University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America
Erik Jakobs is the primary software developer across all projects for the current RERC on AAC (2020-2025) and supports engineering training. He holds degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering. He has 18 years of experience providing AAC/AT technical support to people with disabilities, and 15 years of experience writing AAC software for InvoTek. He has managed development for 14 SBIR projects and 2 RERC on AAC projects (2020-2025; 2014-2019).
ASHA Financial Disclosures:
Erik receives funding under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90REGE0029) to the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this presentation do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
