Using digital documents with mathematical content for people with visual impairments
Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Reading scientific content within digital documents is often challenging for people with visual impairments. Text information can be easily engaged...
Ethics Seminar: Authorship & Publication
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 – 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
As part of the SKERI postdoctoral fellowship program and as recipients of the NEI Institutional postdoctoral grant, we are required...
Implications of age-related central visual field loss for spatial orientation and postural control
Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Multisensory integration is essential for postural control and enabling safe navigation. The vestibular system plays a crucial role in...
The Digital Drawing WYSIWYG Editor for Blind Users is Here
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Digital drawing has historically been a significant challenge for blind individuals, with previous solutions requiring extensive imagination and technical skills....
Point-and-Tap Interaction for Acquiring Detailed Information about Tactile Graphics and 3D Models
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
I will present a system based on an iPhone app developed in the Coughlan Lab. This system is a novel...
Investigating natural head movement and its role in spatial orientation perception: Insight from 50 hours of data collection
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Movement is ubiquitous in everyday life, and accounting for our physical position as we move through the world is a...
Unraveling Binocular Rivalry Dynamics for Amblyopia Detection: From Pilot Study to R21 Proposal
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Unilateral amblyopia, a leading cause of childhood vision loss, demands early intervention for optimal treatment outcomes. Unfortunately, accurate screening tools...
Object Recognition to Support Indoor Navigation for Travelers with Visual Impairments
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Independent wayfinding is a major challenge for blind and visually impaired (BVI) travelers. I describe recent work on improvements to...
YouDescribeX the Human-in-the-loop AI interface
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
YouDescribeX (the X is for eXtra eXperimental). In this revised audio description tool for YouTube viewers can request AI described...
My Perspective on Vision and Vision Rehabilitation
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
“Vision is the most important sense for guiding our interaction with the environment.” In my career, I have been involved...
Residual stereopsis in anisometropia and small-angle strabismus
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
We have developed a custom test to measure stereopsis at locations across the visual field to yield a “stereo map”—...
Hybrid Brown Bag: Insights into Binocular Fixational Eye Movements – a study of both eyes and a model. Chandna and Heinen Lab
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 – 10:00 PM to Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 – 11:00 AM
We show results from our experiments with fixation to an accommodative target in neurotypicals under binocular and monocular viewing conditions...