Sentences with phrase «for accessible technology»

Brooke is also part of a team representing blind students in their quest for accessible technology at colleges and universities.

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Starting with a dream to have a «computer on every desk and in every home,» Gates transformed the complex technology of computers in the 1970s into something accessible for everyday consumers — a mission he was passionate about early on.

While this kind of data has been readily accessible for online retail, brick and mortar locations have often missed out on accurate foot traffic data due to the cost of the technology.

«Essentially anybody can do it, because a combination of miniaturization, simplification and availability of technology for building small satellites has made it accessible in a way that has never been before,» he said.

In order for a highly complicated technology like blockchain to be accessible and adopted by every single person in the U.S., just like their Social Security card is, we've got a lot of bootstrapping to do.

Entrepreneurs have long seen outsourcing as a strategy reserved for big business, but technology has made it a more accessible tool for small businesses — and for some small firms, outsourcing has made a powerful impact on their growth, productivity and bottom lines.

By utilizing new streaming technology to the fullest, offering a reasonable price point and tapping into the familiarity of films and star power, Lane and Comley launched and marketed a new vehicle for Broadway that made a niche market infinitely accessible.

«Build a service that makes technology accessible and not scary for older or non tech savvy people.

On - demand ride - sharing apps have rocked the established taxi industry worldwide by bringing new technology to consumers that are eager for accessible, affordable alternatives.

But IBM's ambitious promise today is that it can take vSphere virtualized workloads and make them «pushbutton accessible on our cloud,» according to Jim Comfort, IBM's chief technology officer for cloud, in an interview with Fortune prior to the launch.

The 14 - person company has raised a total of $ 3.4 million in seed and Series A financing, as well as received a $ 2 million grant from the Department of Energy's SunShot Incubator Program, which funds up to $ 12 million in grant money to small businesses and entrepreneurs working on both hardware and software technology that makes solar more accessible for Americans.

The proposed legislation would apply to three different types of distributed ledger technology platforms: private networks for internal use within a company, private networks that are accessible to certain entities outside the company that deployed them, and public blockchains.

On the supply side, evolving technology and industry dynamics have driven cutting edge research and investments in diverse areas like gene therapy, early detection / diagnostics, personalized medicine and telemedicine, to better meet the demand for cost efficient and accessible healthcare.

Using advanced security and privacy technology you can be confident your information and data is secure and only accessible through password protection for accessing and managing your profiles, manifests and waste tracking information.

Our website uses 128 - bit SSL encryption technology for communications between web servers and browsers, and bank account and other sensitive information are stored remotely and accessible only through encrypted key systems.

Our mission is to create intuitive, and accessible technologies that make it simple for every human to have total control over his or her money and transact safely and securely with the entire world instantly at little or no cost.

A new World Human Order, after all the blood and tears of war, was dawning, with colonies liberated, technology trained and tamed to make the pursuit of happiness a universally accessible opportunity and tranquil environs, with peace and security, a blessing for development and crimson unfoldment of total personality.

His analysis calls for reintegration of the history of science with social, economic and political history just as his philosophical proposals call for integration with current reasons for making science, technology and medicine more accessible and accountable.

Finally, outside the school system, technology has made a liberal education cheaper and more accessible than ever before --- witness, for example, the wild success of the Great Courses, usefully profiled by Heather Mac Donald in the City Journal.

The hope, for Heidegger, lies in the belief that Being is still accessible through technology even though it is veiled and concealed by technology itself.

Other speakers emphasised: the impact of cheaper and more accessible digital technology on identifying as well as solving problems (Mr Salesh Kumar and Dr Washington Otieno); the importance of realising the nutritional and economic value of food as well as accounting for the environmental impacts of food production (Dr Karen Brooks); and the opportunities for novel products from so - called waste, such as phosphorus recycling (Dr Dana Cordell); Novaq (Dr Cedric Simon); and anaerobic digestion (Dr Bernadette McCabe).

With the increasing reliance on technology and how easily accessible it is for kids, it is not difficult for them to get hooked on spending their summer vacation engrossed in video games, texting, and lounging in front of the television.

We will make care more accessible by introducing a single number for every kind of urgent care and by using technology to help people communicate with their doctors.»

