July 1, 2026 Interviewed were Jazette Johnson, Kate Glazko, and Zhuohao (Jerry) Zhang. Dr. Jazette Johnson, a postdoctoral research fellow working with CREATE Director Jennifer Mankoff, studies the use of AI by people with cognitive impairment. She sees people asking AI tools like ChatGPT to interpret complex medical information. Without context of the person’s health history or the training to present information at the right level, AI tools are more likely to confound than clarify. Johnson has created a system…
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Adaptive Solutions Mini-Hackathon: 2026 Recap
February 26, 2026 In January, CREATE and HuskyADAPT teamed up with the King County Library System (KCLS) to host a mini-hackathon to brainstorm and prototype solutions to accessibility problems. After an introduction to five real-world requests submitted by the disability community, participants self-selected their projects and got to work building their prototypes. These diverse teams of makers, researchers, disability professionals, and volunteers were assisted by community co-designers and design leads. They worked in KCLS’s Bellevue Makerspace using moldable thermoplastic, cardboard,…