IMPACT Center

Developing tools and approaches to help perform successful Assistive Technology Tech Transfer. Let's get AT and Rehab Tech to those who need it!

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HAVE YOU APPLIED YET?? This 11-week course, guides grantees developing an innovative and entrepreneurial idea in assistive or rehabilitation technology, biomedical technology, and other types of technologies. We have limited spots—apply today! ❤️💙💛 https://t.co/9UNnMM8aux

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#AssistiveTech #Accessibility #Innovation #ImpacTechPodcast #REARLAb #ServiceAnimals #InclusiveDesign #TREATMATE

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🐕‍🦺✨ Meet TREAT-MATE, a device helping wheelchair users independently treat and bond with their service animals and pets, and winner of the Impact Award Student Design Challenge, in our latest episode.
🔗 https://t.co/E6OqGDWeZK

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#assistivetechnology #bootcamp #techtransfer #trainingprograms #healthtechnologies #techtransfer #entrepreneurship #research #NIDILRR #impactcenter #rehabtech #impacttraining #ACL

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This free, interactive, online, 11-week course, guides grantees developing an innovative and entrepreneurial idea in assistive or rehabilitation technology, biomedical technology, and other types of technologies. We have limited spots—apply today! ❤️💙💛 https://t.co/9UNnMM8aux

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@pittbigidea Session topics include...
💡Introduction to Startup Law
💡Starting a Business with an F-1 Student Visa
💡How to Form your Startup Company
💡How to Handle Your and Others' Intellectual Property

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Check out @PittBigIdea's new Start Smart Legal Series, interactive seminars that will introduce you to the fundamentals of starting a business!

Register now: https://t.co/yeTMNykUYR

#AssistiveTechnology #Innovation #Impact #Rehabilitation #SmallBusiness

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🚪✨ Meet DOOR-E—a portable, affordable, & zero-installation door automation device! Hear creators Mike Soniat & Wayne Newitts share DOOR-E’s journey from a simple idea to Impact Award winner in our latest #ImpacTechPodcast
🔗 https://t.co/NDvCwrxjKh
#AssistiveTech #IMPACTCenter

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Register Now: https://t.co/2E36q0y4hR

#AssistiveTechnology #Innovation #Impact #Rehabilitation #SmallBusiness

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Join the United States Patent and Trademark Office virtually from 1-3:30pm EST on September 9-10th for Innovation-Con 2025: Empowering American Ingenuity and Innovation!

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Highlights include...
💡From Pitch to Powerhouse: Turning big ideas into bold brands
💡Ask the Experts: Advancing your ideas into protected assets
💡A Spark of Creativity: Key strategies for the innovation journey

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#AssistiveTech #Innovation #NIDILRR #Technology #MakingADifference #ThrowbackThursday #InnovationThursday

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✨ NIDILRR Innovation Alert! ✨ National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) grantees were busy creating assistive technologies between 2006 and 2010. See the number that made it to market. Stay tuned to see more! ⏳

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Learn more and see highlights from this years event: https://t.co/EbzIKIC40w

#AssistiveTechnology #Innovation #Impact #Rehabilitation #SmallBusiness

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Do you have a mobility-focused prototype or product for individuals with disabilities currently in development?

Work with Toyota engineers at the Toyota Tech Immersion in Melbourne on November 13-14, 2025! Letters of Interest are due July 30th.

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💡Attend behind-the-scences tours and workshops!
💡Benefit from Toyota's expert support and funding!
💡International applications are encouraged!

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#TechTransfer #Research #Technology #RealWorldImpact #AssistiveTechnology #InnovationInAction #NIDILRR

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🌟 Innovation Spotlight! 🌟
Between 2006 and 2010, technology-focused projects funded by NIDILRR led to 34 assistive products successfully reaching the market!
Explore the breakdown and see how federal research investments translate to real-world change.

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💡Register Now: https://t.co/zvN3SEtJXi

#AssistiveTechnology #Innovation #Impact #Rehabilitation #SmallBusiness

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Hear from leading artificial intelligence and innovation professionals on Tuesday, June 17, from noon to 1 p.m. ET with the United States Patent and Trademark Office! Learn to take advantage of emerging AI opportunities!