NISH National Scholarship Award for Workplace Innovation and Design
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Graduate |
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Aerospace Engineering Architectural Engineering Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Biological Systems and Agricultural Engineering Ceramic Engineering Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Construction Engineering Design Electrical Engineering Engineering Diversity Engineering Management Engineering Mechanics Environmental Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science Geological Engineering Industrial Engineering Information Systems Information Technology Manufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mineral and Mining Engineering Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Nuclear Engineering Ocean Engineering Petroleum Engineering Software Engineering Surveying and Geomatics Engineering Teamwork |
| Special Topic(s): |
Persons with Disabilities Student Competitions |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Community - General |
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Organization:NISH [National Institute for the Severely Handicapped] |
| Description: | The purpose of the NISH National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation & Design is to encourage college students to design creative technological solutions to barriers that prevent people with disabilities from entering or advancing in the workplace. NISH will accept functioning prototypes or systems that create greater access to employment for people with disabilities in these areas: • Computer access • Environmental accommodations • Functional control and access • Transportation/mobility • Communication assistance To ensure that these devices meet the workforce needs of people with disabilities, devices must be developed in collaboration with a person with a disability. Additionally, greater consideration will be given to those applicants who have consulted with a NISH-affiliated NPA in the design process. NISH can match students and universities with NPAs who are interested in collaborating in the development of assistive technology devices. NISH can also provide technical consultation to assist students in the design process. Contact NISH at scholarship@nish.org for more information. Any undergraduate or graduate level student or student team may submit a design and discussion paper. Three awards are given annually: First place - $10,000 Second place - $5,000 Third place - $3,000 A matching prize will be awarded to the sponsoring department for each of the design winners. If you are selected as one of the scholarship winners, a representative from each award-winning team will be invited to attend a NISH-sponsored conference held in the spring of 2007. This representative will be expected to provide a poster display at the conference and give a presentation on the device during a conference session. "NISH is a national nonprofit agency whose mission is to create employment opportunities for people with severe disabilities by securing Federal contracts through the Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) Program for its network of community-based, nonprofit agencies (NPAs). Providing employment opportunities to nearly 48,000 people, the JWOD Program is the largest single source of employment for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities in the United States. More than 600 participating NPAs employ these individuals and provide quality goods and services to the Federal Government at a fair market price. The JWOD Program is a coordinated effort on behalf of the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and NISH-Creating Employment Opportunities for People with Severe Disabilities. This effort has allowed people who are blind or who have other severe disabilities to acquire job skills and training, receive wages and benefits, gain greater independence and improve their quality of life. Through the JWOD Program, people with disabilities have the opportunity to enjoy full participation in their community and can market their JWOD skills to other public and private sector jobs." |
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| Keywords: | engineering design disabilities Persons with Disabilities |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process (d) Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams (h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
| Use of Resource: |
Design competition for project-based learning and motivating students. It helps develop team, design and multidisciplinary skills. |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
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| Publication Date: | June 2007 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.nish.org/NISH/Rooms/DisplayPages/LayoutInitial?Contain |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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