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Accessibility Awareness Summit
The ofth annual Signal Centers Accessibility Awareness Summit
inspired transformative conversations about the inclusion of individuals
with different abilities and accessibility innovations and ideas.
This half-day, hybrid summit hosted by Blue Cross Blue Shield
included a keynote presentation from John Bramblitt, an artist who
talked about his journey of navigating through a new territory of
blindness, and how he ultimately rekindled his joy, passion, and
relationships through art.
76
Freshman engineering students at UTC
were introduced to person-centered design,
completing 18 community projects at the
guidance of our assistive technology staff
85%
Of device users reported improved functional
access to community participation as a result
of their device
