gcon365
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Hey everyone!
My name is Garrett, I am an independent Android developer based in Oklahoma, and I wanted to say hello and join the community here.
The reason I got into building accessibility tools is personal—I built an offline live captioning app (Mati Lightning Scribe) for niece, who has Neurofibromatosis (NF2) and recently lost her hearing. Watching her adjust to sudden hearing loss showed me firsthand how frustrating existing captioning apps can. For example when Wi-Fi drops out at doctor's offices or when group conversations turn into one giant jumble of text where you can't tell who is talking.
I'm mostly here to listen, learn from people's real day-to-day experiences navigating hearing loss and assistive tech, and see what actually helps in classrooms, restaurants, and family gatherings so I can improve my app to better assist the deaf and hard of hearing. I am open to all feed back no matter what. My goal is to help and make it easier for those who need it.
Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this platform to get the word out about my new app and improve it where it can help not only my niece but also others who struggle like I see she does.
My name is Garrett, I am an independent Android developer based in Oklahoma, and I wanted to say hello and join the community here.
The reason I got into building accessibility tools is personal—I built an offline live captioning app (Mati Lightning Scribe) for niece, who has Neurofibromatosis (NF2) and recently lost her hearing. Watching her adjust to sudden hearing loss showed me firsthand how frustrating existing captioning apps can. For example when Wi-Fi drops out at doctor's offices or when group conversations turn into one giant jumble of text where you can't tell who is talking.
I'm mostly here to listen, learn from people's real day-to-day experiences navigating hearing loss and assistive tech, and see what actually helps in classrooms, restaurants, and family gatherings so I can improve my app to better assist the deaf and hard of hearing. I am open to all feed back no matter what. My goal is to help and make it easier for those who need it.
Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this platform to get the word out about my new app and improve it where it can help not only my niece but also others who struggle like I see she does.