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Tech4ALL Digest, Mar 11

Our progress: hosted UCSC designathon developing community-driven protocols for stuttered speech data collection; completed PJMF-funded listening sessions with stuttering community; Shaomei delivered guest lecture on 'AI Risks and Biases for People with Disabilities' at Stanford University.
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March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025
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Tech4ALL Digest, Feb 25

Our progress: launched stakeholder survey on stuttered speech data governance (with $10 donations for each response); secured Prof. Karen Nakamura as keynote for CHI 2025 workshop; extended workshop application deadline to February 28.
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March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025
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Tech4ALL Digest, Feb 14

Our progress: launched stakeholder survey on stuttered speech data governance (with $10 donations for each response); secured Prof. Karen Nakamura as keynote for CHI 2025 workshop; extended workshop application deadline to February 28.
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March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025
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Tech4ALL Digest, Jan 28

Our progress: published research paper analyzing StammerTalk dataset's technical and social impact for Chinese stuttered speech; launched redesigned website at aimpower.org with improved information architecture and user experience.
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March 16, 2025
March 16, 2025
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Tech4ALL Digest, Jan 14

Our progress: named among nine DIFxTech grantees with support from Borealis, Ford, and MacArthur Foundations; CHI 2025 'Speech AI for All' workshop scheduled for April 27 in Yokohama, Japan (virtual attendance available).
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December 17, 2024
December 17, 2024
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Tech4ALL Digest, Dec 17

Our progress: launching CHI 2025 workshop on inclusive speech AI (submissions due Feb 17); awarded DIFxTECH grant from Borealis Philanthropy; board transition with Karin Patzke's departure and welcoming Kaiton Williams.
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December 3, 2024
December 3, 2024
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Tech4ALL Digest, Dec 3

Our progress: presenting at CSCW 2024 in Costa Rica on community-led stuttered speech data collection; launching PJMF-funded project with community interviews; seeking input from stuttering advocates and leaders.
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November 19, 2024
November 19, 2024
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Tech4ALL Digest, Nov 19

Our progress: presenting at CSCW 2024 in Costa Rica on community-led stuttered speech data collection; launching PJMF-funded project with community interviews; seeking input from stuttering advocates and leaders.
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November 7, 2024
November 7, 2024
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Disparities in Whisper’s Automatic Speech Recognition Performance on Disfluent Speech

By Charan Sridhar (Research & Engineering Intern at AImpower.org) Introduction to Speech to Text Software Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) technologies are something most of us take for granted. These technologies process spoken language and convert it into written text, and most of us use them nearly every day through tools […]
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