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Domino’s is one of the largest pizza restaurant chains with locations in the United States, India, the United Kingdom, and other locations. They offer pickup and delivery through their own service or through a third party like Uber Eats and Doordash. In this article, I will critique Domino’s iOS mobile app using concepts discussed by […]
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The BRO wheelchair is meant to provide the function of an electric wheelchair, in which the user is able to move around in society in accordance with their needs and disability. In addition to this ground-level function, the BRO also has technology that allows for users to climb curbsides, sets of stairs, and navigation on
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Via Jersey City : Like a ride share, but better! Via Jersey City is a ride-sharing application designed to provide residents and visitors in Jersey City with convenient, affordable, and on-demand transportation solutions. Serving as Jersey City’s on-demand public transportation service, Via offers seamless connectivity to the PATH and various other destinations. With just a
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The Pattern, an astrology mobile application available to both IOS and Android users. Generates personalized profile of users, offering insights to various personality traits and notable timing; aimed at helping users understand themselves and others. You may add friends to learn more about their personalities, their timing, and relationship dynamics. 1. Create an account While
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The Zoe Quinn Website Quiz is an online questionnaire published by Zoe Quinn, a video game developer and comic book writer, that promotes her series titled ‘ Goddess Mode’. It is a part of a collection of community resources and projects available on her website. The online quiz is a unique web experience that prompts
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Introduction Data Is Plural is a website and a newsletter service published by Jeremy Singer-Vine that introduces interesting and novel datasets (and data visualizations corresponding to them) to the users. Subscripted users would receive emails about the new editions on a weekly basis and the website is accessible to all users. This critique analyzes both
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Air bed and breakfast as its popularly known, Airbnb, is a platform where property owners can rent out their properties for the travellers to stay in. Airbnb is leading the charge when it comes to creating a booking experience that gets the job done for websites. Airbnb has clearly done their research and has been
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“Assistive Technology: Oticon More Hearing Aids” by Brianna Stamm The Oticon More hearing aid is an assistive technology designed for people with hearing loss or deafness. Oticon describes this particular model as a “revolutionary hearing aid designed to work like your brain, because it learned through experience”. The online gallery touts the offering phrase- “you can
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Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader by LSD Software is a free text to speech (TTS) browser extension (or “add-on”) that allows internet users to hear webpages read aloud to them. Some webpages may offer an audio file in addition to the text but most do not. It is designed for any internet browser or EPUB reader to listen to written text from almost any page narrated to them. As a functional solution, Read Aloud widens the scope of both how users and which users can engage with webpages.
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The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is a staple e-reader that offers users the ability to read and listen to books on an LED-backlit screen. While not designed for use only by disabled users, the Kindle is an assistive technology that allows for flexible usage depending on individual accessibility needs. The Weight of Reading I have a
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