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In the latest episode of GitHub’s “Coding Accessibility” video series, we meet Dr. Chieko Asakawa, an IBM Fellow and chief executive director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan). Dr. Asakawa lost her vision at a young age and was introduced to computers through a programming course that used assistive technology to translate print to tactile sensation. She has since dedicated herself to building assistive technologies to further promote accessibility and autonomy for people with blindness.
Having started with digitizing Braille and creating the world’s first screen reader for the Web, Dr. Asakawa now focuses her efforts on advancing cognitive assistant research to provide blind people with even more autonomy and independence with the help of AI. In recent years, Dr. Asakawa has led a research project to create an indoor navigation system, commonly referred to as the AI Suitcase.
Also available: Coding Accessibility: Dr. Asakawa Audio Descriptive Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIgMb-PhhbQ
Learn more on The ReadME Project:
Coding accessibility: Realizing potential with AI, a profile of Anton Mirhorodchenko (https://github.com/readme/stories/anton-mirhorodchenko)
Coding accessibility: Disability as catalyst for creativity, by Mike Melanson (https://github.com/readme/featured/disability-creativity)
Champion accessibility to unleash untapped potential, a profile of Dr. Annalu Waller (https://github.com/readme/stories/annalu-waller)
Harness the power of generative AI for software development, by Anton Mirgorodchenko (https://github.com/readme/guides/coding-generative-ai)
From gaming with your eyes to coding with AI: New frontiers for accessibility, by Mike Melanson (https://github.com/readme/featured/open-source-accessibility)
The ReadME Podcast (Ep27): Innovation without barriers (https://github.com/readme/podcast/accessible-software-development)
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