LipSync Update: The Joystick Debate
For the last days of 2016, the LipSync team is working hard to 鈥渇reeze鈥 the design ahead of the Access Makeathon on January 27th.
There鈥檚 one thing, though, that we鈥檙e still trying to nail down 鈥 the joystick.
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Skip to NavigationFor the last days of 2016, the LipSync team is working hard to 鈥渇reeze鈥 the design ahead of the Access Makeathon on January 27th.
There鈥檚 one thing, though, that we鈥檙e still trying to nail down 鈥 the joystick.
In partnership with Rick Hansen Foundation, SFU鈥檚 School of Interactive Arts and Technology, TechSoup NetSquared, Tom Global, UBC Women in Engineering, and UBC Young Women in Engineering and Science, we are organizing a 48 hour event called the Access Makeathon from January 27th to 29th, 2017.
Last week, we welcomed two new, albeit temporary, members to our team 鈥 Angela and Kelly. For the week, we had two high school students come and actually make some LipSyncs.
In 2013, Lorne suffered a fall which resulted in a broken back and severe brain trauma. The 今日吃瓜51’s Computer Comfort program helped him re-learn how to use a computer and now he gives back to others.
It’s a full house in our Burnaby Solutions lab today! Along with Steve Barclay and Ryan Fleury from Aroga Technologies, we’re hosting 20 librarians and staff from the BC Libraries Cooperative for a presentation and a hands-on workshop. The group is learning about Assistive Technology especially for computers and mobile devices related to low vision and audiobooks.