Anat Caspi – Page 2 – The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology

Futuristic illustration of a a group of wheelchair users collaborating.

Work + Play

The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology recognizes the importance of autonomy and focuses on developing and advocating for innovative technologies that empower people with disabilities in both professional and recreational settings. Through research, collaboration, and technological advancements, the Taskar Center…

Olivia Quesada in person at the Seattle Human Rights Day awards ceremony.

Celebrating a Milestone: Taskar Center’s Founder and Director Honored with Human Rights Education Award

In a year marked by resilience and commitment to social justice, the Seattle Commission for Civil Rights bestowed a significant honor upon the founder and director of the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology. At the close of 2023, the center’s…

Graphic Journaling Night

September 19, 2023 Accessible Content Authoring Tools – Graphic journaling night at Blink UX Content authoring tools are what allow “authors” to produce digital and print content. Given accessible authoring tools, more people are able to tell their own stories…

#Map4DataEquity Team Challenge RULES

Join the #Map4DataEquity Team Challenge 12/22/2022-2/20/2022 Join OpenSidewalks’ virtual Team-Challenge and use location technologies to build innovative solutions to respond to the current & future needs of accessible, resilient, sustainable cities. Winners announcement We will be announcing the winners on…

AccessMap Multimodal

Route Planning For Real Lives Sidewalks are the vital threads linking us to travel options, but they come with challenges. AccessMap.app bridges gaps by providing detailed info on pedestrian paths, transit stations, elevation changes, curb ramps, and more. Tailor routes…

DesignForAmerica

“How might we build trust in the workplace?” DFA Our Seattle Design Festival team has been hard at work researching and designing an installation that tackles this question, which will be presented at the Seattle Design Festival Block Party in September.…

Provail Therapy Center

PROVAIL’s Mobility & Communications services enable children and adults with disabilities or injuries to maximize their performance and productivity at home, work, school, and in leisure activities. See their website here.

OpenSidewalks

Pedestrians have a wide variety of needs and preferences. For example, a given wheelchair user may need to avoid steep hills whereas another will attempt any hill. Therefore, data on pedestrian spaces must be detailed and specific: instead of labeling…

Universal Collaborative Play

Play is for everyone! The Universal Playgroup creates opportunities for team play and access to open-source inclusive design for all. The Universal Playgroup started as a re-imagining of a work and play space that is intended for all abilities. An…

iDesign Lab

iDesign Lab engages a community of practice in open source technology design, build, and use. We engage communities of practice in collaborative design aiming to increase access to everyday technologies through community ideation and development of ability-focused novel interfaces, the…

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