how globalization is reframing the learning and assistive technology market
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The forces of globalization are converging to reframe the market for assistive technology and the disability market. Shifting demographics worldwide, the realization of a true information economy, the rise of developing economies, and US students’ lack of competitiveness all point to the need for new solutions as well as new opportunities for AT vendors and researchers. Explore what these trends mean to you and your business.TRANSCRIPT
How Globalization is Reframing the
Learning and Assistive Technology Market
Heidi Silver-PacuillaNCTI Deputy Director
ATIA 2009
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Who said this?
Who said this?
Rip Van Winkle
Who said this?
Forces of Globalization
1. The rise of an aging population worldwide.
Forces of Globalization
2. The arrival of information economies in Western industrial countries.
Forces of Globalization
3. A rise of developing economies across the globe as competitive centers of technological innovation and development.
Trans World Internet eXchange
Forces of Globalization
4. Continued convergence of platforms, applications and modes of computing into ever-more portable devices.
Forces of Globalization
5. Assessment data pointing to U.S. students’ lack of competitiveness with global peers.
IUPUI
The time is right for innovation,
entrepreneurship, collaboration and
leadership.
A Call to Action
Expand the market for AT to include quality of life tools for students and adults on a global scale.
A Call to Action
Inmagine
Maximize the use of open source and Web 2.0 tools to access an international workforce and learning opportunities.
A Call to Action
Partner with the expanding international market of consumer electronics to extend the reach of accessibility into mainstream consumer products.
A Call to Action
Boost the knowledge base by sharing domestic and global challenges, marketing research, and success stories with the larger community of learning and AT innovators.
A Call to Action
Enhance learning and achievement by promoting a globally competitive 21st century education that integrates universally designed solutions, including AT.
How Globalization is Reframing the
Learning and Assistive Technology Market
Heidi Silver-PacuillaNCTI Deputy Director
ATIA 2009