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It’s a Sign: AI Platform for Teaching American Sign Language Aims to Bridge Communication Gaps

NVIDIA AI Blog

NVIDIA, the American Society for Deaf Children and creative agency Hello Monday are helping close this gap with Signs, an interactive web platform built to support ASL learning and the development of accessible AI applications. Most deaf children are born to hearing parents.

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What Past Disasters Tell Us About What Maui Needs Now

VisionLink

Our hearts ache for those in Maui; we wanted to share some insights as Maui enters the next phase of response. Most importantly, the more comprehensive the information is in the early phases of recovery, the more the local community knows about its own needs, and the more it can better direct its own recovery.

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OpenAI will give roughly 10 AI startups $1M each and early access to its systems

TechCrunch

OpenAI, the San Francisco-based lab behind AI systems like GPT-3 and DALL-E 2, today launched a new program to provide early-stage AI startups with capital and access to OpenAI tech and resources. OpenAI will give roughly 10 AI startups $1M each and early access to its systems by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch.

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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Discoveries are essentially risk mitigation exercises, and they should be a separate contract from the build phase whenever possible. Why is that?

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May Mobility to intro wheelchair-accessible autonomous shuttles

TechCrunch

Autonomous ride-hail and shuttle startup May Mobility is partnering with wheelchair-accessible van manufacturer BraunAbility to modify its fleet of Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS (S-AM) vehicles to include ADA-compliant vehicles. “ In the U.S., million people do not leave their homes because of travel-limiting disabilities.”

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Make accessibility part of your startup’s products and culture from day one

TechCrunch

Joe Devon is the co-founder of Diamond , a digital agency that builds accessible experiences. He is also a co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day and chair of the GAAD Foundation. A Forrester survey found that 8 in 10 companies have taken their first steps toward working on digital accessibility. Contributor.

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A Lightweight Framework for Building An Association Data Strategy

Association Analytics

Is your data available in a format that is easy to access and act on? A few questions you might consider asking include: When we onboard a new team member, do we train them on how to find or access our data and where to go/who to speak with about data? Data Does your organization have the data you’re looking for?