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For years, people added their "unusual" names to their phone's dictionary, treating it as a minor inconvenience. Then some decided to fight back. In this episode, we meet the people whose names are constantly "corrected" by their devices and hear how I Am Not A Typo, a grassroots campaign to fix autocorrect, got the attention of tech giants.This is Part 1 of “What’s in a name?”, a new mini-series about autocorrect and inclusive technology.--If someone came to mind while you were listening, send this episode their way. And if you have an autocorrect story of your own, we'd love to hear it. Email us at [email protected] Wogan, Xaymaca Awoyungbo, Vedrana Koren, Wanyu Zhang and Angharad PlanellsLearn more about I Am Not A Typo Website: https://www.iamnotatypo.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamnotatypoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-am-not-a-typo/Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/LinkedIn and Instagram

Across the world, millions of people's names are treated as errors by our devices. In the UK alone, 41% of baby names are flagged as "incorrect."In a new mini-series, we'll meet the people pushing tech companies to do better and explore what autocorrect reveals about how - and for whom - technology gets built.Subscribe now so you don't miss new episodes.---Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/madeforuspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madeforuspodcast/ Newsletter: https://madeforuspodcast.beehiiv.com/

If some of the conversations you've heard in this season of Made For Us have felt like a glimpse into the future, then you're not alone. Our final guest of season 2, Marcus Engel, feels like he's already living in the future, thanks to AI, apps like Be My Eyes and other assistive devices. Marcus is a speaker, author and compassion consultant. He's also an advisor to Haptic, whose founder, Kevin Yoo, was our guest last week. Haptic is the company behind one of the world's first touch-based navigation apps and it was a meeting with Marcus that inspired Kevin to start the company.Today, we'll hear Marcus' story, how surviving massive trauma led him to become a compassion consultant and how he thinks haptic technology could impact mobility for people who are blind or low vision. You’ll learn:Haptic technology's potential to guide people living with sight lossMarcus’s four-part definition of compassion and how it’s different to empathy Which products Marcus considers to be ‘compassionate' Enjoyed the episode? Text it to a friend. Loved the episode? Tell the world with a 5-star review.You might also like:Navigation you can feel: the startup making the world accessible through touchHow to design a fairer healthcare system---About Marcus EngelMarcus Engel is an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame teaching compassion science to pre-meds. He's also a survivor of massive trauma, a keynote speaker, author and hospital/system consultant. He's written two books that have been adopted by scores of nursing and health profession programs across the country. Learn more about Marcus Engel: www.MarcusEngel.comCompassion & Courage podcastCompassion is Action training videoBooks by Marcus EngelFollow Marcus on LinkedIn---Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/ Social media: LinkedIn and InstagramNewsletter: https://madeforuspodcast.beehiiv.com/

What if navigating the world didn't rely on sight at all? In this episode, Kevin Yoo, the CEO and founder of Haptic, joins us to tell the story of one of the world’s first haptic navigation apps. Kevin shares how he was motivated by his friend’s experience of becoming blind, how haptic technology is shaping a more accessible future and the challenges that come with rethinking how we move through the world.This episode dives into: - Why the sense of touch has been underutilized in tech and how Haptic is trying to change that- What guiding a blind runner at the New York City Marathon revealed about the potential of haptic technology for blind and low vision runners- Kevin’s experience of putting himself in the shoes of a blind person for a few weeks and the lessons that came from it ⭐️Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and help more listeners discover the show!You might also like: Be My Eyes: the app powering a global volunteer movement for accessibility | Hans Jørgen Wiberg'I don't need fixing - the world does.' Lucy Edwards on redefining disability ---About Kevin Yoo Kevin is the CEO and Founder of Haptic, a technology company creating a universal language of touch. Haptic is developing products and experiences that communicate information through vibrations. Kevin’s mission is to redefine the way we intake information through technology, especially for people with disabilities. Haptic's flagship product, HapticNav, made history by guiding the first blind runner in the NYC Marathon without sighted or audio assistance. Learn more about Haptic: https://haptic.works/Download HapticNav on IOS and AndroidFollow Haptic on Instagram and LinkedInFollow Kevin Yoo on Instagram---Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/ Social media: LinkedIn and InstagramNewsletter: https://madeforuspodcast.beehiiv.com/

When science journalist Layal Liverpool was finally diagnosed with eczema as a teenager, it came as a shock. Not because of the condition itself, but because only one doctor had recognized it on her skin tone.Pediatrician Tessa Davis had a similar wake-up call: she noticed that a Google search for common skin conditions only returned images of white patients. So she started collecting images of conditions on diverse skin tones, and launched a movement in the process.In this episode, Layal Liverpool, author of Systemic: How Racism is Making Us Ill, and Tessa Davis, a consultant at the Royal London Hospital, shed light on how racial inequities show up in diagnosis, treatment and outcomes — and how more inclusive care can lead to better health for all. We discuss:How racial health inequities harm not just marginalised communities, but all of usThe alarming disparities in maternal health in the UK and US that can’t be explained by income aloneThe lack of diversity in medical textbooks and efforts to diversify the medical curriculumIf you found this episode as eye-opening as we did, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to spread the word!---About Layal Liverpool:Layal Liverpool is a science journalist and author of SYSTEMIC: How Racism is Making Us Ill,’ a book exploring the health harms of racism. She was a reporter for Nature and New Scientist and worked as a biomedical researcher at University College London and the University of Oxford. She holds a PhD in virology and immunology from the University of Oxford.Learn more about Layal Liverpool: https://layalliverpool.com/Follow Layal Liverpool on InstagramAbout Tessa Davis:Tessa is a Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant at the Royal London Hospital, and an Honorary Clinical Reader at Queen Mary University of London. She is also an interview coach helping doctors in the UK prep for their NHS Consultant Interviews.Learn more about Skin Deep: www.DFTBSkinDeep.comFollow Tessa on Instagram---Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/ Social media: LinkedIn and InstagramNewsletter: https://madeforuspodcast.beehiiv.com/