Tech4ALL Digest, April 9: For the Visually Impaired
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- New partnership with SPACE: We partner with SPACE to co-design inclusive videoconferencing technology and widen the space for stuttering.
- Our research paper “`I Want to Publicize My Stutter’: Community-led Collection and Curation of Chinese Stuttered Speech Data”, is accepted with minor revision by CSCW 2024. This paper studied StammerTalk’s grassroots efforts to collecting the first and largest Mandarine stuttered speech data, discussing the benefits as well as challenges of community-led AI data collections. Stay tuned for the full paper and a summary in our blogs in a few weeks.
- Our research paper “Co-designing Inclusive and Empowering Videoconferencing Technologies with People Who Stutter”, is conditionally accepted by DIS 2024. This paper detailed our co-design process with the stuttering community to explore the design space for inclusive videoconferencing technologies. Stay tuned for the full paper and a summary in our blogs in a few weeks!
One Story
This public art installation is created by the collective People Who Stutter Create (PWSC) for the 2024 Whitney Biennial. Using repeated sounds, pauses, and prolongations, the work celebrates the transformative space of stuttering/stammering. Full Article: >> People Who Stutter Create: Stuttering Can Create Time
One Product
Sony‘s Access controller for PS5 aims to enhance accessibility for disabled gamers. The customizable kit features interchangeable components, but has limitations like fewer inputs than standard controllers. Full Article >> Sony’s new Access controller for PS5 is almost (but not quite) a breakthrough design
One Tip
The article highlights the need to elevate the knowledge and experiences of marginalized communities in developing public interest technology. It outlines principles like using storytelling for co-design, creating learning pathways for students, and building systems to equitably manage contributions from marginalized groups at scale. Democratizing tech knowledge can unlock an inclusive future. Full Article >> Keys to Unlocking an Inclusive and Just Tech Future
One Event
Date: 2024-04-30
Allybay hosts an evening in Mountain View featuring two inspiring talks promoting inclusivity – “My Journey to Inclusivity: Down Syndrome & A11y Testing” by Rohan, and “Empowering Inclusivity: A Down Syndrome Xbox Ambassador” by Michael. Join to learn about accessibility, advocacy, and fostering an inclusive future. Full Info >> Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design Public group meetup
Jobs
Founded in 1982, World Resources Institute aims to fundamentally transform the way the world produces and uses food and energy and designs its cities to create a better future for all. It has nearly 100 positions open worldwide. Full Info >>
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