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AAPD Gala Remarks: “See what People Hear, and Hear what People See.”
Mar 23rd, 2011
AAPD Leadership Awards Gala
Last week was the American Association of People with Disabilities annual Leadership Awards Gala. What a GREAT party! It was such an honor to be one of the leadership award recipients – the Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award - which recognizes emerging leaders and advocates in the cross-disability movement. Many of you have asked for me to post my remarks, so I’m gladly doing so here:
Prior to taking the stage, the audience viewed this video, produced by AAPD about my vision for inclusive museum experiences:
Catharine’s Gala Remarks: March 15, 2011Thank you so much! This is an honor and More >
Going Up: Keen Featured in Inc. Magazine’s Elevator Pitch Column
Dec 9th, 2010
This week, we are proud to have been featured in Inc. Magazine’s Elevator Pitch column! Check out the column, and see if you agree with the investors weighing in. Whatever your opinion, we think you’ll agree: it’s exciting to see a top business magazine looking at social entrepreneurs and how they’ll carefully balance their missions with their business models to successfully accomplish both.
Hearing Technology: The Cochlear Implant
Oct 22nd, 2010
A Technology Pioneer
I’ve been a gadget head since I was 3 years old. Literally. I got a cochlear implant, a small, complex electronic device that can provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or hard-of-hearing. This experience marked the beginning of my personal vision for universal design in accessibility through technology. I get a lot of questions about this experience and how it’s relevant to developing Keen Guides, a company committed to universal design and accessibility to engage with the arts and culture around us. If you’re interested, I’ve included insights on what it was More >
first shoot, first day: a glimpse of Keen's potential
Mar 25th, 2009
This week, Keen Guides is shooting our first two full video tours at Wake Forest University, as well as a few prototype tour stops around Winston-Salem, NC. Welcome to the adventure…
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
At 9:05 Tuesday morning, we had an unseasonably cold and windy Winston-Salem day ahead of us, a box truck in the way of our camera shot, an American Sign Language interpreter with two very cold hands (a true occupational hazard), and a lot of butterflies in our stomachs for our first tour shoot. But at 7:00 pm, the butterflies were gone. Six beautiful tour stops had been successfully More >
Apple plays nice
Mar 18th, 2009
We’ve been following the details of the upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 software release, and more so the related updates to the Apple App store. Some of the key things that opens up the door for a new and improved user experience for Keen clients include:
- The App store now allow for a subscription model with additional levels/content within an App
- Devices allow for peer-to-peer communication (including integration with third party devices) across Bluetooth and dock
- ~1,000 new API’s, amongst others allowing embedded maps in an App and streaming audio/video through http
- Allowance for push notification in Apps
The summer release of iPhone OS 3.0 software More >