[New-york-news] AT Crowd this Saturday: New Wearable Assistant + CSUN Recap

[Chancey Fleet]

The AT Crowd this Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00 PM

RSVP to attend in person or remotely via Hangouts: ChanceyFleet at 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. 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
wearab le 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).”

Then, join a rount-table discussion and recap of the 2017 International
Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities (better known as
CSUN).



Directions, other events and our blog can all be found at
TalkingBooks.nypl.org






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Chancey S. Fleet
Assistive Technology Coordinator
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
(212) 621-0627
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