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Participatory Assistive, Inclusive and Responsible Technology (PAIR-Tech)

Award Number: 90REGE0026
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2029

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Participatory Assistive, Inclusive and Responsible Technology (PAIR-Tech) - Abstract. The widespread adoption of consumer-facing Generative AI (GAI) can advance the creation of equitable ICT-based personalized accessibility solutions that can adapt to meet the evolving needs of disabled people and improve outcomes in community living & participation and employment. Goal: Our RERC will cultivate novel approaches to ICT Accessibility by using GAI to increase agency and control for people with disabilities while also addressing risks such as bias, security and privacy. Objectives: We will study the efficacy of using GAI as an accessibility tool while measuring and addressing risks such as bias, security, and privacy. We will leverage GAI to create new approaches to ICT access in domains where there are unmet needs, such as creative tasks and document/information access. Outcomes of our work will include the first survey to comprehensively track GAI use by people with disabilities, its positive impact, risks; guidelines for mitigating GAI bias in hiring; a dataset of end-user-generated metrics for assessing simplified text; documentation for holding accessible maker space events; and tutorials and training opportunities for people with disabilities to learn about and use open-source accessibility technologies. Products will include novel tools for on-demand text simplification, for accessible slideshow creation; customizing home adaptations; and an online archive of open-source accessibility and rehabilitation technologies supporting access.


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 = $924,726 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	5/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$924,726
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	10/1/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	5/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $924,726

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $924,918 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	7/15/2024	NEW	$924,918
														Subtotal = $924,918

Grand Total All Awards = $1,849,644

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Participatory Assistive, Inclusive and Responsible Technology (PAIR-Tech)

Award Number: 90REGE0026

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

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2029

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