Inspiration
After witnessing the daily challenges students with disabilities face at my school, from accessing educational resources and encountering barriers in communication, I wanted to use my skills to create an app to help those with special needs and work towards helping to bridge the learning gaps that they face. By creating this app, I aim to contribute to fostering inclusivity in education and empowering these students to thrive academically and personally.
What it does
This app has four main features. One is a text-to-speech feature in which the student can write a prompt, and in return receives an audio output of the prompt being read aloud. This feature aims to assist students with reading difficulties, visual impairments, or language processing challenges. It promotes independent learning and allows students to engage with written content in an auditory format. The second feature contains interactive resources such as a 3D math game and mindfulness activity videos to make the learning experience engaging, enjoyable, and less stressful. The third feature focuses on mindfulness activities to encourage the user, build resilience, reduce stress, and improve their overall emotional well-being. The fourth feature is a built-in sign language chart to enhance the user's linguistic skills.
How we built it
Using Swift and XCode!
Challenges we ran into
XCode tended to decrease the overall speed of my laptop, which made the whole process very time-consuming.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Creating a functioning app with helpful features and a user-friendly interface!
What we learned
Technical skills, problem-solving, time management
What's next for EmpowerAbility
Expanding the app to include more features including track students' progress, providing performance analytics, and offering personalized study recommendations based on their strengths and weaknesses.
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