AI-Enabled OER Commons Support for Students with Learning and Cognitive Print Disabilities

Link to this OER Commons Group: https://oercommons.org/groups/ai-enabled-oer-commons-support-for-students-with-l/14795/ This group is dedicated to utilizing OpenAI’s Textbook-Based Language Model (TBLM), in conjunction with OER Commons documents, to create customized content in support of students with learning and cognitive print disabilities. This approach serves as a sophisticated alternative to using a Large Language Model (LLM) for generating educational […]

IDEAL Group Projects (1992-2024)

2024 Developing a myriad of AI solutions in support of K-12 Students with learning, cognitive, and neurological print disabilities using GPT-4. More detail to come. 2023-2024 Wrote a soon-to-be-released Guidebook 2023 Launched Project aiA11y.io Mission: “shape a future where accessibility is foundational to our innovative pursuits. As we navigate this new era, our focus is […]

IDEAL Group (Apps4Android) Mobile Apps (2010-2024)

2023-2024 Developing Accessible Audio Tour Apps for 22 Museums Objective: To make outdoor museum exhibits come alive with human-narrated audio tours. The mobile apps (iOS and Android) will be accessible to individuals with print disabilities. The tour apps are being designed to function in outdoor spaces that do not have internet/Wi-Fi connectivity or are not in […]

History of IDEAL Group, Inc.

The history of IDEAL Group, Inc. is a fascinating journey of evolution and innovation, particularly in the field of accessibility and technology for individuals with disabilities. Here is a cohesive history based on the information from their website: AT&T Acquisition of NCR Corporation (1991): AT&T’s objective was to capitalize on the burgeoning personal computer and […]

IDEAL Group Commercialization

IDEAL Group has become a corporation that not only focuses on its business objectives but also on social responsibility and philanthropy. From IDEAL’s evolution through IDEAL at AT&T, AT&T Project Freedom, and IDEAL at NCR Corporation, IDEAL Group has undergone a transformative journey to become a leader in developing accessibility products and services. IDEAL’s products […]

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IDEAL Group Innovations

Credits IDEAL Group achieved many “development firsts” that set the stage for other software/hardware developers to build upon. And they did! IDEAL Group innovations have been woven into the fabric of the high-tech ecosystems that enable billions of consumers to live more independent lives. List of IDEAL Group’s “Development Firsts” December 1992 – March 1994 […]

IDEAL Group Projects in Support of Individuals who are Deaf, Late-Deafened, or Hard-of-Hearing

uCaption® Generation II – Migration of uCaption® to Google’s Firebase Infrastructure Year(s) Developed: 2018-2019 Objective: The objective of developing uCaption is to provide an alternative to professional CART services (and not replace) in situations where the use of professional CART services are not logistically, technically, or financially possible. About: uCaption, a real-time text-streaming caption correction […]

Evolutionary Stages of IDEAL Group Over the Past 30 Years

The evolutionary stages of IDEAL Group, over the past 30 years, are as follows: AT&T Project Freedom (January 1992 – December 1996) IDEAL at AT&T (December 1993 – December 1996) IDEAL at NCR (January 1997 – December 2002) IDEAL Group, Inc. spin-off from NCR as a nonprofit corporation (January 2002 – May 2003) Reincorporated IDEAL Group as […]

LinkedIn Groups Hosted/Managed by IDEAL Group, Inc.

LinkedIn Groups hosted by IDEAL Group, Inc. Membership numbers: Last updated on March 10, 2023 62,536 members   Advocates for Accessible e-Learning Ecosystems https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12411034/ 174 members Android Accessibility Interest Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2534153 788 members Assistive Technology Professionals https://www.linkedin.com/groups/97729 11,819 members Disability Student Services Professionals https://www.linkedin.com/groups/98469 21,453 members K12 Assistive Technology Professionals https://www.linkedin.com/groups/678837 2,605 members Math Accessibility Professionals […]

IDEAL Group Innovations Credit

Thank you to the following individuals for helping IDEAL Group achieve its “Development Firsts”. Saurabh Gupta, IDEAL Group CTO; Stacy Hoyle Wiparina, IDEAL at NCR Vice President; Charles Chen, Google Engineer; Our many talented developers; and, Katie Robinson, Certified literary Braille transcriber and independent accessibility analyst God bless all of you. Steve Jacobs, President, and CEO IDEAL […]

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