Pregnancy apps and online spaces fail to support individuals grieving a pregnancy loss – here's what to do about it
New research shows technologies like pregnancy apps do not account for pregnancy loss 72% of the time, causing real harm to users.
Nazanin Andalibi, Assistant Professor of Information, University of Michigan
• conversation
Dec. 3, 2021 • ~6 min
Dec. 3, 2021 • ~6 min
New government app will provide access to public services but questions around privacy and design remain
Privacy, security, access and design will need to be monitored as the UK moves to ‘appify’ public services.
Nathaniel Tkacz, Reader in Digital Media and Culture, University of Warwick •
conversation
Oct. 18, 2021 • ~7 min
Oct. 18, 2021 • ~7 min
Health apps track vital health stats for millions of people, but doctors aren't using the data – here's how it could reduce costs and patient outcomes
Connecting health apps to health care can enable better care for patients with chronic diseases, and it has the potential to lower skyrocketing US health spending.
Saligrama Agnihothri, Professor of Supply Chain and Business Analytics, Binghamton University, State University of New York
• conversation
July 28, 2021 • ~8 min
July 28, 2021 • ~8 min
Why getting more people with disabilities developing technology is good for everyone
Developers with disabilities are in the best position to build accessible technology, but they face a Catch-22 – most technology design tools themselves are not particularly accessible.
Garreth Tigwell, Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology •
conversation
June 3, 2021 • ~7 min
June 3, 2021 • ~7 min
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