Hardware Podcasts

135: No More Yoda Heads

Embedded.fm · 21 Jan 2016 · 1h 01m

What this episode covers

Anne Bui, Vice President of Benetech Labs, discusses the nonprofit's mission to use technology for social good, focusing on its flagship products Bookshare and Martus. She explains how Benetech Labs prototypes new solutions like the Poet Image Description Tool and explores the potential of 3D printing in libraries to create accessible tactile models for education. The conversation covers the challenges of accessibility in software and hardware, the importance of community engagement in product design, and specific technical guidelines for developers.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

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Mentioned

Companies
Benetech, Avid Identification Systems, Enabling The Future, Apple, W3C, O'Reilly
Products
Bookshare, Martus, Poet Image Description Tool
Also
Hackaday Prize

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