Redefining Expectations with Optima

Date & Time

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 1:20 PM PDT  

Location

Grand CD  

Description

The Optima Braille laptop computer built by AccessMind in partnership with Orbit Research creates a new generation of assistive technology products, that completely changes what we can expect from these product catagories as users. The product is built after years of research, in order to shake up the industry by changing the way in which we traditionally think about the features, pricing, customization, and overall requirements from products for blind and low vision people. Last year, I talked about the need to create a new generation of assistive technology products in this catagory, that will allow our technology to stay up-to-date with the mainstream. The Optima is the first result of this work. In this presentation, users will learn about the product, what it contains, and the general philosophy of AccessMind going forward. We will also talk about how we can push the existing vendors as users to make products that really match our current living style instead of what is available at the moment.  

Audience

• Higher Education
• Information & Communications Technology
• K-12 Education
• Government

Audience Level

Intermediate  

Session Summary (Abstract)

The Optima Braille laptop is our first step towards creating a new generation of assistive technology products that will put our needs at the center. Join us to learn about the features of the product and help us innovate.  

Primary Topic

Blind/Low Vision  

Secondary Topics

• Education
• Employment & Workplace
• Information & Communications Technology (ICT)
• Product Demonstration

 

Session Type

General Track  

Presenters

• Adi Kushnir
  AccessMind
• Venkatesh Chari
  Orbit Research/AccessMind

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