Thursday, November 21, 2024

MEET THE WHEELCHAIR USER MAKING GOOGLE MAPS MORE ACCESSIBLE

SASHA BLAIR-GOLDENSOHN


Sasha Blair-Goldensohn
said that if Google Maps plots and reviews 40 million places around the world, it needs AI to look at trends and other statistics to say, for example, there’s a 96% probability that a place is accessible in its present condition.

Without AI, thousands of people would have to analyze millions of spreadsheets.

The work Blair-Goldensohn is doing is based on his experience as a wheelchair user and is in response to the needs of people with disabilities.

But just like functioning subway elevators also make travel safer for parents pushing strollers, he hopes the accessibility features his team develops can make travel better for a wide range of people.

 

 

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