Chieko Asakawa: How new technology helps blind people explore the world
Chieko Asakawa: Technológie pomáhajú nevidiacim objavovať svet
Dr. Chieko Asakawa invents technology to make the visually impaired more independent. Full bio
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many things that I can't do
to have a bit of help
for the first time.
and I can play many sports,
scuba diving, running and so on.
potápam sa aj behám.
in a swimming pool accident.
pri nehode v bazéne.
was losing my independence.
že som stratila svoju nezávislosť.
became almost impossible to do alone.
ani tie najjednoduchšie veci.
challenges was textbooks.
personal computers,
to read me textbooks,
z mojich dvoch bratov,
my own books in Braille.
učebnice v Braillovom písme.
were not happy about it,
z toho neboli nadšení.
whenever I needed them.
keď som ich potrebovala.
from relying on someone.
na niekoho spoliehať.
to ignite innovation.
moju cestu za inováciami.
že neexistuje žiadna technológia
must be able to also help people
musia byť schopné pomáhať ľuďom
my innovation journey began.
cesta za inováciami.
digital book technologies,
pre digitálne knihy,
digital Braille dictionary
slovník pre Braillovo písmo
impaired can read textbooks,
môže na počítači alebo mobile
and mobile devices,
alebo si ju vypočuť.
in their tablets in 2015.
knihy v tablete už každý.
many years before digital books,
dávno pred digitálnymi knihami.
almost 30 years ago.
teda takmer pred 30 rokmi.
of the blind people
nevidiacich ľudí vývoj digitálnych kníh.
digital books way back then.
the first time this happened,
pretože história dokazuje,
accessibility ignites innovation.
podnecuje inovácie.
while developing a communication tool
vývoju komunikačného prístroja
to help people with disabilities.
vyvinuté pre postihnutých ľudí.
another example from my own life.
z môjho života.
started talking about the Internet
začali baviť o internete
I went on the web.
po prvýkrát použila internet.
at any time and every day.
for any information by myself.
people have access to the Internet,
umožniť prístup k internetu.
into synthesized voice,
text na webových stránkach
the user interface.
the Home Page Reader in 1997,
Home Page Reader.
translated into 11 languages.
v ďalších 11 jazykoch.
mnoho komentárov.
Stálo v ňom:
is a small window to the world."
malým okienkom do sveta."
for the blind.
for the blind has many uses,
nevidiacich má mnoho využití,
to a recipe while cooking.
priamo počas varenia.
the stage just now, I needed assistance.
potrebovala som pomoc.
and do things that are simple to you.
a robiť všetko, čo je pre vás jednoduché.
the latest technologies.
najnovšiu technológiu.
that we are working on.
to the door, and keep straight.
Choďte stále rovno.
The door is on your right.
Dvere sú napravo od vás.
Má dobrú náladu.
You look so happy.
Vyzeráš tak spokojne.
just got accepted.
it was me, and that I look happy?
a že vyzerám spokojne?
but on his phone.
take apple instead of chocolate.
Dajte si radšej jablko.
and smartphone sensors
a senzorov v smartfóne.
indoor and outdoor environments
celkom samej vnútri i vonku.
that showed who is approaching,
kto a v akej nálade prichádza,
working on that part.
is very important for me to be social.
je pre socializáciu veľmi dôležité.
are ready to help me
vidieť skutočný svet.
or sends a vibration to my fingers.
alebo posiela vibrácie do prstov.
missing or weakened abilities --
chýbajúce alebo oslabené schopnosti,
a classroom on campus,
sama nájsť triedu v škole,
alebo nájsť reštauráciu počas prechádzky.
while walking along a street.
spoznať ešte predtým, ako si ma všimnete.
on the street before you notice me.
najlepším priateľom a možno aj vaším.
that needs collaboration,
an open community
the open-source fundamental technologies
s otvoreným zdrojovým kódom,
this technical frontier
to explore the new era,
vďaka technológiám a inováciám,
na toto pódium celkom sama.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Chieko Asakawa - Visionary inventorDr. Chieko Asakawa invents technology to make the visually impaired more independent.
Why you should listen
Dr. Chieko Asakawa is an IBM Fellow who has been instrumental in furthering accessibility research and development for the past three decades. Challenging thinking on visually impaired technology usage, she leads the development in advancing web accessibility including digital Braille and voice browsers.
The government of Japan awarded the 2013 Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon to Dr. Asakawa for her outstanding contributions to accessibility research, including the development of a voice browser for the visually impaired. Today, with Carnegie Mellon University, she is working on how accessibility technologies can play a key role in the real world to help create opportunities for more people to actively participate in the society.
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