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Kristen Shinohara

Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology

Parapan Athlete Tiana Knight demonstrates Blindsquare, an iPhone app that helps blind people by voicing out what's around them. (Chris So/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Accessibility to new technology for people with disabilities benefits everyone

Kristen Shinohara, Garreth Tigwell