title: AAC technology transfer: an AAC-RERC report.
abstract: Transferring innovative technologies from the university to the manufacturing sector can often be an elusive and problematic process. The Rehabilitation and Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement (AAC-RERC) has worked with the manufacturing community for the last 10 years. The purpose of this article is to discuss barriers to technology transfer, to outline some technology transfer strategies, and to illustrate these strategies with AAC-RERC related activities.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York, Buffalo, USA. cdsjeff@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: D Jeffery
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Higginbotham
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beukelman
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blackstone
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bryen
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Caves
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deruyter
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jakobs
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Light
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McNaughton
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moulton
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shane
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D018581:Technology Transfer