{"638734":{"#nid":"638734","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IPaT Think Tank \u2013 CIDI Accessibility Research and Services","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT Thursday Think Tank: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECIDI \u0026ndash; Accessibility Research and Services\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThursday, October 22, 2020, 3:30-4:30 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/453271000\u0022 target=\u0022_BLANK\u00bf\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/282532943\u0022\u003EOnline\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(BlueJeans)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChantal Kerssens, PhD is Executive Director of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI, cidi.gatech.edu), the largest research center in the College of Design. CIDI was created in 2018 by the merger of the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) and AMAC Accessibility (Alternative Media Access Center). One emerged in the late 1970s from collaborations between\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech Industrial Design students and local disability groups; The other started to help post-secondary institutions provide accessible educational materials to print-disabled students in a timely and effective way.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECIDI is recognized as a leader\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;services and research in accessibility and is committed to technological innovation and development of user-centered research, products, environments, and services for individuals of all ages and abilities so they can live, learn, work, and play independently in the communities of their choice.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKerssens will give a brief overview of notable programs, projects and impacts as well as highlight current interests, needs, and opportunities to partner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you would like to call into the conversation using a phone, you can access using the phone numbers below:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E+1.408.419.1715 (United States(San Jose))\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E(see all numbers -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bluejeans.com\/numbers\u0022 target=\u0022_BLANK\u00bf\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.bluejeans.com\/numbers\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeeting ID: 453 271 000\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnter the meeting ID followed by #\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation "}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2020-09-02 19:52:43","changed_gmt":"2020-10-14 16:26:09","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2020-10-22T16:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2020-10-22T17:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2020-10-22T17:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2020-10-22 20:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2020-10-22 21:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2020-10-22 21:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"148261","name":"IPaT Thursday Think Tank"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}