Before serving in the Assembly, as Chief of Staff for then - City Councilmember and current Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Brian negotiated enactment of several significant new laws, including the Domestic Worker Protection Act, promoting the rights of housekeepers and caregivers, and laws to foster the use of technology to make government more accessible and efficient.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is committed to making its web sites accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

The team also continues efforts to adapt technologies that are accessible for patients around the world who don't have access to physical therapy centers with the latest equipment.

For instance, she said that advanced fuel cell technology is of special interest in a country — and a continent — where underdeveloped infrastructure keeps some people from having «cost - effective, accessible, and easily deployed» energy sources.

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), once considered an effective yet risky alternative to drug therapy for blood cancer, has become more accessible and successful in a wide range of patients as a result of major advances in transplant strategies and technologies.

Computer scientists from the University of Lincoln, UK, the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and University College Cork, Ireland, worked with a leading special needs school in Lincoln to examine whether new motion - based gaming technologies and interactive design approaches could make video games more accessible and appealing for children who use powered wheelchairs.

But for the scientist, student, or individual with a disability, many of these technologies are simply not readily accessible.

«Mobile technology is easily accessible and offers an incremental opportunity to expand the existing open platform for mobile applications, which might in turn overcome the economic and capacity limitations of advanced angiography systems with dedicated monitors for projection of CTA data sets,» added Dr. Opolski.

Science News for Students is committed to producing the latest news from the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in a form accessible for tweens and teens.

The McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry (ITP) aims to bring more effective and accessible mental health care to individuals globally while advancing psychiatric research through innovations in digital health technology and inTechnology in Psychiatry (ITP) aims to bring more effective and accessible mental health care to individuals globally while advancing psychiatric research through innovations in digital health technology and intechnology and informatics.

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Loss - of - function studies are key for investigating gene function, and CRISPR technology has made genome editing widely accessible in model organisms and cells.

Technology and telehealth is making nutrition counseling more convenient and accessible for both the dietitian and you, the client!

Advances in technologies for the «Internet of Things» (IoT), as well as cloud computing are making smarter systems more accessible to the educational sector, providing new and exciting opportunities not only for system providers, but also for IoT and cloud solution companies.

For teachers new to technology integration, the Flat Stanley Project offers an accessible entry point.

Although technology has become more accessible — and affordable — in recent years, accruing enough hardware and software to have a broadcast - worthy studio, as Effingham now does, is out of reach for most schools» budgets.

The divide for these citizens has always been there, and assistive technologies have definitely made access easier (if the people who need them can afford them), there are no laws stating that websites need to be accessible to people with disabilities.

«There were some very practical outcomes such as changes in practice, accompanied by developing tangible «products»... these included a real and accepted definition of global citizenship, new student reports and assessment tools for global citizenship, enhanced use of technology for curriculum mapping, a more global and accessible library collection, just to name a few.

A few decades ago, technology started creeping into the system and allowed the trainers to digitize part of the training content and make it accessible for learners anywhere at any time.

The integration of technology has led to a number of developments that have made learning more accessible, including a focus on differentiation in the classroom, which involves adopting activities for mixed abilities, and an increased emphasis on a blended learning approach, that sees traditional teaching methods utilised alongside technology.

«School libraries provide a common information ground for supporting learning across the school and fostering the development of deep knowledge through the provision of accessible resources, and the development of sophisticated information and technology understandings and skills» (Hay & Todd 2010a, p. 30).

«We all know that today's generation of learners are switched on to digital resources, and technology has had a really positive impact at Beaver Green - helping children to explore difficult concepts in a fun and accessible way, while equipping them with the skills they need for the future.»

He has been active in the field of Assistive Technology for thirty years and sees the current period of iPads, tablets and accessible technology as the most excTechnology for thirty years and sees the current period of iPads, tablets and accessible technology as the most exctechnology as the most exciting yet.

Researcher Christopher Dede of Harvard has been working for more than a decade on outdoor AR science; now, mobile technology and a new sensor - rich world are making this kind of experience widely accessible.

«I hope to spend my career working at the intersection of technology and government, championing efforts that use technology for good — making education, healthcare, and civic engagement more accessible regardless of socio - economic status or physical location,» she says.

Nevertheless the use of Open Web Platform, ePubs will benefit rapid changes in accessible technologies and provide a reflowable format best suited for mobile devices and lend itself to adaptation, embedded dynamic content, bookmarking, annotation, and advanced learning and various ways to improve education material.

For instance, SMS or texting technology is cheap and its high levels of penetration are almost universally accessible.