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hmm..interesting December 10, 2019 posted by Donyae Coles

Making Memes Accessible – new system is able to identify memes with 92% accuracy

Memes are a form of communication. Even if you don’t personally get them or understand only a subset of them, that doesn’t change the fact that the joke format is one that is used to communicate a wide range of expressions. The downside is that they’re not accessible. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have trained a system that can classify memes with 92% accuracy making the accessible for sight impaired individuals.

Awesome July 8, 2019 posted by Donyae Coles

Be My Eyes – app helps you borrow someone’s sight with a smartphone

The world is not super accessible to people who live with disabilities which is a problem. Although there’s still a lot of work to do in that realm, there’s an app that wants to help blind and low-vision people navigate the world. Be My Eyes let people in need borrow the sight of others.

Gadgets June 17, 2019 posted by Donyae Coles

OMTANKSAM – IKEA’s new line is made with disability in mind

Everyone’s favorite furniture store (well maybe one that everyone is pretty familiar with at least), IKEA, has announced that they’ll be launching a new collection of accessible furniture. This new line is made with people that are living with disability in mind named OMTANKSAM.

Gadgets August 29, 2018 posted by Donyae Coles

PopSockets – these phone holding devices are more helpful than they seem

Have a little trouble holding on to your smartphone? If you do, PopSockets are the little accessory that can help you keep a handle on things. With a thousand different designs, they can match up to your lifestyle and keep you from dropping your phone.

Gadgets June 22, 2018 posted by Donyae Coles

SpeakSee – transcribe in real time right on your phone

Following conversations where there are many speakers and not everyone is concerned with accessibility can be very hard for deaf or hard of hearing people. If we lived in a perfect world, everyone would be more cognizant of the needs of others but we don’t so the SpeakSee is the gadget that transcribes speech as it happens.

Awesome May 18, 2018 posted by Donyae Coles

Xbox Adaptive Controller – this controller wants everyone to game

Gaming has not always been very accessible. Aside from colors and screen issues, there’s just the controller itself. You need two hands and really nimble fingers which isn’t something that everyone has meaning that some people have been locked out of gaming. The Xbox Adaptive Controller is one possible solution to this issue.

Gadgets May 18, 2017 posted by Donyae Coles

Orbitouch – the color-coded keyboard that makes typing accessible

Typing is a big part of our everyday lives. We use it for school, employment, and recreation. I didn’t learn typing until middle school, my kids had it as soon as they started elementary because it’s that ubiquitous now. The Orbitouch is a new way to handle this skill.

Gadgets June 30, 2016 posted by Donyae Coles

Magnetic Shoe Laces – turn every pair of shoes into slide ons

Confession: I haven’t actually tied my own shoelaces in like a year. I tied them up once when I got my sneakers and now I just slip my feet in and out. Hate tying up shoelaces. If you’re like me then good news, with the Magnetic Shoe Laces you never have to tie up your shoes again.

Gadgets June 21, 2016 posted by Donyae Coles

Zero Gravity Workstation 8 – pretend you’re sending emails from space with this station

Do you ever just wish you could add more of a future space station feel to your work day? Now you can with the Zero Gravity Workstation 8, the workstation that lets you act as if you’re in space.

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