Bio

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Carrie Bruce is a licensed speech-language pathologist and an assistive technology practitioner who has been working in the field of rehabilitation for almost 15 years. Ms. Bruce is also a research scientist at the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) at Georgia Tech and an investigator for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Workplace Accommodations (Work RERC). She is distinguished for her work in examining environmental design issues related to accessibility and investigating assessment methodologies that measure the environment’s impact on activity and participation. Her recent work has focused on evaluation and design of exhibits and information in museums, zoos, aquariums, and science centers to enable access by visitors with a range of abilities.  Additionally, Ms. Bruce is a Ph.D. student in the Human-Centered Computing program at Georgia Tech and a member of the Sonification Lab where she is concentrating on developing real-time audio interpretation of aquarium exhibits to improve access for visitors with vision impairments.

Educational Background

Ph.D. candidate (Human-Centered Computing), Georgia Tech
1999 - M.A. (Communication Sciences and Disorders), University of Florida

1996 - B.A. (Communication Sciences and Disorders), University of Florida

Fields

• accessible design
• assistive technology
• augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
• disability
• environmental access
• exhibit design
• home modifications
• informal learning environments
• universal design
• workplace accommodations