| William Loughborough has been associated with Smith-Kettlewell since its early inception, making many contributions to rehabilitation research. He was the instigator of the Talking Signs© project, publishing the first paper on this concept (then known as Talking Lights) in 1979. As well as continuing contributions to the system's later evolution and dissemination, he has also spearheaded our Web Accessibility Project to help ensure that the World Wide Web and associated infrastructure is accessible to those with visual impairments.
Most recently, he has explored convergences between these two efforts and their underlying technologies, with the ultimate goal of connecting blind persons fully with the information infrastructure and providing them with the information they need in any location or situation. More details on these projects appear on our Web and Information Access page. Selected Projects and Publications: Web and Information Access Project Loughborough, W. "Talking Lights." Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1979, June, 243. Loughborough, W. "The Accessible Planet." A series of four articles in Vision Enhancement, Vol 4, No.s 1-4, 1999. |
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