January 21, 2025
We’ve rounded up some great opportunities for accessibility research, funding, and training. Most notably, deadlines are approaching for two CREATE grants:
CREATE Seed funding
For projects that push boundaries and try new things, or need opportunisticfunding in response to a new student, collaboration, or flash of insight.
Race, Disability, and Technology funding
For projects that engage with the intersection of race, disability, and technology (RDT).
Specialized Community-Led Impact Opportunity Grants
Funding is available for community-driven projects that empower people to collect data, analyze pedestrian infrastructure, and develop solutions for equitable transportation networks. With this funding from the Taskar Center at the UW, communities may initiate SCLIOs in their area.
- January 25 – grant submission deadline
- SCLIO grant details
Google Research Scholar Program
The Google Research Scholar (RS) Program supports early-career professors who are pursuing innovative research in computing and technology. RS provides unrestricted gifts of up to $60,000.
Lime Connect Fellowship for Students with Disabilities
The Fellowship for Students with Disabilities offers rising juniors mentorship, internship support, connection with corporate partners, and leadership skill building.
Teach Access Student Academy
A two-day, free, virtual workshop for all, whether new to accessibility or deepening understanding, college or university student, or lifelong learner. The featured keynote speaker is Haben Girma, renowned human rights lawyer and the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School.
- February 20 – 21, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Registration is free!
Highly recommended by CREATE Director for Education Emeritus, Richard Ladner. And CREATE Ph.D. graduate Emma McDonnell is presenting on day 1!
ACM CHI Workshop on Aging in Place call for participation
The ACM CHI workshop on Technology Mediated Caregiving for Older Adults Aging in Place focuses on research around technological supports for caregiving, specific to older adults as they age and begin to experience cognitive changes.
- Workshop: April 27
- February 13 – Position Papers due
- March 5 – Statements of interest due