Joeita interviews Darryl Adams, Director of Accessibility at Intel, about his journey with accessible technology and his predictions about AI as a vehicle for disability inclusion. 

Highlights:

• Disability, Access & Technology - Opening Remarks (00:00)
• Darryl Adams, Director of Accessibility at Intel (01:13)
• Computer Architecture, Hardware & Accessibility (01:29)
• Darryl’s Journey with Intel and Access Tech (02:37)
• Embracing Technology in a Different Way (04:27)
• Challenges Pursuing Accessibility (06:17)
• Artificial Intelligence, Accessibility & Intel (09:11)
• Generative AI (12:28)
• Privacy Concerns Surrounding AI (13:36)
• Intel’s New Indoor Wayfinding Initiative (15:23)
• Wayfinding Tech Demo at Paris Olympics (17:30)
• Keeping Wayfinding Maps Up to Date (18:45)
• Darryl’s Vision for the Future of Access Tech (21:17)
• Closing Remarks (22:54)

It All Started in the Cafeteria

Darryl Adams’ mission to make a more accessible PC started with an epiphany in the Intel cafeteria in 2007. Adams was meeting his colleague, to discuss a new passion project: a device that would scan printed text and read it out loud for people with severe dyslexia, like his colleague, or visual impairment, like Adams.

Fast forward to today, Darryl Adams is the Director of the Intel Accessibility Office.

Darryl Adams Opinion piece:  “Intel’s Commitment to Building an Inclusive and Accessible World" 

Accessibility at Intel 

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