Modality Translation Services Program

The Trace Center at the University of Wisconsin has recently launched a "Modality Translation Services" research program designed to bring together the work of many different researchers and companies to create a spectrum of services for future use. The project is in its initial proof-of-concept stages under funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and NSF.

• Experimental Text Captioning for the Grid at SC2002 Plenary - The Trace Center provided an experimental text captioning service for SC 2002 plenary presentations as part of work with the Alliance Expedition for Scientific Workspaces of the Future.
• Modality Translation on Next Generation Internet - A brief overview of the Modality Translation program.
• Internet-Based Personal Services on Demand - This chapter explains the "Modality Translation and Assistance Services on Demand" concept, a variety of remote personal services available anywhere and anytime, to enhance the lives of people with and without disabilities.  It identifies the research and development challenges for a telecommunication and information infrastructure aiming to provide personal services on demand.
• Modality Translation Services on Demand Making the World More Accessible For All - This paper, presented at the 2001 RESNA conference examines modality translation as it relates to accessibility and understandability.
• Modality Translation on the Grid - Real-Time, On-Demand Access to Information Across Modalities - This poster, first presented at SC2000, illustrates the concept of real-time, on-demand access to information across modalities.
• Modality Translation Services on Demand - This paper introduces the "Modality Translation Services" concept, which comprises a set of remote services to provide instant translation from one presentation mode to another, available anywhere at anytime.
• Universal Design / Disability Access - for Advanced Computational Infrastructure