The technology needs of people with hearing, communication, mobility, and visual impairments have been identified through the primary market research contained in the Stakeholder Forum Proceedings. A companion a project entitled, Facilitating AT Industry Innovation through Focused Market Research, contains a review of each industry area. These Industry Profiles will be systematically reviewed and updated over the current grant cycle (2003-2008).

Technology needs are summarized in short problem statements. Each problem statement includes an abstract, a brief overview of the business opportunity provided by the new technology, and specific technical requirements (features, functions, and performance) for sought-after technology solutions. The audience for the problem statements is diverse and may include marketing, management, and engineering professionals. As a result, problem statements are written using clear, concise language. Problem statements for each technology area can be found below:

• Wheeled Mobility (tires, chargers, monitors, manual propulsion, continuously variable transmissions, adaptive motors)
• Hearing Impairment (binaural hearing aids, assistive listening systems, small group communication)
• Communication Enhancement (communication processing, input and output interfaces, wireless integration)
• Visual Impairment (access to text, graphics, and consumer electronics and wayfinding)

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