iSchool Capstone

Project Breaking The Barrier

Project tags:

equity & inclusion

mobile or web development

software development

Project poster

The International Medicine Clinic at Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA) is host to about 10,000 patients a year. Its most remarkable quality is that the vast majority of their patients speak a primary language other than English. Our project is aimed at facilitating the viral infection screening experience for patients, in their native language. We built an application with visual and auditory cues in seven different languages, in addition to creating educational materials in an accessible format for the patients. Our work will ensure equitable access to healthcare for patients that are typically aged 60-80 and have low technical dexterity.

Project participants:

Aniruddh Nathani

MSIM

Rohan Khurana

MSIM

Nandini Mazumdar

MSIM

Varun Kandukuri

MSIM