Projects – The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology

AccessMap

AccessMap — Personalized Accessible Pedestrian Routing Skip to main content A AccessMap Why AccessMap When to use it Tutorials User manual Open AccessMap Accessible pedestrian routing, personalized to you! Plan pedestrian trips around actual mobility needs. AccessMap is a free…

iOSPointMapper

Map and add detail where others miss! Pedestrian infrastructure is invisible to most maps. On-device AISemantic segmentation and feature detection run locally.No raw imagery leaves the device. Depth + GPS + Human-in-the-LoopLiDAR-informed depth, spatial annotation, and real-time validation. Designed for…

Street level view of Bellevue, Washington.

The Sidewalks Inventory and Accessibility Mapping under Washington State Proviso-

Under the directive of the state legislature and using innovative technology by the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology, Washington is now creating an AI-generated, human-vetted network graph inventory of sidewalks across Washington State—the OS-CONNECT dataset. With this data, state agencies,…

AVIV ScoutRoute

ScoutRoute AVIV Document pedestrian access where it happens. AVIV ScoutRoute is an accessible mobile app for collecting pedestrian access data in the field. Participants answer map-based quests about sidewalks, crossings, curb ramps, bus stops and barriers, adding photos or notes…

Completed toys from 2019 Microsoft Day of Caring Hackathon arranged on a table

Pacific Northwest Adaptive Technology Library

Our mission is to provide free and easy access to accessible tools to the community. We also host events teaching volunteers to “adapt”, or fix these tools for better accessibility. The PNW Adapted Toy Library Check out this video for…

Map of the U.S. with counties in Washington, Oregon, and Maryland highlighted in shades of blue.

Transportation Data Exchange Initiative

The Transportation Data Exchange Initiative (TDEI) is focused on developing a shared, standardized framework for transportation data, enabling seamless integration across mobility systems. This project aims to provide mobility benefits for travelers and service providers by collecting and providing infrastructure…

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…

Gesture Learning

Apple products use the same gesture vocabulary for input. Certainly, unifying gestures across devices helps their adoption. However, in the context of a population with hugely variable abilities, achieving broad or general impact requires the adaptation or customization of input…

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