Winter is Coming to the VEMI Lab. For a limited time (until Sept. 30th) a minimum donation of $150 to the VEMI Lab Fund will provide a VEMI student a limited edition UMaine VEMI heavy weight cotton Champion hoodie. Not only will your donation help a student stay warm this winter, but it will also […]
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The Ned E. Freeman Excellence in Writing Award was instituted in 1970, and is awarded annually by the American Council of the Blind (ACB) to the author of an article that demonstrates excellence in writing, originality of the subject matter, and impact of contribution to the field/community. This year, this national award was given to […]
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Fink, Holz, and Giudice have published a new peer-reviewed journal article related to autonomous vehicle accessibility. The work, entitled “Fully Autonomous Vehicles for People with Visual Impairment: Policy, Accessibility, and Future Directions” reviews user-research with blind and visually impaired people contrasted with current policy efforts. They find that people with visual impairment are not being […]
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In their talk, “Help Drive the Future of Driving,” at the ACB’s 60th Annual Conference and Convention, Giudice and Fink described their current research on making autonomous vehicles accessible for use by blind and visually impaired passengers. The interactive session included a discussion of the many benefits and huge potential of this newest form of […]
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Fink and Giudice have published a policy brief entitled, “Federal Accessibility Standards for Fully Autonomous Vehicles” with the Day One Project . The work was the culmination of the nine week Technology Policy Accelerator through Day One and the Federation of American Scientists. Described in the brief are several recommendations for the Department of Transportation […]
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Dr. Richard Corey, Dr. Nicholas Giudice, and Dr. Caitlin Howell were featured on the University of Maine’s podcast: “The Maine Question.” The episode, entitled “How can we get the most out of technology?” highlights VEMI’s mission, projects, and outlook on technology. Click here to listen!
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The VEMI Lab, in collaboration with UMaine Institute of Medicine’s Valerie Herbert, has published a new peer-reviewed journal article related to nursing education. The work, entitled “Developing a Smartphone App With Augmented Reality to Support Virtual Learning of Nursing Students on Heart Failure” describes a study in which Junior level nursing students at the University […]
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Dr. Giudice worked in collaboration with colleagues to publish a new peer reviewed journal article on COVID-19 and blindness. The work, entitled “COVID-19 and Visual Disability: Can’t Look and Now Don’t Touch”, builds on a popular medium piece Giudice wrote in the summer of 2020. The new piece was published in the Physical Medicine & […]
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Computing initiatives, including data science, are quickly expanding in preschool-12th grade curricula as the demand for technical skills in the workforce rapidly increases. Although data science is difficult on its own, it has been shown that the current tools and curriculum for teaching and learning such skills are largely inaccessible to students with disabilities. This inaccessibility […]
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Norbert is VEMI’s newest lab member. Pictured on the left is Norbert with VEMI’s Dr. Nicholas Giudice. The pair has just graduated from Guiding Eyes; be sure to check out this article to read all about it: Graduate Team – Nicholas and Norbert – Guiding Eyes for the Blind
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