Accessible Telecollaboration and Web Conferencing in the Workplace
Christian Vogler, Paula Tucker, Norman Williams, and Judith Harkins
Presented at TDI 19th Biennial International Conference
June 3, 2011

Plans for Future Alerts to Mobile Devices
Judy Harkins
Presented at TDI Convention, August 2007

New Tools and Toys
Norman Williams
Presented at TDI Convention, August 2007

Direct Text Access to 9-1-1
Judy Harkins
Presented at 26th NENA Annual 9-1-1 Conference and Trade Show, June 2007

"Pager" Access to 9-1-1: Weighing Short-term and Long-term Solutions
Judy Harkins
Presented at NAD Convention 2006

User Survey on Assistive Listening Devices
Judy Harkins and Paula Tucker
Presented at 21st Annual HLAA Convention, June 2006

Telecommunications Access and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community:
The Birth of an American Civil Right
Karen Peltz Strauss
21st Annual HLAA Convention, June 2006

Direct Access to 9-1-1 during the Transition to Next Generation
Judy Harkins
Technology Access Program

Hurricane Aftermath:  The Gallaudet Response
A team of Gallaudet social workers, psychologists and mental health counselors trained in Disaster Mental Health Services (DMHS) traveled to Baton Rouge and Houston to volunteer their services to the Deaf Community in response to Hurricane Katrina.  This PowerPoint presentation details their experiences and what they believe still needs to be done to aid Deaf people in disaster situations.

Voice over IP Basics
Judy Harkins
TEDPA Annual Conference, September 12, 2005

Wireless Phones and Hearing Aid Compatibility
Judy Harkins, Mary Brooner, and Susan Mazrui
TDI 2005

Internet-Enabled Technologies: Access for the Future
Cary Barbin
Plenary Session Presentation, TDI 2005, July 11, 2005

Internet-Enabled Technologies: Access to the Future
Karen Peltz Strauss
Plenary Session Presentation, TDI 2005, July 11, 2005

The Changing Face of Text
Judy Harkins
NENA Annual Conference, July 27, 2005

Background on Disability Access Issues
Judy Harkins and Cary Barbin
Presentation to NRIC VII Steering Committee
January 25, 2005

Access to Emergency Communications for People with Disabilities
Judy Harkins
Presented at ANSI HSSP Workshop, December 1, 2004

Challenges of Technological Diversity
Judy Harkins
Presented at TEDPA, September 14, 2004

Video Assessment Tools for ASL and Lipreading
Judy Harkins, Cary Barbin, and Paula Tucker
Presented at Videoconference 2004, April 19, 2004

Wireless Technology Access
Judy Harkins, Jim House, and Cary Barbin
Presented at TDI 2003, July 2003

The Latest "Buzz" about Cell Phones and Hearing Aids
Linda Kozma-Spytek
Presented at SHHH 2003, July 2003

RERC on Telecommunications Access
Cary Barbin
Presented at ADARA,  May 2003

Communication Access and the Deaf Community:  
An Historic Overview
Karen Peltz Strauss, Powrie V. Doctor Chair of Deaf Studies
presented at Gallaudet University, April 9, 2003.

Telecommunications Access: An American Civil Right 
 Karen Peltz Strauss

Telecommunications Access: Past & Future 
Karen Peltz Strauss

Wireless Communication & Deaf Emergency Access 
Judy Harkins

Evolution of Use of Text Devices by Deaf People
Cary Barbin

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