{"302051":{"#nid":"302051","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AMAC Accessibility Solutions awarded a 2014 Innovator Award by Campus Technology magazine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECampus Technology\u003C\/em\u003E magazine recently announced the winners of the 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Annual Innovator Awards, and AMAC Accessibility Solutions, a research center in the Georgia Tech College of Architecture, was a winner in the student services and systems category.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEleven honorees were selected in six categories, out of 215 nominations submitted from higher education institutions around the globe. Entries were reviewed a group of higher ed tech leaders, many of whom are former Innovators award winners and final winners were chosen by \u003Cem\u003ECampus Technology\u2019s\u003C\/em\u003E team of editors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCongratulations goes out to AMAC on this award,\u201d said Steve French, dean of the College of Architecture. \u201cThey offer invaluable services to students on campuses throughout the country, and are doing important research to advance technology and enhance the on-campus experience for students with disabilities. They couldn\u2019t be more deserving of this award.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center develops user-centered products and services for individuals with disabilities. Their goal is to address unmet accessibility needs in government, non-profits, and corporations by providing products that benefit those with physical or cognitive impairments. They conduct research and development on a variety of electronic information and assistive technologies in an effort to increase accessibility globally.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFull coverage of the award-winning projects will appear in the July issue of \u003Cem\u003ECampus Technology\u003C\/em\u003E and online. The complete list of winners can be found at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/campustechnology.com\/microsites\/innovators-microsite\/home.aspx\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/campustechnology.com\/microsites\/innovators-microsite\/home.aspx\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"AMAC Accessibility Solutions awarded a 2014 Innovator Award by Campus Technology magazine"}],"uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2014-06-09 09:02:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:33","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"302041":{"id":"302041","type":"image","title":"campus technology innovators award","body":null,"created":"1449244592","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:56:32","changed":"1475895007","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:07","alt":"campus technology innovators award","file":{"fid":"199571","name":"2014ct_innovators_logooutlines_400.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2014ct_innovators_logooutlines_400_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2014ct_innovators_logooutlines_400_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":18186,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2014ct_innovators_logooutlines_400_0.jpg?itok=IL6XOb6T"}}},"media_ids":["302041"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"95011","name":"AMAC"},{"id":"95001","name":"campus technology"},{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"95021","name":"innovator awards"}],"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\u003ELisa Herrmann\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0693\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.herrmann@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}