{"583447":{"#nid":"583447","#data":{"type":"news","title":"TechSAge Honored at Atlanta Magazine\u0027s 2016 Groundbreaker Awards Ceremony","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Research Engineering Rehabilitation Center on Technologies to Support Successful Aging with Disability (RERC TechSAge) was among finalists recognized at Atlanta Magazine\u0026rsquo;s 5\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Annual Groundbreaker Awards Ceremony.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a finalist for the award, TechSAge was highlighted for its innovations in making environments more accessible to aging populations, and in creating a more user-friendly world\u0026mdash;no matter what our abilities or age.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther honorees included the Clarkston Community Center Senior Refugee Program, Amy\u0026rsquo;s Place, and award winner Dr. Monica Parker, who was recognized for her community outreach through Emory\u0026rsquo;s centers on Alzheimer\u0026rsquo;s Disease Research and Brain Health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHeld at the Atlanta History Center, the Groundbreaker Awards program was launched in 2012 with the goal of honoring the people and projects that make Atlanta a better place to live. The 12 honorees were recognized for meeting the challenges posed by aging head-on, with ingenuity, purpose, and compassion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs a finalist for the award, TechSAge was highlighted for its innovations in making environments more accessible to aging populations, and in creating a more user-friendly world\u0026mdash;no matter what our abilities or age.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"TechSAge highlighted alongside others who are making Atlanta a better place to grow old. "}],"uid":"33099","created_gmt":"2016-11-02 20:12:40","changed_gmt":"2016-11-21 15:56:56","author":"Lucy Bennett","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-11-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-11-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"583446":{"id":"583446","type":"image","title":"Groundbreaker Award Ceremony 2016","body":null,"created":"1478117098","gmt_created":"2016-11-02 20:04:58","changed":"1478182200","gmt_changed":"2016-11-03 14:10:00","alt":"","file":{"fid":"222420","name":"groundbreaker-award-2016.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/groundbreaker-award-2016.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/groundbreaker-award-2016.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":103593,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/groundbreaker-award-2016.JPG?itok=I4eybuiP"}}},"media_ids":["583446"],"groups":[{"id":"1233","name":"CATEA - Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access"},{"id":"582211","name":"AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center"},{"id":"60380","name":"CSPAV - Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1225","name":"School of Industrial Design"},{"id":"468131","name":"SimTigrate"},{"id":"278701","name":"TechSAge"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"176","name":"aging"},{"id":"360","name":"accessibility"},{"id":"125051","name":"TechSAge"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELucy Bennett\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nlucy.bennett@amac.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lucy.bennett@amac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}