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Widening the Disability Lens
Quinn Oteman (MNLEND 2020-21) is a child welfare researcher at the University of Minnesota, where he evaluates agencies such as the Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery and listens to families receiving services. “Working directly with community stakeholders like GMCN and using the research and skills that I and the university have to help uplift important community needs is what really excited me about this role.”
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AI Can Make Plain-Language Text Everywhere
“We are on the verge of a transformational possibility: to create plain-language and easy-read versions of every written document on the planet — now, not someday,” writes Microsoft’s Rylin Rodgers in Impact.
Plain language is an important part of disability rights, but it has often become an afterthought. However, advances in artificial intelligence have put Rodgers' bold claim within reach. AI tools now translate text and soon will be able to immediately answer new questions from readers with disabilities. Yet we must involve people with disabilities in the design and testing of this promising technology.
TeleOutreach Connects Rural, Military Families
Rural families concerned about their children's developmental milestones often wait years for access to behavioral specialists and developmental pediatricians. Maintaining relationships with specialists is also difficult, particularly for military-connected youth and their families, who are often highly mobile. “Any resources and tools that can make navigation easier for families is welcome.”
Learn more about connecting with families through teleoutreach.
