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Cross-Sensory Digital Map Project Development

Award Number: 90IFDV0020
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2024

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Cross-Sensory Digital Map Project Development - The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, in partnership with the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco, will develop, over the three-year grant, a cross-sensory digital web-based map component that can be inserted into any webpage and viewed equally visually and in audio. The goal of this project is to address the lack of nonvisual digital maps by developing an accessible system for blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals to view, create, and share digital spatial maps; these individuals currently have extremely limited access to map information (e.g., turn-by-turn directions on a navigation app or, more rarely, a tactile map). The specific objectives are: - Create a multimodal map editor that can be used to create and edit maps - Create a system that can manage and distribute maps - Create a multisensory map component businesses and government institutions can embed in their website The project is organized around the community living and participation outcome domain, with the following anticipated outcomes for BVI individuals: 1) Ability to independently create digital maps; 2) Ability to view digital maps; 3) Increased community living and participation in map related activities in school, at home, and at work; 4) Increased independent map access and access to map data; 5) Ability to independently create tactile maps from the Tactile Map Automated Production system from the LightHouse; and 6) Increased independence and confidence when traveling. The expected products are a map creation tool, a system for sharing and creating maps, a multimodal web map component, an integration with TMAPs, marketing materials and training materials.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$1,515 )
2025	2022	THE SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE	2318 Fillmore Street	San Francisco	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	3	4/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2021	THE SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE	2318 Fillmore Street	San Francisco	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	3	4/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$1,515
2025	2020	THE SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE	2318 Fillmore Street	San Francisco	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	3	4/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = -$1,515

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2022	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 FILLMORE ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	9/7/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2023	2021	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 FILLMORE ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	9/7/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $199,830 )
2022	2022	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 FILLMORE ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	8/26/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,830
2022	2021	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 FILLMORE ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	8/26/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2021	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 FILLMORE ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	2	9/7/2022	OTHER REVISION	$0
2022	2020	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 FILLMORE ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	2	9/7/2022	OTHER REVISION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,830

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $199,537 )
2021	2021	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 Fillmore St	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/10/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,537
2021	2020	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 Fillmore St	San Francisco	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	10/20/2020	OTHER REVISION	$0
2021	2020	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 Fillmore St	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/10/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,537

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $199,975 )
2020	2020	SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE	2318 Fillmore St	San Francisco	CA	94115	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	8/28/2020	NEW	$199,975
														Subtotal = $199,975

Grand Total All Awards = $597,827

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Cross-Sensory Digital Map Project Development

Award Number: 90IFDV0020

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2024

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