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Elvira Russ

Assistive Technology and Learning Disabilities - 1 views

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    The South Carolina Assistive Technology Program (SCATP) is a federally funded project concerned with getting technology into the hands of people with disabilities so that they might live, work, learn and be a more independent part of the community. This article describes what the technology makes people capable
Chalana Perera

Deaf See Sound (BBC Technology) - 0 views

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    This article discusses the technology involved in assisting the deaf to "see" sound at performances using certain handicap-designed technology.
Chalana Perera

YouTube Captions (BBC Technology) - 1 views

  • machine-generated captions
  • The translation is not always perfect
  • media industry
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  • group of radio stations, newspapers and websites
  • YouTube offers a manual captioning service but video makers tend not to use it
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    This article discusses the new automatic subtitles that appear on You Tube videos for deaf viewers, created by a deaf technician. They are found on 13 major channels and YouTube. It involves speech recognition technology & caption systems.
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    This article discusses the new automatic subtitles that appear on You Tube videos for deaf viewers, created by a deaf technician. They are found on 13 major channels and YouTube. It involves speech recognition technology & caption systems.
Farah Alam

BBC NEWS | Technology | Where tech and philosophy collide - 0 views

  • "At the moment, people live longer, healthier and for the most part happier lives than they used to because of medical technology.
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      areas of impact- health
  • Laurie thinks the future will see a class divide between those who can afford the latest technology and those who can't.
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      social and ethical issue- equality of access.
  • Among the futures envisaged is a world where human consciousness can be uploaded onto storage devices to live inside virtual environments.
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      It systems in a social context-applications
Chalana Perera

Protect the U.S. from cyber attacks (The Hill) - 0 views

  • technological fixes to this challenge may be easier to solve than the underlying policy questions
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    This article looks at some technological possibilities that would help prevent and prohibit extensive cyber-attacks.
dr tech

'Our notion of privacy will be useless': what happens if technology learns to read our ... - 1 views

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    "In a world first, in September 2021, Chilean law makers approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine mental integrity as a right of all citizens. Bills to regulate neurotechnology, digital platforms and the use of AI are also being worked on in Chile's senate. Neuro rights principles of the right to cognitive liberty, mental privacy, mental integrity, and psychological continuity will be considered. Europe is also making moves towards neuro rights. France approved a bioethics law this year that protects the right to mental integrity. Spain is working on a digital rights bill with a section on neuro rights, and the Italian Data Protection Authority is considering whether mental privacy falls under the country's privacy rights."
Elvira Russ

Paralysis led Donald J. Dalton to create technology for the disabled (chicagotribune.com) - 1 views

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    Despite a 1969 swimming accident that rendered him a quadriplegic, Donald J. Dalton achieved tremendous success in providing technology applications for people with disabilities. This Article describes his life and achievements in a short summary.
Sung Won Kwak

BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft previews new controller - 0 views

  • The controller uses a microphone combined with visual and infrared cameras to control the onscreen action.
  • Two demos were on show at gamescom for people to try out, including a playable version of Burnout Paradise in which users control cars using an imaginary steering wheel, moving their feet forwards or backwards to control the speed.
  • Microsoft has allowed the public to get their hands on its new hands-free games controller for the first time.The US firm showed off the "Natal" technology, designed for use with its Xbox 360 console, at the European games convention gamescom in Germany.
shazad rouf

BBC NEWS | Technology | Video appears in paper magazines - 0 views

  • The video-in-print ads will appear in select copies of the US show business title Entertainment Weekly.
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      IT systems in a social context: Applications
  • He likened the technology to the Daily Prophet - a newspaper with moving pictures described in the Harry Potter books.
anonymous

BBC NEWS | Technology | Web tool oversees Afghan election - 0 views

  • Their reports feature alongside those of full-time Afghan journalists to ensure the election and reporting of it is as "free
  • The Alive in Afghanistan project plots the SMS reports on an online map.
  • The text messages are collected via a free-platform known as FrontlineSMS, developed by UK programmer Ken Banks.
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  • Any attempt to rig or interfere with Afghanistan's election could be caught out by a system that allows anyone to record incidents via text message.
  • authenticity.
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      stakeholder 2
  • Ushahidi
    • Chalana Perera
       
      stakeholder 1
  • National Security Council
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      Stakeholder 3
  • "We hope to enable people to report on what is going on in the country
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      Stalkholder 4, the people create the impact, and are going to use the SMS technology.
  • of Afghanistan has asked all domestic and international media agencies to "refrain form broadcasting any incidence of violence during the election process".
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      Areas of Impact>Politics and Government
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    Any attempt to rig or interfere with Afghanistan's election could be caught out by a system that allows anyone to record incidents via text message.
Maliha Rahman

