Released on 2023 Samsung TVs, Relumino Mode is an assistive technology for people with low vision. Relumino Mode aims to make TV more accessible and desirable for individuals with low vision by enhancing the image brightness, contrast, color, sharpness, and outlines. About low vision It is estimated that over 500 million people worldwide experience a […]
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Introduction STEEZY studio is an online subscription service featuring hundreds of classes taught by world-renowned choreographers. The best part about STEEZY studio is you can do it all from your home. We’ll be taking a dive into the usability of their iPhone app based on the principles featured in Don Norman’s book: The Design of
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The photos app is one of the apps users get pre-installed on all their Apple products. This application is the destination for all media that is captured on the iPhone. It also serves as a hub for organizing, editing, and sharing photos and videos. It automatically organizes content into albums and categories, offers powerful search
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Google Maps is a widely known navigational tool used for a variety of activities including daily commutes, travel planning, and discovering new places. As a professional with a background in architecture and interior planning, I understand the importance of designing wheelchair-accessible spaces. In this blog post, I delve deep into analyzing Google Maps and exploring its potential as an assistive technology.
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Utilizing spatial sensors in the fabric of the gloves and on the cuff of the wrist, wearers can map sounds and instruments to specific gestures and movements. For musicians with disabilities that can affect their ability to play instruments, MiMu’s gloves widen the range of access to music making by linking those instruments to gestures.
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Subway Time is a New York City transit application, created “by New Yorkers for New Yorkers.” It provides fast and accurate status updates on every NYC subway line and station, with data from the official MTA feed. Subway Time allows users to plan and track their subway transfers and commutes easily, efficiently, and accurately.
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Introduction Uber is a ride-hailing service that provides users with the option to travel where they want and access to different types of rides across more than 10,000 cities. The Uber app allows users to request rides from nearby drivers, track their journey in real-time, and pay seamlessly through digital transactions. I recently ordered an
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Voiceitt is a voice-enabled experience for individuals with non-standard speech: people with disabilities, aging voices and accented speakers. It uses voice recognition technology based on AI to enable people with speech disabilities to communicate using their own voice. The technology adapts by learning the unique speech patterns of each user to provide real-time transcription and synthesized speech output.
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Introduction to Forest Forest is an app designed to help users overcome phone addiction and focus on completing important tasks of their daily lives. Users start a focus timer to plant a virtual tree in the app, restricting phone access during the focused period. Successful sessions grow virtual trees in users’ personalized forests, reflecting their
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Spotify is a music streaming platform. My blog post is a design critique of their desktop interface.
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