>From GUITalk a NFB sponsored mailing list that is usually fairly quiet I
>received the below message. Since we were talking about the Raspberry Pi
>system last week, I thought this was not too off topic.
Oh, and are we real blind people?
Best wishes,
Jonathan
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> Subject: [gui-talk] help shape design of a new visual assistant
> Date: March 17, 2017 at 8:13:03 PM EDT
>
>>
>> Subject: Join us Saturday, 1:00 PM Eastern, and help shape design of a new
>> visual assistant
>
>
>
>> Saturday, Mar 18
>> 1:00 pm EDT
>> RSVP to attend in person or remotely via Hangouts:
>>
>> <mailto:chanceyfl...@nypl.org>chanceyfl...@nypl.org
>>
>> or
>>
>> (212) 621-0627
>>
>> Join us for an afternoon of dialog about emerging accessible technology.
>>
>> Meet the creators of INVIP, an audio assistant based on Raspberry Pi, and
>> help inform the design and development of the prototype. This student design
>> team is in the process of narrowing their goals and deciding on a feature
>> set and interface for their product, and they need to talk with real blind
>> people
>> so that the end result will be useful, innovative and solve real problems.
>> By engaging with student developers, we help shape the future of accessible
>> technology. Here’s what the INVIP team has to say about their project:
>>
>> "We are a group of passionate engineers, psychologists and developers hoping
>> to help visually impaired people lead more independent lives. Nicolas, Brenda
>>
>> and Nuvina are grad students at the NYIU Tandon School of Engineering
>> (majoring in management of technology). Isabel is doing a Masters of Public
>> Health
>>
>> at Columbia University, Edson has an MS in psychology from the University of
>> Barcelona and is currently teaching at the University of Guadalajara. We are
>>
>> testing a mobile app as well as a wearable device fit with a tiny camera and
>> the new Raspberry Pi Wm that;’s smaller than a pack of cigarettes but
>> carries
>>
>> enough processing power to do image and object recognition. We are also
>> testing whether to have an online solution (working with Microsoft or Google
>> Computer
>>
>> Vision APIs), or stand-alone (processing doen by embedded electronics).â€
>>
>> Then, join a rount-table discussion and recap of the 2017 International
>> Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities (better known as
>> CSUN).
>>
>> Light refreshments will be served.
>>
>> Directions, other events and our blog can all be found at
>>
>> <http://TalkingBooks.nypl.org>TalkingBooks.nypl.org
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chancey S. Fleet
>> Assistive Technology Coordinator
>> Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
>> (212) 621-0627
--
The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries
list.
If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you
feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or
moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at:
macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you
can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
The archives for this list can be searched at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
