[Access Lunch] Accessibility Lunch - 02/05/24

Peya Mowar pmowar at andrew.cmu.edu
Sun Feb 4 17:26:52 EST 2024


Hi everyone,
Just a reminder that while the speakers will be joining us remotely, we are
gathering in-person to attend the talk in NSH 4201 at noon tomorrow.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Best regards,
Peya

On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 11:31 AM Peya Mowar <pmowar at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Accessibility Lunch
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> We will have guest speakers from Microsoft Research India joining us
> remotely for next week's accessibility lunch.
>
> Abstract: Empowering Diverse Learning through SEEDS
> This presentation explores SEEDS, a research project designed to enhance
> educational accessibility for children with vision impairments (CVIs) in
> India. SEEDS (Scalable Educational Experiences with Digital Scaffolding),
> created in collaboration with Vision Empower, is a voice-based educational
> platform for CVIs. It integrates an Android Teacher App, an Interactive
> Voice Response (IVR) system, and a website for content management,
> facilitating interactive STEM education. A study with 29 visually impaired
> students demonstrated SEEDS' capacity to engage students and support
> collaboration, despite connectivity challenges. This talk will explore the
> journey of SEEDS from conception to field studies, highlighting the
> technological innovations, collaborative efforts, and the learning
> experiences they facilitate for the CVI community.
>
> Speakers:
> Roshni Poddar is a Research Fellow at Microsoft Research Lab India (MSRI).
> She received her undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering
> from PES University, Bangalore, India. Her passion lies in co-designing,
> building, and evaluating systems to facilitate learning, creativity, and
> mixed-ability collaboration with people from disability communities. She
> loves to paint and play table tennis. She is applying to PhD programs this
> fall! :)
> Tarini Naik is a Research Fellow at Microsoft Research Lab India (MSRI).
> She received her undergraduate degree in Industrial Design from Srishti
> Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, India. She
> works on various projects in the field of HCI, Accessibility, and Service
> Design. Her research interests are deeply rooted in accessibility and
> societal impact. She also likes to write poetry and sing in her free time.
>
> Attachments
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> Accessibility Lunch
> Monday Feb 5, 2024 ⋅ 12pm – 1pm (Eastern Time - New York)
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> Guests
> Peya Mowar <pmowar at andrew.cmu.edu> - organizer
> accessibility-lunch at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> Jeffrey Bigham <jbigham at cs.cmu.edu>
> Patrick Carrington <pcarring at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Frank Elavsky <fje at andrew.cmu.edu>
> jeffrey.bigham at gmail.com
> Heather Kelley <hkelley at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Carl Haynes-Magyar <chaynesm at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Vivek Thangavelu <vthangav at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Hayden Stec <hstec at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Naomie Williams <candacew at andrew.cmu.edu>
> rncoley at sei.cmu.edu
> Kimberly Norris <knorris2 at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Cameil Ruffing <cruffing at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Aaron Steinfeld <as7s at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Jessica Benner <jbenner at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Chieri Nnadozie <cnnadozi at andrew.cmu.edu>
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