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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TCAT at UWCSE retweeted
#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/…
Happy Birthday, Oren! and Congratulations! Looking forward to what you'll produce in the next 60....
TCAT at UWCSE retweeted
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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TCAT at UWCSE retweeted
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
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So glad you were willing to let @DoreneFC join us at #openthepaths. We sure appreciate her participation!
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
TCAT at UWCSE retweeted
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
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.
TCAT at UWCSE retweeted
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)
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