Taskar Center for Accessible Technology at the University of Washington Department of Computer Science & Engineering: Enhance access to everyday technologies!
Seattle, WA
Joined June 2015
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This is quite fantastic for our @OpenSidewalks team. Amazing work through partnerships and #communityengagement. #SmartCity #a11y #moveequity
We are honored to be awarded the @SmartCityexpo World Smart Cities Award for our AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks project, a collaboration of @G3ict & @TaskarCenter with the support of @MSFTEnable. We look forward to advancing this work with other cities worldwide. #SCEWC22
ALT Winner. Smart City Expo World Congress. Living and _Inclusion Award. AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks. G3ict - the Global initiative for inclusive ICTs, Atlanta, US. In the background a photo of a woman on a wheelchair.
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#UWAllen @TaskarCenter’s Anat Caspi and her students apply #AI and #DataScience to support more accessible and inclusive communities. Caspi recently received the Seattle Human Rights Educator Award for her leadership. #a11y #accessibility #UWserves news.cs.washington.edu/2024/…
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Register for the upcoming #ITS4US webinar with the University of Washington team (@OpenSidewalks @TaskarCenter) on 10/4 10:30 am ET. “GTFS-Pathways: Advancing Indoor Transit Data Interoperability, with Accessibility-first principles.”
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Register for the upcoming #ITS4US webinar with the University of Washington deployment team @TaskarCenter on 7/12 11am ET. Join to learn “Insights and Guidance on Creating Requirements Specifications for Accessible Projects.” uwtdeiwebinar.eventbrite.com
Congratulations to the talented TCAT graduate, Dr. Ricky Zhang, for successfully finishing his thesis on automated methods for #sidewalks detection at scale with knowledge, skill, and a passion for all data pedestrian, connected, open and shared! @OpenSidewalks
ALT Two people pictured with cap and gown regalia. On left is PhD graduate, Ricky Zhang. On right is Dr. Anat Caspi. Background shown is of OpenStreetMap data. The picture says "congrats Dr. Ricky Zhang", the Taskar Center Logo is at the top right corner.
An amazing group of panelists to represent best practices in #accessibility-first data aggregation. @MaggieMaps of #osmus, @ElizabethSall representing #MDIP and Mark Hallenbeck representing the Transpo Data Equity Initiative #TDEI #moveequity #openthepaths 2023
Uli Gal-oz of @moovit tells-all about the hurdles of including #accessibility data in the Moovit app, furthering #moveequity &#mobilityequity in 3500 cities worldwide! #openthepaths 2023
Session III is underway and we’re talking data specs and standards! Next up is Albert Benedict from @SharedUseCenter #openthepaths #moveequity
An exciting keynote by Karen Braitmayer, FAIA Architect and founding principal of Studio Pacifica happening now at #openthepaths 2023!
We’re back for #openthepaths 2023 Session 2! It’s not too late to join- Tinyurl.com/openthepaths2023
TDEI’s own data expert, Kristin Tufte delivering a thrilling conclusion to #openthepaths 2023 Session 1 with a talk on API’s!
So so excited to hear from Matthew Weidner @KingCountyMetro Demand Response Transit INNOVATION. Truly pushing innovation for #moveequity. All here at #openthepaths 2023
It is here! #OpenThePaths 2023 happening right now! #moveEquity in the works. Still can participate remotely Tinyurl.com/openthepaths2023
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Gonna try to take a break today from popping off about every dang opportunity . Gonna concentrate on #OpenThePaths
Should be awesome
#osmus very own @MaggieMaps Maggie Cawley will be speaking at #openthepaths! Join us for discussions of #accessibility first data and other open data resources in public domain maps and #osm. Register at tinyurl.com/openthepaths2023
#osmus very own @MaggieMaps Maggie Cawley will be speaking at #openthepaths! Join us for discussions of #accessibility first data and other open data resources in public domain maps and #osm. Register at tinyurl.com/openthepaths2023
Curious to learn how the lack of standardized accessibility-first data prompted a Los Angeles architecture firm led by @sallyswanson19 to create their own data infrastructure and methods? Join us next week at #openthepaths tinyurl.com/openthepaths2023
TCAT at UWCSE retweeted
UW @TaskarCenter mini-conference April 21-22 on Open Data & Transportation Equity eventbrite.com/e/open-the-pa…. FREE ticket tier to enable students & community to attend. #MobilityJustice #GIS #MoveEquity #accessibility #planning #UrbanPlanning #OpenData
Join us at tinyurl.com/openthepatgs2023 to hear luminaries like Karen Braitmayer @kbrtmyr speak about mobility equity and the roadmap to getting there!
ALT Open The Paths 2023 banner for An Open Data & Transportation Equity Conference. Down on left is keynote speaker, Karen Braitmayer with a “speaker” substitle.
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Today at 3pm, mobility justice advocates will be rallying in Olympia to call for #WaLeg to fully fund $10 million needed for a statewide sidewalk network assessment. (In the current budget drafts, only ⅕ of the request has been allocated)
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
ALT https://docs.google.com/document/d/1onNkJKlvM1NLEQ-dbKRF6wGze76iXgQJlqwqI0A8RQQ/edit?usp=drivesdk
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Check out "Open the Paths 2023: An Open Data & Transportation Equity Conference" eventbrite.com/e/open-the-pa… @Eventbrite