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(Video) SoDa Symposium: Equal Input – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Data Science Research
November 30, 2022 | Emily DavidsonGabriella Waters of the Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems and Jhillika Kumar of Mentra discuss technologies for neurod …
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Morphic: Advancing Social Equity Through Digital Inclusion
November 10, 2022 | Liz ZogbyA growing pool of users at libraries, colleges, and job centers across the US and in Canada have the opportunity to take advantage of M …
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Daniel Greene: Rethinking How Schools, Libraries, and Community Orgs Tackle Poverty
October 10, 2022 | Mia K. HinckleCan a community barbeque be more beneficial to citizens than learning computing skills? Insights from INFO Assistant Professor Daniel G …
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Recognizing Disability Awareness During the Month of October
October 6, 2022 |The College of Information Studies are champions of accessibility and democratization of information
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UMD INFO College Introduces Technology and Information Design Major
October 1, 2022 | Ava Thompson | The DiamondbackThe new major focuses on building and designing prototypes for new technologies such as apps and computers.
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Screenshot of an observation session on Zoom from the research study, with Dr. Emma Dixon, Ms. Diana Blackwelder, and a study participant (anonymized with an icon) viewing an NIH webpage reporting on risk factors for heart disease linked to dementia.
How People with Dementia Access Health Information
May 26, 2022 | Liz ZogbyDr. Amanda Lazar and her team examine the barriers faced by people with dementia to accessing relevant, accurate health information.
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The Maryland State House in Annapolis
New Law Ensures Equivalent Access to Digital Tools for All of Maryland’s K-12 Students
May 5, 2022 | Liz ZogbyTrace Center Director and iSchool professor Jonathan Lazar contributed to and testified in support of the bill to bring an accessibilit …
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AJ Rudd (left) and Aishwarya Tare (right)
Putting the ‘AR’ into Art
April 28, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreTwo immersive media projects developed by iSchool students featured in Arts for All showcase.
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Dual video conferencing in the proposed remote study design. While interacting with a testbed on a smartphone, a blind participant wearing smart glasses communicates with the experimenter through dual video conferencing. Two video streams are being sent to the experimenter: one from the participant’s smart glasses (a pair of Vuzix blade with the camera located on the top right corner) and the other from a laptop camera facing the participant on the same Zoom call.
Covid-19 Pandemic Moves Research on Assistive Technologies From the Lab to People’s Homes
April 26, 2022 | Liz ZogbyDr. Hernisa Kacorri’s research on object recognizers with blind participants required a pivot to remote usability testing, leading he …