Thesis and Other Student Work

Overview

This is a repository of student work completed in collaboration with the Ability Project. This repository is intended to showcase significant work such as capstone projects, thesis projects, competency projects, or dissertations. 

All work listed on this site has been submitted by the student. Please fill out the request form if you completed work with the Ability Project and are interested in having it included on this website. 

2023

• Binyan Xu (she / her), Oplay: Enhancing Accessibility for Aging Individuals through Tactile Media Design, Masters Thesis for the Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts
   
• Jiayi (Cindy) Liu (She/Her, Interactive Media Arts) and Xiyan (Christine) Wang (She /Her, Integrated Design and Media). Formulating Inclusive and Accessible Heuristics: A Developmental Approach (Page 53) Third Place Winner for Best Pitch. in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Reginé Gilbert. Other Mentors: Janvi Jignesh Patel, Spandita Sarmah.
• Yiqiao Zhou (He/Him, Computer Science), DIY Assistive Technology (page 61) in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Amy Hurst. Other Mentor: Gaurav Seth.

2022

• Isabella Lopez (She/Her Computer Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County) Inclusive and Accessible XR Experiences (Page 67) First Place in Emerging Media. in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Reginé Gilbert
• Gonzalo De La Cruz Cubeiro (He/Him, Computer Science, NYU Abu Dhabi), DIY Assistive Technology (page 63) in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Amy Hurst
• Ziyi (Claire) Huang (She /Her, Computer Science) and Maisha Mahrin (She/Her, Computer Science, NYU Abu Dhabi) Accessible Interpretation in Historic Sites and Museums (Page 65) Third Place in Emerging Media. in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Amy Hurst. 
• Katrina Lee (She / Her, Integrated Design and Media) Customization for Blind and Visually Impaired Musicians (page 65) in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Amy Hurst. Other Mentor: William Payne.  
• Daniel Ryan Johnston (He/They), Designing Tactile Experiences for Historical Garments, Masters Thesis for the Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts.

2021

• Saki Asakawa (She / Her), Feeling Sports: Designing Non-visual Watching Sports Experiences Masters Thesis for the in Integrated Design and Media, Tandon School of Engineering
• Themis Garcia (She / Her), Ánimo: Kinesthetic Explorations in Playful Web-based Experience for Children Masters Thesis for the Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts
• Caitlin Gebhard (They / Them She / Her), Connecting the Dots Community Toolkit, A Workshop on Systems Thinking for Community Problem Solving, Masters Thesis for the in Integrated Design and Media, Tandon School of Engineering
• Claire Kearney-Volpe (She / Her), Accessible Web Development,Doctoral Thesis in Rehabilitation Science, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human-Development
• Keita Ohshiro (He/Him), Using Sound to Make Math Graphs Accessible to People with Visual Impairments Masters Thesis for the in Integrated Design and Media, Tandon School of Engineering
• Cathy Xu (She/Her, Integrated Design and Media). Sensory Tools: Museum Access (page 6) in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Amy Hurst.
• Stella Yu (she/her, Electrical Engineering) and Michael Zachor (He/Him, Integrated Design and Media) Multisensory Room at NYU Dentistry Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities (Page 6). in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Amy Hurst.

2020

• Veronica Alfaro-Arias (She/Her), From Needs to Customized Assistive Technologies, Masters Thesis for the Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts 
• Antonio Guimaraes (He/Him), The Museum Reader,Masters Thesis for the Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts

2019

• Lauren Race (She/Her), Designing Tactile Schematics, Masters Thesis for the Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts.
• Cartomou Feseru (She/Her Biomolecular Science) Tech for Teens (page 63), in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Amy Hurst.
• Haoran Wen (He/Him Computer Science, Rutgers University), DIY Assistive Technology (Page 63) in Undergraduate Summer Research Program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Faculty Mentor: Amy Hurst. Other Mentor: Claire Kearney-Volpe.