(Dis)Ability Tech: Accessibility, AI, and Inclusive Design
ÆTHOS and the AI_Space@CIC Berlin is hosting an evening focused on (dis)ability tech, accessibility, assistive AI, and inclusive design.
The event will feature short presentations and networking with organizations working across accessibility, communication systems, inclusive entrepreneurship, and usability research.
Participating groups include:
Enterability Berlin:A Berlin initiative supporting people with disabilities in building businesses and independent professional careers through mentoring, training, and startup guidance. Website: https://berlin.enterability.de
Usable.digital: A digital accessibility and usability testing service working directly with people with disabilities to evaluate websites, apps, and digital products in real-world contexts. Website: https://usable.digital
SensePilot Technologies: A technology company focused on accessibility-oriented systems that support more inclusive interaction, usability, and independent access to digital and physical environments. Website: https://sensepilot.tech
Amelie Wich: How can LLMs support a polyculture of minds? Advocate and educator, raising wareness for the invisible (dis)abilities of high-functioning neurodivergent people.
GestureLabs: Developing adaptive communication systems, assistive AI, and multimodal interaction technologies for non-speaking people with with severe disabilities. Website: https://gesturelabs.org
The evening will include short presentations, discussion, and informal networking between researchers, practitioners, startups, accessibility advocates, and people working across disability and assistive technology.
If you would like time talk about your work in disabilities and tech, please let us know.
Warm regards,
Dmitri Katz
ÆTHOS Initiative Team
[email protected]