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Doubling down on accessibility: Microsoft’s next steps to expand accessibility in technology, the workforce and workplace

Doubling down on accessibility: Microsoft’s next steps to expand accessibility in technology, the workforce and workplace

Microsoft Research has one of the few dedicated accessibility research teams in the industry geared toward user-focused research advancing human-computer interaction. This made innovations like Eye Control in Windows 10 possible, enabling eye control communication for people with ALS. Since 2014, more than 6,500 Microsoft employees have participated in the Ability Hack, creating 1,000 projects like MirrorHR, which identifies potential triggers of seizures in children with epilepsy and advances clinical trial research.

Microsoft Accessibility Blog: A community and research approach to detecting and predicting seizures with the help of AI

Microsoft Accessibility Blog: A community and research approach to detecting and predicting seizures with the help of AI

Epilepsy is a chronic noncommunicable disease of the brain affecting 50 million people and making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally, according to WHO.

With proper diagnoses and treatment, 70 percent of people living with epilepsy could live seizure free, making access to appropriate care and detection of upmost importance.

Seizures can create challenges for the independence and day-to-day lives of people living with epilepsy. They can also lead to driving collisions, with 0.2 percent of traffic accidents linked to a form of seizure. A team at University of Sydney, led by Dr. Omid Kavehei, set out to answer an important question, “Can we improve the accuracy of seizure detection in epilepsy and can we predict a future seizure?”

According to the law in New South Walkes, Australia – home to the University of Sydney, people with epilepsy must be seizure free for at least 12 months to drive. This seizure free declaration is often based on a rough conversation between a patient and their clinician, with the clinician certifying they have been seizure free for a set period of time and patient reports. Given it’s not uncommon for patients to not remember seizures, or not have a family member or caretaker around with them, the certification process can lead to inaccurate outcomes. The researchers saw an opportunity to challenge the status quo and help clinicians make data-driven decisions.

Boston, 18/2/2022

Boston, 18/2/2022

MirrorHR: An Epilepsy Research Kit Developed by Parents & Doctors for Parents & Doctors

Two-and-a-half years ago, after an infinite series of sleepless nights monitoring his son Mario, Roberto D'Angelo decided that something had to be done to help families like his, dealing with the seizures and epilepsy of their loved ones: an affordable, easy-to-use, tool for better identifying potential triggers and to take back a bit of peace of mind. So, Roberto and a team at Microsoft developed MirrorHR, an epilepsy research kit for parents like himself, in alliance with doctors. Because he believed that the best way to help one kid, like his son Mario, is to help every child like him in the world.

Expert Speakers:

Roberto D’Angelo, Mario's father, FightTheStroke Co-Founder, Director at Microsoft (https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberdan/)

Melike Ceylan-Leamen, Mother of a child who has epilepsy, Microsoft Senior Sales Executive (https://www.linkedin.com/in/melikecl/)

Register in advance for this meeting: https://partners.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoc-GqrjosEt15fCPfgeqdKGGSueLrORcn?fbclid=IwAR1hFTuAPcdkVLddVLq4UQdu0t4EQin-YZ38AZVZqPCRo_AKovbWnBT1XvI

Video - testimonianza di Aydin su MirrorHR, Microsoft Canada, 7/5/2021

Video - testimonianza di Aydin su MirrorHR, Microsoft Canada, 7/5/2021

As we approach Global Accessibility Awareness Day and following our Ability Summit this week, I wanted to share an incredibly, moving story with my colleague Melike Ceylan-Leamen. I encourage everyone to watch her journey with her son, Aydin and how MirrorHR—a tool built on Microsoft Azure and AI has helped. Through the collection and processing of data, MirrorHR shares an alert when an anomaly is detected, which in turn helps her and healthcare providers reduce the amount and severity of Aydin’s seizures. Thank you for sharing your story with us Melike.
With our recent announcement of a new technology-led five-year commitment to create and open doors to bigger opportunities for people with disabilities—we will continue to push the limits of AI and accessibility to enable transformative change and empower others across the world. #MicrosoftAI#Azure

Doubling down on accessibility: Microsoft’s next steps to expand accessibility in technology, the workforce and workplace

Doubling down on accessibility: Microsoft’s next steps to expand accessibility in technology, the workforce and workplace

Microsoft Research has one of the few dedicated accessibility research teams in the industry geared toward user-focused research advancing human-computer interaction. This made innovations like Eye Control in Windows 10 possible, enabling eye control communication for people with ALS. Since 2014, more than 6,500 Microsoft employees have participated in the Ability Hack, creating 1,000 projects like MirrorHR, which identifies potential triggers of seizures in children with epilepsy and advances clinical trial research.

MIRRORHR – EPILEPSY RESEARCH KIT FOR KIDS VINCE L’HACKATHON MONDIALE DI MICROSOFT

MIRRORHR – EPILEPSY RESEARCH KIT FOR KIDS VINCE L’HACKATHON MONDIALE DI MICROSOFT

6860 progetti sottomessi da tutte le parti del mondo; un team dei migliori professionisti in Intelligenza Artificiale e un mix di diversità di genere, lingua, abilità; una comunità di genitori con un bisogno preciso, quello di allontanare la paura della malattia dalla loro quotidianità: questa la ricetta che ha fatto conquistare a Fightthestroke il Gran Premio 2019 dell’Hackathon promosso da Microsoft, ma anche i premi speciali AI for accessibility e Health AI.