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Makeability Lab

@makeabilitylab.bsky.social

Human-AI research lab directed by Jon E. Froehlich in the UW Allen School of Computer Science. We specialize in HCI & applied ML for high-impact problems in accessibility, computational urban science, & augmented reality. makeabilitylab.cs.washington.edu

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Jon Froehlich@jonfroehlich.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Attending CHI'26 in Barcelona? Come to my SIGCHI Societal Impact Award talk entitled "'You Don't Do HCI' — Stories of Persistence, Pushback, & Pursuit" on Tues, Apr 14 at 4:30PM in the Auditorium.

A screenshot of my SIGCHI Societal Impact Award talk title slide with mountains in the background and a big, bold yellow title stating "You don't do HCI" - Stories of Persistence, Pushback, & Pursuit. After the title is my name and affiliation followed by lab logos and UW
Project Sidewalk@projectsidewalk.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We're launching RampNet, an open-source AI that helps detect curb ramps with near-human accuracy. The most amazing part? The entire project was conceived of and led by high school student John O'Meara. 🧵 A thread on what we built and why it matters.

The two-stage RampNet banner
Project Sidewalk@projectsidewalk.bsky.social · last yr.

One map fits all? 🤔 Unfortunately, no! Our #CHI2025 study reveals significant differences in how cane, walker, scooter & wheelchair users perceive sidewalk barriers. Dataset & paper: makeabilitylab.cs.washington.edu/project/acce... This is work led by the amazing @chimichurrichu.bsky.social

Accessibility for Whom?

We present a large-scale online survey exploring how five mobility groups—users of canes, walkers, mobility scooters, manual wheelchairs, and motorized wheelchairs—perceive sidewalk barriers and diffe...

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Makeability Lab@makeabilitylab.bsky.social · last yr.

Incredible milestone reached for one our lab's flagship projects. Huge thanks to the many partners and contributors: 100+ undergrads, multiple PhD students (spanning three generations!), dozens of high schoolers, and, of course, our NGOs & local community advocacy groups. Try it: projectsidewalk.org

Jon Froehlich@jonfroehlich.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 HUGE NEWS! Project Sidewalk just crossed 1.1 MILLION manual sidewalk accessibility annotations across 21,000+ km of streets! 🎉 (1,163,413 labels to be exact!). To celebrate and help others build on our work, we have posted a sidewalk feature/barrier dataset to @hf.co huggingface.co/projectsidew...

Jon Froehlich@jonfroehlich.bsky.social · 2y ago

What is $131,742? Answer: this is how much it costs me to fund a PhD student per year for a full RAship in CS at UW (including 100% during the summer). PhD funding can be a confusing topic at US universities. Want to learn more? Take a look at our lab handbook: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Makeability Lab Handbook

Makeability Lab Handbook By Professor Jon Froehlich and lab members Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering University of Washington Welcome to the Makeability Lab! 👋 We are so happfy that y...

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Makeability Lab@makeabilitylab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello 👋🏽, we are a research lab in Human-AI directed by Professor @jonfroehlich.bsky.social at UW. We specialize in HCI & applied machine learning for high-impact problems in accessibility, computational urban science, and augmented reality. See makeabilitylab.cs.washington.edu

Makeability Lab Website

The Makeability Lab is an advanced research lab in Human-Computer Interaction directed by Professor Jon E. Froehlich at University of Washington's Allen School of Computer Science.

makeabilitylab.cs.washington.edu