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Getting Personal: How People Who are Blind Can Leverage AI to Access the Visual World

May 29, 2020 | Hayleigh Moore

The Teachable Object Recognizer mobile application uses AI and machine learning to help access the visual world.

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Medium: What If Blind People Wear a Camera That Can Detect You in Public Spaces? (by Kyungjun Lee)

May 29, 2020 | Mia K. Hinckle

A research team from the UMD HCIL lab examine the social acceptance of wearable cameras.

Older adults using smart home technology on a tablet

Journal of Gerontological Nursing: Emerging Smart Home Technologies to Facilitate Engaging With Aging (featuring Amanda Lazar)

March 5, 2020 | iSchool News

Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden, Dr. Jonathan Lazar, and Dr. Susan Winter (left to right) at the 2020 UMD Research Excellence Celebration

Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden, Dr. Jonathan Lazar, and Dr. Susan Winter (left to right) at the 2020 UMD Research Excellence Celebration

Dr. Jonathan Lazar Honored for High-Impact Research in ICT Accessibility

February 27, 2020 | Mia K. Hinckle

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Setting the Bar for Computer Access

February 20, 2020 | Maya Pottiger ’17, M.Jour. ’19

Dr. Renee Hill standing in front of Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland

Dr. Renee Hill standing in front of Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland

UMD’s Dr. Renee Hill is Recipient of the NFB Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship Award

January 21, 2020 | Hayleigh Moore

The Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship is one of the many ways the National Federation of the Blind is supporting accessibility for bli …

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HCIM Students Mentor iSchool Undergraduates on Accessible and Inclusive Design

December 18, 2019 | Hayleigh Moore

UMD’s Dr. Amanda Lazar Seeks Tech Solutions to Allow People with Dementia to Maintain Autonomy

UMD’s Dr. Amanda Lazar Seeks Tech Solutions to Allow People with Dementia to Maintain Autonomy

December 12, 2019 | Hayleigh Moore

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Dr. Lazar accepts the Rachel Olivero Accessibility Innovation Award

Dr. Jonathan Lazar Receives the Inaugural Rachel Olivero Accessibility Innovation Award

November 15, 2019 | Hayleigh Moore