assistive-technology

After a truck accident left him paralyzed, Jaiden Picot crossed his graduation stage in a robotic exoskeleton Jaiden Picot, who was paralyzed in 2024 after a truck hit him, never imagined that video of him recently walking across Virginia Union University (VUU)‘s graduation stage in a futuristic robotic suit would go viral. But since it did, he says he wants the world to know that he intends to s…

This thesis develops and evaluates myAccessibleHome for accessible home environments. This application is a privacy-first, self-guided mobile software tool that does home safety and accessibility screening and provides necessary recommendations and guidance. This work can be positioned as a step towards AI-based home accessibility. This work is motivated by the need to provide support to independ…

Assistive technology helps people with disabilities perform tasks more independently. Learn about types, AI-powered examples, and workplace applications.

Hakan Calim has an ambitious goal. He aims to digitalize the physical tactile paving found in train stations or public areas to help guide people with visual impairments.

Author: Madelaine Millar Date: 08.21.24 Imagine listening to someone read out a jumble of sticky notes strewn across a digital whiteboard. “Should probably include Brad and Julie too. Blue sticky note.” […] The post Maitraye Das earns Google research award for designing tech for blind and low-vision people appeared first on Khoury College of Computer Sciences .

Dotlumen is illuminating a new technology to help people with visual impairments navigate the world. In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, recorded live at the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference, host Noah Kravitz spoke with the Romanian startup’s founder and CEO, Cornel Amariei, about developing its flagship Dotlumen Glasses. Equipped with sensors and powered […]

A summer research experience for undergraduates allows students to develop technology that aims to help people with disabilities.

Human beings are very skilled at understanding language, even under difficult conditions. However, loud background noises make it difficult for people who are hard of hearing to follow what a speaker is saying. Hearing aids do not really help as currently available models do not filter enough of the background noises out. Researchers at FAU […]

Great article in the Seattle Times on PhD alumna Anat Caspi, director of the University of Washington’s Taskar Center for Accessible Technology.