Carnegie Mellon's TechBridgeWorld, a program that creates and uses the latest tech solutions to help the people of developing countries around the world, will present its annual showcase this Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Perlis Atrium in Newell-Simon Hall.
This year, the project's 5th anniversary, focuses on the theme of Student Experiences. Most of the projects are developed abroad, such as the Braille Tutor, a small device that connects with a computer through a USB that helps blind students to write Braille.
Others are created here for the Pittsburgh community, says Ermine Teves, project assistant. TechBridgeWorld collaborated with the Western PA School for the Deaf to create DeSIGN, a game that tutors deaf children and teaches them American Sign Language.
The project has traveled to India, Tanzania, China and Zambia and plans to go to Bangladesh this summer.
"TechBridgeWorld's Interactive event showcases examples of how technology innovations are bridging divides and making a difference in under-served communities around the world," says M. Bernardine Dias, founder and director.
The event is free and open to the public.
Source: Ermine Teves, TechBridgeWorld