Accessibility

Eyes on Accessibility

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Eyes on Accessibility

Graduate student Nathan Browne is working to improve American Sign Language translation using AI models.

People

Helping Hands

As an ASL interpreter a BYU grad has found inspiration working with the Deaf community.

Rachel Allred poses in the Tanner Building at BYU with hands clasped in front of chin.

Campus

Turning Point

Donor-funded scholarships helped students like Rachel Allred, a first-generation college student, to succeed at BYU.

A man with glasses in front of a long book shelf looks at the camera.

Faculty

Higher Ed, Lower Costs

Professor Royce Kimmons is making free online textbooks available to college students around the world.

Every Nation, Kindred, and Tongue
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BYU Speeches goes trilingual with Japanese and Spanish translations.
Brother-Sister Act
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The basics of college life are anything but simple for Damian Anderson, who has autism.
Going Forth: Fight for Sight
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A mother made it her mission to improve accommodations for children with vision impairment.
Blind Hope
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In her New Horizons Lab, a legally blind nursing professor teaches people with vision impairments how to cook.
Just the Way We Are
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Part of a family with hearing loss, Ann Mandel noticed every negative comment, but learned to love her loud family.
No Lawyer, No Problem
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BYU law students create free tools to help people navigate the law and even the scales in areas such as evictions.
Left-Hand Man
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For this NFL coach’s assistant, losing an arm has been a challenge—but never an excuse.
Alumni on Location: Camp College
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The BYU Alumni Anchorage, Alaska, chapter offers a free ACT/College Prep Camp to disadvantaged teens.
Geared to Go
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BYU engineers team with LDS Charities to develop a wheelchair that enables users to go long distances.
Project Pong
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It’s a BYU industrial design tradition: every sophomore gets a stab at creating a brand new paddle with a purpose.
Mr. Impossible
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Proposal of the decade goes to Y student Andrew Justvig, who shows anything can happen if you let it.
Sweet Wheels
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Signglasses
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Someday deaf visitors may be able to don a pair of smartglasses and simultaneously watch shows and ASL translation.
The Grant That Keeps On Giving
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A World of Play for Zachary
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Natalie Blakemore spent four years leading a community effort to create a playground for all children.
Improving Lives
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Feeling Her Way
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Kristen Cox lost her sight but not her vision for service.
Signs of Success
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This BYU gymnast deftly—and deafly—tackles the uneven bars.