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Brad works as a Senior Software Developer, designing and developing software. His role also requires a lot of communication — with his duties including gathering requirements from stakeholders, reporting on his project status, mentoring developers, conducting code reviews, participating in meetings, collaborating with his team, and troubleshooting technical issues.
Recently, Gordon Watt, our Distance Training Coordinator, and Jody Dickerson, Assistive Technology Specialist and Trainer, helped SMART Technologies evaluate and improve the accessibility of the SMART Board.
Gurmeet works as a sewer for a mattress manufacturer. His job involves operating industrial sewing machinery to assemble mattress and bedding components, precision stitching, measuring and cutting materials, inspecting finished seams for quality control, as well as performing routine machine maintenance and coordinating with the production team. He has age-related hearing loss.
In the latest episode of “We Have Solutions,” our AT Help Desk team talks about using AI as Assistive Technology, the decentralization of technology and assistive technology and what that means for AT users, and finally, they talk about a series of apps designed to keep students engaged and learning during the summer months.
Lidia works as a host at a stadium, and her duties include ticket scanning, helping patrons find their seats, and resolving any issues they may have. She also has genetic hearing loss, which makes it difficult to hear patrons, as well as important safety and operational information during meetings.