Access granted: Unlocking accessibility in computer science through collaboration

This case study examines the unique collaboration between YouDescribe and the San Francisco State University computer science program, focusing on how the partnership enhances computer science education. Beginning in 2019, The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Low Vision and Blindness and the Computer Science Department at San Francisco State University began a multi-year collaborative research project to develop YouDescribeX, a Machine Learning combined with a Human-in-the-Loop AI system that generates baseline descriptions with a focus on