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Empowering Data Vision: Data Science Course for Blind Individuals Using Python
February 2nd, 2025
The Smith-Kettlewell Summer Institute is officially underway! This innovative program aims to equip blind and visually impaired students, recent grads, and early career researchers with advanced data skills crucial for STEM fields.
SKERI Hosts 20th Meeting of the Low Vision Rehabilitation Study Group
February 1st, 2025
Audiom allows for accessible, virtual visits to the Magical Bridge playground
January 29th, 2025
The Magical Bridge Foundation mission is to bring inclusive, accessive playgrounds that can be enjoyed by all children. For the first time, it is now possible for blind and visually impaired visitors to view a nonvisual map of the Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto, at home, directly from their web browser using Audiom. Audiom was developed by Smith-Kettlewell researcher, Brandon Biggs, is a map viewing tool for the visually impaired. It allows non-visual access to route, landmark, and survey knowledge — critical information needed for navigation.
Brandon Biggs brings his ideas for accessibility to SKERI
January 21st, 2025
We’re excited to welcome Brandon Biggs to the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute. Brandon arrived in August to collaborate with Dr. Coughlan, Dr. Shen and Dr. Fusco to work on accessibility research and development. This collaboration started last year, when Brandon met Dr. Coughlan at the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) International Conference in Reno, Nevada. Brandon was then enrolled in a Master’s program in Inclusive Design at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada, which he completed in June.
Brandon Biggs to present at Sight Tech Global 2024
December 3rd, 2024
Brandon Biggs, CEO of XR Navigation, will present at Sight Tech Global 2024 in the section Founders and Investors: Tales and Tips from the Start-up World. His talk is scheduled for December 4th at 8:43 am PT.
Brandon Biggs to present at Accessing Higher Ground
November 11th, 2024
Data Vision: Data Science Course for Blind Individuals Using Python
August 5th, 2024
The Smith-Kettlewell Summer Institute is officially underway! This innovative program aims to equip blind and visually impaired students, recent grads, and early career researchers with advanced data skills crucial for STEM fields.
SKERI Scientist Proposes New Model of Electroretinogram Kinetics
July 3rd, 2024
The electroretinogram (ERG) is an established technique for non-invasively reading out the layer-by-layer functioning of the human retina, providing biomarkers for a wide range of retinal and neurological diseases.
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute to Illuminate Adaptive Strategies in Vision Impairment at IMRF Symposium
June 16th, 2024
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute played a key role at this year’s International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF) in Reno, Nevada, beginning June 17, 2024. An all-SKERI symposium “Shifting Sensory Reliance: Adaptive Strategies in Vision Impairment and Blindness.”