Greetings, Innovators! Editor’s Note: We have tapped AI in the style of Steve Jobs to inspire and engage discussion on the design and inter relationship between interoperability, accessibility, universality, dance, harmony and the Cosmos. Big thank you to Steve and AI for tying it altogether. So, as AI Steve eloquently writes below. Let’s join forces […]
Dear Inclusive Design Community, Editor’s note: At the end of the post below, click on the link to Margaret Gallaghers, host of CBC Radio’s North By Northwest episode Telling the story of Karim’s and Fraser’s journey as blind and partially sighted individuals navigating the streets near Metrotown in Burnaby, BC. First, a big thank you […]
A Comparative Review of Aira Explorer, Be My Eyes AI, and Seeing AI from Microsoft Dear Inclusive Design Community, Editor’s Note: Generative AI is groundbreaking, but does produce errors often referred to as hallucinations and should not be relied upon as being error free. As we immerse ourselves in the festive spirit of the holiday […]
Washington, DC Metro Transit Deployment Editor’s Note: It is crucial to emphasize that while technology such as Waymap is a significant stride in enhancing independent indoor travel for individuals with vision loss, it does not substitute proper orientation and mobility training, nor the use of mobility aids like a white cane or guide dog. A […]
Hello, Inclusive Design Community, At Gateway Navigation, we are excited to share some remarkable developments in the world of digital tactile graphics. These innovations are particularly groundbreaking for the millions of students who are blind or partially sighted worldwide. As we continue to strive for more inclusive and accessible technology, we are delighted to draw […]
Floating Bus Stops: An ExplorationEditor’s Note: In this post, we delve into the advantages and challenges of Floating Bus Stops, considering their impact on accessibility and drawing from my personal experience as an individual with a disability. To begin, let’s clarify what a Floating Bus Stop entails: it’s a design solution that incorporates a bus […]
Creating an Inclusive World:Editor’s Note: Blog Post follows this time-sensitive volunteer opportunity for individuals who are blind or partially sighted and are involved in monitoring or trading in the stock market. Posted on July 14, 2023. My name is Jano Fu, a Master’s student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University, […]
Enhancing Independent Indoor Travel for People with Vision Loss For people who are blind or low vision, navigating unfamiliar or complex indoor spaces can be a challenging task. However, over the last few years, there has been an emergence of location-based indoor wayfinding technology that has the potential to revolutionize how people with vision loss […]
New Way to See Digital Graphics via Internet Multimodal Access to Graphical Exploration (IMAGE) Hello, IMAGE Community! This is Cyan Kuo, Usability Research Lead of the IMAGE Project (https://image.a11y.mcgill.ca). Thank you again for all your help and support this past year. Your contribution is critical to our research and we hope that we can continue […]
Ground-breaking Web Graphics Technology Launches at CSUN 2022, North America’s Largest Assistive Technology ConferenceAnaheim— March 16, 2022 — Today at the CSUN 2022 Imagine trying to visit a web page full of interesting and informative graphics if you couldn’t see. You would get the text read out to you with a screen-reader, but descriptions of […]
Making Complicated Transit Hubs Easier to NavigateIn our role as a social impact company. Gateway Navigation CCC Ltd. has been promoting the technology of accessible digital augmented reality (AR) wayfinding since 2017. Which is why we are so excited with the ground-breaking work being implemented by tech start up companies, Waymap, Accessibuild and Goodmaps. Using […]