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On Saturday October 8, I attended a Make Lincoln event and had a wonderful time speaking with many of the participants. Booths ranged from mushroom growing to arduino programming, microphone and violin making to unicycle riding. It was wonderful to see all of these makers from the Lincoln area spending time outdoors in the wonderful fall weather, sharing ideas and inspiring attendees to become...

Outlook Nebraska, Inc. (ONI) COO Patrick MacBride and Information Technology Facilitator Mitch Green are discussing ONI’s expansion plans. Mitch, totally blind, knows that the changes in the building will create the need for additional cabling, the re-location of many work stations, and the possibility of purchasing additional equipment. He uses his hands to explore the 3-D model of the...

Do you want to make your screen time beneficial to society? You can join several projects that help researchers without ever leaving your internet browser! Although computers seem to always know the answer, the reality is humans are often better at identifying certain things like objects in pictures, locations on maps, and handwritten letters. With lots of people each doing only a little work,...

Close your eyes. Now pull up an app on your smart phone or send an email on your computer. This is the challenge faced daily by the 15,000 people in and around Omaha who are visually impaired or totally blind. Even the simplest technology like clocks or stoves can be difficult to use without clear vision. What many people don’t realize, however, is that, while technology can be challenging for...