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News Release: Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Launches

July 21, 2023 | INFO Staff

Led by the UMD INFO College, MIDA aims to change technology design to include disability communities as equal partners, proactively bui …

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New App to Empower Baltimoreans to Advocate for Better Public Transit

June 29, 2023 | Laurie Robinson

INFO and BSOS are working on a toolkit to help determine the pain points Baltimoreans experience on their commutes.

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Breaking Boundaries in Technology: Discover the Cutting-Edge Research at the HCIL

April 5, 2023 | Laurie Robinson

A list of some of the collaborative research and innovative designs developed by the HCIL’s faculty, staff, and students

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Off the Playground: When Kids Co-design Technology

March 8, 2023 | Laurie Robinson

The HCIL KidsTeam, a leader in youth technology design, creates a gamified digital platform.

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Project Aims to Convey Big Data With Sound and Touch

December 6, 2022 | Maria Herd | UMIACS

NSF-Funded Research Would Expand Employment, Education Opportunities for Blind Data Users.

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Meta Research Q&A with Jonathan Lazar, Professor, University of Maryland College of Information Studies

December 6, 2022 | Meta Research

In this monthly interview series, Meta Research turns the spotlight on members of the academic community — and the important research …

Gabriella Waters of the Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems and Jhillika Kumar of Mentra discuss technologies for neurodiverse populations.

(Video) SoDa Symposium: Equal Input – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Data Science Research

November 30, 2022 | Emily Davidson

Gabriella Waters of the Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems and Jhillika Kumar of Mentra discuss technologies for neurod …