Young 'cyber-mentors' step up (BBC) Criterion B - 1 views

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    this article talks about cyber mentors or in other words people who help out others, are stepping up in the technological world of the internet and mentoring people or users who are being bullied or bugged through online sources
Maliha Rahman

BBC NEWS | Technology | Tech 'has changed foreign policy' - 0 views

  • "Massive changes in technology have allowed the possibility of people linking up around the world,"
    • Maliha Rahman
       
      Communicating system
iman mustafa

BBC NEWS | Technology | Smart sensors power interaction - 0 views

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    A range of novel ideas in human-computer interaction has been demonstrated a conference this week in Cambridge.
Sophie Rawlinson

Revealed: Microsoft's touchscreen tablet - 0 views

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      Stakeholder
  • Microsoft
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  • we might not even see one in stores
    • Sophie Rawlinson
       
      Social and ethical issues
  • Microsoft
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  • Microsof
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      Stakeholders
  • touchscreen
    • Sophie Rawlinson
       
      Technology
  • long time
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      Social and ethical issues
  • dual-screen device
    • Sophie Rawlinson
       
      Technology
  • seven-inch multi-touch screens
    • Sophie Rawlinson
       
      Techonlogy
  • detect finger gestures
    • Sophie Rawlinson
       
      Technology
Luay Kanaan

The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed - As A Matter Of Fact Blog : NPR - 28 views

  • The software used to scan books, called Optical Character Recognition software or OCR for short
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      how can you destroy a book when u scan it?
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      Google created a nifty infared camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when it is placed in the scanner. It allows the OCR software to read text more accurately.
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      Yeah.
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      Google actually created a camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when it is placed in the scanner. It allows the OCR software to read text more accurately.
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  • How was one to go about scanning a book quickly and efficiently without destroying it?
  • book scanning was a tedious process that sometimes resulted in the death of a book.
  • The software used to scan books, called Optical Character Recognition software or OCR for short
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      How is the process? Do they have to open every book and scan each page?
  • Google created some seriously nifty infrared camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when the book is placed in the scanner
  • a way to digitize books en masse
  • The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed
  • The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed
  • Now anyone who's ever opened a book knows it's next to impossible for a book to lie flat without some sort of device. One solution to the problem was to use glass plates that individually flattened each page, but this method wasn't very efficient. The other solution was to chop off the book's binding, but that method destroyed the book.
  • It was a problem that vexed book scanners for years until Google came up with this solution
  • OCR for short
  • was a tedious process that sometimes resulted in the death of a book
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Chalana Perera

Live Theater Captioning (Hearing Loss Web) - 0 views

  • Captioning Systems has a great method of delivering captioning in the theater.
  • Prior to the performances the script was converted from a standard live theater/musical theater script to standard captioning format using PCS Live Theater Captioning software
  • One in 10 people has some form of hearing loss, and this larger group would appreciate communication enablement,
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  • Sign language interpreters are useful to a minuscule group of deaf people fluent in sign language who are positioned close enough to be able to watch interpreters' hand movements
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    This article offers many insights on to technology and shows that are deaf-viewer-friendly and provides links to shows which have captioning options for the many interested deaf audiences.
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    This article offers many insights on to technology and shows that are deaf-viewer-friendly and provides links to shows which have captioning options for the many interested deaf audiences.
Chalana Perera

Translating Spectacles (BBC Technology) - 0 views

  • headset uses a tiny projector to display images on a user's retina
  • used real-time translation to provide subtitles for a conversation between people lacking a common language
  • The cost does not include the price of the translation tools and software
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  • At the same time as a user hears a translation, they would also get text subtitles beamed onto the retina.
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    This article discusses the Japanese designed NEC Smart Spectacles which are designed to create conversation flowing when there is no common language between the people interacting. The lens reads and interprets, then displays words so the person wearing it can hear and see what is being said by the other person.
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    This article discusses the Japanese designed NEC Smart Spectacles which are designed to create conversation flowing when there is no common language between the people interacting. The lens reads and interprets, then displays words so the person wearing it can hear and see what is being said by the other person.
Chalana Perera

AirScript Wireless Translator for Live Theater (Article Base) - 0 views

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    This article is similar to my stimulus and describes the details of the exact technology being used and how it affects/impacts that theatre industry in the UK. It also discusses its impact on tourism.
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    This article is similar to my stimulus and describes the details of the exact technology being used and how it affects/impacts that theatre industry in the UK.
Elvira Russ

Training programs for use of assistive technology - 0 views

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    This article discusses a great solution to make assistive technology become more effective and not just a waste of money. Training programs.
Elvira Russ

Easy Explanation of Assistive technology and possibilities - 0 views

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    This article is written for people using easy vocabulary and showing how not just big things like huge machines etc are assistive technology devices that will help people, but small small things as well, that people might not think are significant, but that help disabled people a lot with their everyday life.
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