Featured Projects
The graphs and figures that are so prevalent in math and science education make those topics largely inaccessible to blind students. We are working on auditory graphs that can represent equations and data to those who cannot see a visual graph. A number of new areas we're starting research on are: looking into teaching astronomy concepts through (like the Solar System) and the teaching and understanding of weather information through a combination of sonification and auditory description. |
Many electronic devices, from desktop computers to mobile phones to DVD players, can be thought of as a menu of functions. These functions can be accessible to a blind user if the menus are spoken aloud. However, this is extremely inefficient, so we have been enhancing auditory menus with sophisticated text-to-speech, spearcons, spindex, and other audio extensions. These can also be applied in many different languages and research is ongoing to look at more language applications, including tonal types. |
The Mwangaza Project is a collaboration among the Sonification Lab, inAble, and Kenyatta University to develop and deploy accessible STEM educational resources to schools for the blind throughout Kenya. Projects that we are working on include accessible weather and climate education, math software for accessing graphing and number lines, and renewable energy as a component of STEM education and support for educational technologies. |
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A mobile computing "hackerspace."
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Location: TSRB 333
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From Concept to Creation
A rapid prototyping "makerspace."
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Location: TSRB Basement
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Making for All
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Testing Methods and Technology
An adaptable project testing space.
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