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Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility
SIGACCESS Release: Jonathan Lazar – Outstanding Contribution Recipient 2020
Dr. Jonathan Lazar was named the winner of the 2020 ACM SIGACCESS Award (Special Interest Groups on Accessible Computing) for Out …

Dr. Susannah Paletz
UMD iSchool to Investigate AI Tech for Intelligence Analysts
Funded by the U.S. Army Research Office, the multi-institution team led by Dr. Susannah Paletz will look at team cognition and AI solu …

Gregg Vanderheiden delivers Keynote at International Human Computer Interface Conference
Gregg Vanderheiden proposes an alternate approach to accessibility and extended usability for next-next generation UI/UX.

Universities at Shady Grove Blog: How Technology is Helping People with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Amazon's Alexa can help people with brain injuries regain independence and feel supported in their own home.

Medium: Approaches Matter
Researching how technology can be used for active engagement to help people with dementia.

Medium: What to Expect When Non-Experts Train AI
Research on machine teaching in which non-experts teach a model through a teachable interface.

Medium: Devices All The Way Down
Professor and Director of the HCIL, Niklas Elmqvist, reflects on his NSF Career Project.