Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI)
The Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI) was created by a merger of the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) and AMAC Accessibility.
CATEA, which was formerly known as the Center for Rehabilitation Technology, has been a multidisciplinary center in the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech since the early 1980s. CATEA grew out of collaborations in the late 1970s between Georgia Tech Industrial Design students and local disability groups. Their efforts led to the establishment of CATEA in 1980 by the Board of Regents. For more than 20 years, CATEA provided services for Georgia’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, established the statewide TechKnowledge information clearinghouse on assistive technology, hosted various national resource centers on assistive technology for the workplace, provided accessibility audits for public facilities and information technology to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and produced computer skill and adult education programs. By the early 2000s, CATEA had transformed from a service-oriented center into a full-fledged research center.
AMAC Accessibility started in 2005 as the Alternative Media Access Center to help post-secondary institutions provide complete, timely, and efficient accommodations to print-disabled students. This began with e-text production, and by 2009 had expanded into braille, captioning, and audio description. By 2010, AMAC transitioned to the Georgia Institute of Technology, where it became a research and service center of Georgia Tech's College of Design in 2013 known as AMAC Accessibility Solutions & Research Center. In 2017, as a leader in content engineering designed to increase accessibility globally in the post-secondary industry, it simplified its name to AMAC Accessibility.
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Collections in this community
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CATEA Fact Sheets and Reference Guides [27]
Short guides on accessibility -
CATEA Invited Speakers, Seminars, Symposia, and Workshops [1]
Speakers and events promoting the health, activity and participation of people with functional limitations through the application of assistive technologies. -
CATEA Publications [83]
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Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) OSP Research Reports [6]
Office of Sponsored Programs research reports by faculty and researchers in the
Recent Submissions
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Methods for Analysis of Daily Wheelchair Activity Data
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Detecting Early Stage Pressure Ulcer on Dark Skin Using Multi Spectral Imager
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009)This paper introduces a novel idea, innovative technology in building multi spectral imaging based device. The benefit from them is people can have low cost, handheld and standing alone device which makes acquire multi ... -
Handheld Erythema and Bruise Detector
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008)Visual inspection of intact skin is commonly used when assessing persons for pressure ulcers and bruises. Melanin masks skin discoloration hindering visual inspection in people with darkly pigmented skin. The objective ... -
Portable Gage for Pressure Ulcer Detection
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006)A hand held instrument has been developed and tested that can detect subtle changes in the skin properties by measuring its biomechanical response.The portable and handheld design makes it suitable for the detection of ... -
Commonly Used ADL Equipment
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Commonly Used Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Equipment
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Clinical Usability of a Wound Measurement Device
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010)Monitoring wound size is an integral component to the assessment and treatment of chronic wounds. Conventional methods, such as ruler measures and transparency tracings, for measuring wound size often have low accuracy and ... -
Detecting Early Stage Pressure Ulcer on Dark Skin Using Multispectral Imager
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Wheelchair Use in Everyday Life
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The Science of Seat Cushions
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Wheelchair Cushion Degradation During Everyday Use
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Wheelchair Cushions-The Science Behind Seating
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006) -
Load Redistribution in Standing, Tilt-in-Space, and Reclining Wheelchairs
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Multispectral Image Analysis of Bruise Age
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007)The detection and aging of bruises is important within clinical and forensic environments. Traditionally, visual and photographic assessment of bruise color is used to determine age, but this qualitative technique has been ... -
Inventor-Driven Product Development
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010)Inventors of assistive technology often lack resources to support product development and this may hinder their ability to develop useful and commercially viable devices. The purpose of this on‐going project is to support ... -
Assessment of the ISO Impact Damping Test
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012)The ISO impact damping test characterizes wheelchair cushion abilities to reduce impact loading on issues and to help maintain postural stability, reporting the number of rebounds greater than ... -
Handheld, Non-Contact Wound Measurement Device
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006)Repeatable and accurate wound measurement forms an important part in the assessment and treatment of chronic wounds and pressure ulcers. Current wound measurement methods span a continuum, from the ruler method which is ... -
Understanding Tilt-in-Space Use in Shepherd Center Clients
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Mobility Patterns in Power Wheelchair Users and the Implications for Measuring Mobility
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Blood Flow and Pressure Changes That Occur With Tilt-in-Space
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009)
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