“ModMath” is an educational application that assists students with dyslexia and dysgraphia who struggle with numerals formation and mathematical notation, which can be astounding for the development of mathematical capability over a lifetime. This assistive technology application was invented and developed by Dawn and Josh Denberg for their son suffering from dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD.
Skyle Eye Tracking device, is a device designed to help individuals with physical disabilities control their devices with their eyes that uses eye-tracking technology to track the movement of the user’s eyes and translate that into input for the device.
What is Bionic Reading? Bionic Reading is a new method facilitating the reading process by guiding the eyes through text with artificial fixation points. As a result, the reader is only focusing on the highlighted initial letters and lets the brain center complete the word. In a digital world dominated by shallow forms of reading, …
We conduct seven remote moderated usability tests with the audiences that are the most targeted users of the Norman Sicily Project website: Scholars, Students, and people with a personal interest in the subject. We carefully matched user goals with pages of the site and found that there is room for significant improvements to usability on important pages to the site. All issues found relate to overall navigation and special site features.
By @derek-frisicchio, @shan-chang, @sfairoos, & @cathyjhu The MTA’s Current Status with Accessibility In the United States, there are over 70 light rail, rapid rail, commuter rail, monorail, and inclined-plane systems. According to the Federal Transit Authority’s (FTA) National Transit Database, 72% of all systems have accessible stations and the entire nation’s fleet is 88% accessible …
In 2009, Google introduce machine-generated automatic captions to YouTube. These automatic captions are generated by machine learning algorithms, and allow YouTube creators to easily add captions to their videos. YouTube viewers can toggle captions on and off in video settings.
Seeing AI is an app developed by Microsoft to utilize AI for accessibility. The app features various modes to assist blind people such as barcode scanners, document readers, and experimental AI modes such as person recognition. “Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the blind and low vision …
A Brief History For those of us who live with a dog, or dogs, we make sacrifices to ensure our canine companions have the best life. We buy their food, purchase the best beds, and forgive them when they rip apart our favorite throw pillows. Most of all, we sacrifice our dignity and swallow our …
Emma Watch is a wearable device initially created to help people suffering from Parkinson’s Disease compensate for the intentional tremors in their hands.
Reading is a fun diversion, whether it’s a riveting novel or an interesting blog post or a funny tweet. It becomes a challenge when you are sleep-deprived or in a noisy environment and it’s hard to concentrate. This simple activity poses an even greater challenge for people with cognitive impairments that affect their ability to read.