Leveling the playing field.

The UBIT: Leveling an Uneven Playing Field or Tilting a Level One?

Leveling the playing field for Visually Impaired using Transport Assistant

Visually impaired people face numerous challenges when it comes to transportation. Not only must they circumvent obstacles while navigating, but they also need access to essential information related to available public transport, up-to-date weather forecast, and convenient method for booking private taxis. In this paper we introduce ​Transport Assistant a voice based assistive technology proto...

Is Universal Child Care Leveling the Playing Field? Evidence from Non-Linear Difference-in-Differences

Is Universal Child Care Leveling the Playing Field? Evidence from Non-Linear Difference-in-Differences Advocates of a universal child care system offer a two-fold argument: Child care facilitates children’s long-run development, and levels the playing field by benefiting in particular disadvantaged children. Therefore, a critical element in evaluating universal child care systems is to measure ...

Leveling the Playing Field: A Comparative Analysis of Business School Journal Productivity

Equity across academic disciplines is taken for granted in contemporary business schools. The status of a discipline is crucial for such fairness. One might assume, therefore, that IS scholars are treated fairly during tenure and promotion processes when compared to scholars from other business school academic fields. In fact, this may not be the case. The playing field used by business academi...

LeveLing the PLaying FieLd: PracticaL StrategieS For increaSing veteranS' invoLvement in diverSion and reentry ProgramS

he findings and directives issued by the President’s Commission (2002) regarding the development of a system that is consumer and family driven have led many states and their partners to increase their efforts to involve consumers along a continuum of core activities for justice-involved consumers. Jail diversion and prison reentry programs have been at the forefront in integrating consumers in...