Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) concerned with the study, design, construction and implementation of human-centric interactive computer systems. Work in the Rochester HCI group (ROCHI) includes access technology, human computation, information systems, ability-based interfaces, and human-backed access technology.
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Project Pages

Project Name Brief Summary
VizWiz

VizWiz is an iPhone application aimed at enabling blind people to recruit remote sighted workers to help them with visual problems in nearly real-time.

WebAnywhere

WebAnywhere is a free web-based screen reader enabling blind web users to benefit from the availability of public computers. Information on the web can be accessed from any computer that has a sound card without the need to install screen-reader software.