Today’s technology provides a significant opportunity for those with accessibility needs to feel more connected to the world around them. Museums, zoos, and similar institutions have looked to mobile applications as a resource for guests with visual impairments. Our team of five WPI undergraduate students researched, designed, developed, and tested EcoTarium Explorer, an accessible mobile application for the Worcester EcoTarium. EcoTarium Explorer enhances the EcoTarium experience for all visitors and is an effective tool for guests with visual impairments.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• McGinley, Owen
• Phillips, Dylan
• Vuong, Brandon
• Olmsted, Dylan
• Fox, Joseph

Subject

• Computing
• Project-Based Learning
• Inclusion
• Community
• Learning
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 118121
• E-project-030124-125325

Keyword

• Software Engineering
• User Experience
• React Native
• Low Vision Accessible
• JavaScript
• Mobile App

Advisor

• Neamtu, Rodica

Year

• 2024

Sponsor

• Worcester EcoTarium

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 10 - Reducing Inequality
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2024-03-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Data Science
• Computer Science

Source

• E-project-030124-125325

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-04-22