Weee! is an app that sells Asian groceries and products that are unavailable on many American online shopping platforms. Unlike grocery shopping apps such as Amazon Fresh and Instcart, Weee! focuses on providing products for Asian communities within the US and seeks to make Asian food and goods accessible and affordable. Explore products in various […]
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The IRCTC website, India’s primary platform for train ticket booking, serves a massive user base daily. However, its complexity often leads to a frustrating user experience. This critique examines the IRCTC desktop website, focusing on usability principles to identify areas of strength and weakness in its design and functionality, ultimately aiming to suggest improvements for
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iOS Live Captions is an assistive technology available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac that provides real-time spoken audio transcriptions across various digital and in-person communication formats. Live Captions converts spoken audio into on-screen text, enabling people to follow conversations, phone calls, online videos, and streaming services without relying on interpreters. This feature is particularly beneficial
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Ava is an iOS app that provides real-time transcription of spoken conversation, making verbal communication more accessible for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Thus, Ava allows verbal interaction to be more accessible. Designed to be easy to use, Ava has a simple and minimal interface that allows users to start captioning quickly. In
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ReBokeh is a low-vision application for enhancing the visual experience of people with vision impairments. “Re-Bokeh” means to re-clarify what is out of focus. Inspired by RUBY, a traditional portable video magnifier, founder Rebecca Rosenberg, diagnosed with Oculocutaneous Albinism, struggled to use outdated, costly, and difficult-to-use assistive technology and set out to create a tool
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Despite the well-known benefits of earplugs, their use is still stigmatized. This post explores how Loop, a Belgian earplug company, is reshaping earplug aesthetics to break down the social stigma against their use.
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Pratt Institute Cannoneers is the official athletics website of Pratt Institute, primarily providing information about school teams, including game schedules, highlights, and team rosters. This article critiques will focus on the homepage of the website using terms and concepts from Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things. The homepage consists of three main sections: a
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Google Arts & Culture is a platform that enables cultural institutions to share their treasures and stories through technology. It offers users access to artifacts and artworks from over 2,000 cultural institutions across more than 80 countries, regardless of location. By providing an accessible space for art and culture enthusiasts worldwide, the platform allows users
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What are some ways you cope with stress and anxiety? Stress is currently not categorized as a disability under ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), but the effects that stress can lead to are. I looked into a wearable device called TouchPoint, a cognitive aid that helps to relieve stress signals in the body using repetitive
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What is the Access Kit? Partnered with the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), the GE Appliances Access Kit is a set of tactile stickers designed to make home appliances more accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. Including over 450 transparent stickers with half symbols and half Braille, the kit is
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