Meta workshop on Wearable AI and Accessibility: From Innovation to Everyday Impact
Location: Workshop 2
Orario: 14:30
Durata: 1 h 30 min
Abstract
What happens when AI meets wearable technology — and people with disabilities lead the conversation? In this workshop, Meta's accessibility and wearables team presents how Ray-Ban Meta glasses are transforming daily life for people who are blind, Deaf, or face communication barriers. The session opens with a presentation on the technology and its accessibility features, followed by a live testimonial from a Ray-Ban Meta power user who will share how the glasses have changed their everyday experience. Attendees are invited to ask questions and share perspectives.
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Speaker
Fan Zhang
Responsabile incubatore accessibilità @ Meta
È responsabile incubatore per l'accessibilità. Prima di entrare in Meta, Fan ha fondato due startup finanziate da venture capital nei settori della tecnologia sanitaria e delle tecnologie assistive, tra cui un'azienda di sistemi per l'udito aumentato nata dall'Allen Institute of AI di Seattle. In Meta, Fan ha ricoperto in precedenza il ruolo di ingegnere per gli occhiali AR. Nel suo nuovo incarico come responsabile per l'accessibilità e l'incubazione per il bene sociale, Fan sta spostando i confini di come l'intelligenza artificiale e i dispositivi indossabili possano trasformare la vita delle persone, in particolare delle persone con disabilità. Fan ha conseguito una laurea e un master in bioingegneria e scienza dei materiali presso la Stanford University.
Matt Sanders
Direttore di accessibilità @ Meta
Matt Sanders is Director of Accessibility and Impact in Meta’s Wearables Business Group, leading the company’s efforts to deliver impact in a range of sectors and communities through wearable AI technology. Previously, he was Meta’s first Director of Education, working closely with educators, developers and policy makers to support the adoption of virtual and augmented reality in education. Before joining Meta, Matt served as Special Adviser to the UK Deputy Prime Minister, covering the Department for Education, and as Policy Director and Chief Adviser to New Zealand’s Minister of Education. In both countries he oversaw reforms designed to raise educational achievement and narrow the gap between children from different backgrounds. Matt is based in London, where he was previously elected to local government. He serves as a Trustee for Crisis, the UK’s national housing and homelessness charity, and as a Governor at his local primary school.