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UMD Homepage Featuring Project Sidewalk

Project Sidewalk Featured on UMD Homepage

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Jan 05, 2017

The Makeability Lab came together to collectively design and make a custom, laser-cut plaque for Kotaro in Japanese and English for a graduation gift.

Graduation Gift for Kotaro

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Dec 22, 2016

Kotaro, Jon, and Ladan

Congrats Dr. Kotaro Hara and Ladan Najafizadeh, MS

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Dec 21, 2016

Matt and his Phd committee

Congratulations to Matt Mauriello for Passing his PhD Proposal

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Dec 16, 2016

Five Papers Accepted to CHI2017

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Dec 12, 2016

Matt Mauriello rocking an Oculus Rift VR goggles

Matt Mauriello Selected for Future Faculty Program

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Dec 09, 2016

Ladan and Jon standing in front of Ladan's thesis proposal slides

Congrats Ladan Najafizadeh for Passing Her MS Thesis Defense!

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Dec 02, 2016

Some fire hydrants can make it difficult for wheelchair users to pass

Congratulations to Ladan Najafizadeh for Passing her MS Thesis Defense!

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Dec 02, 2016

Lee Stearns and his dissertation committee (missing: Leah Findlater)

Congratulations to Lee Stearns for Passing His PhD Proposal Today

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Nov 17, 2016

Project Sidewalk featured in the local news!

BY Manaswi Saha • Nov 17, 2016

HandSight Featured in PC Magazine

BY Lee Stearns • Nov 14, 2016

Project Sidewalk Presented at the GroupSight Workshop

BY Kotaro Hara • Nov 10, 2016

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