AAC Technology Transfer: An AAC-RERC Report

Authors: Higginbotham, D. Jeffery¹; Beukelman, David²; Blackstone, Sarah³; Bryen, Diane⁴; Caves, Kevin⁵; Deruyter, Frank⁵; Jakobs, Thomas⁶; Light, Janice⁷; Mcnaughton, David⁷; Moulton, Bryan⁸; Shane, Howard⁹; Williams, Michael¹⁰

Source: Augmentative & Alternative Communication, Volume 25, Number 1, March 2009 , pp. 68-76(9)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

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Abstract:

Transferring innovative technologies from the university to the manufacturing sector can often be an elusive and problematic process. The Rehabilitation and Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement (AAC-RERC) has worked with the manufacturing community for the last 10 years. The purpose of this article is to discuss barriers to technology transfer, to outline some technology transfer strategies, and to illustrate these strategies with AAC-RERC related activities.

Keywords: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC); Technology Transfer; Knowledge Transfer

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07434610902724886

Affiliations: 1: State University of New York, Buffalo 2: University of Nebraska, 3: Augmentative Communication News, 4: Temple University, 5: Duke University, 6: InvoTek, Inc, 7: Pennsylvania State University, 8: Dynavox Technologies, Inc, 9: Massachusetts General Hospital, 10: Augmentative Communication Inc, USA