Our Goals

This work involves theoretically- informed inclusive co-design of cross-sensory displays such as auditory spatial mapping for blind and partially-sighted learners, travelers, and pedestrians.

Inclusive technologies and techniques are transforming the landscape of digital interactions across augmented reality, virtual reality, interactive artificial intelligence and gaming to consider the full range of human diversity. Moreover, their increasing affordability has enabled these technologies to be at the forefront as a possible means of accessibility, assistive therapy, education, entertainment, and training to provide participation, development, and independence opportunities. Our work presents approaches, techniques, and precedents for designing inclusive technologies drawn from industry and academic research. Through an inclusive cross-sensory design approach, we can better understand the many ways people interact with technology to foster dynamic, multi-layered experiences that many can access in a range of contexts.

In the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic and it’s far-reaching impact on education, there has been a significant focus on research regarding e-learning in both the COVID and Post-COVID era. Scholars and experts worldwide have recognized the urgent need to explore innovative approaches that foster effective and inclusive learning environments for all. A contribution towards this area of study made by PAL was the “Fostering Shared Intentionality for diverse learners through cross-sensory interaction design” at the CogSci conference 2022.

Most of our work revolves around Co-design. We strive to design not just for, but with the communities we work with and include them from the very inception of our research. Co-design allows us to be with members of the community, and directly address their needs and desires together.

This work revolves around the cross-sensory translations of information to make it accessible for people that cannot perceive information through a particular sense.