Our Mission
The madAbility Lab is UW-Madison’s research laboratory focused on enhancing the ability of people with and without disabilities through the use of novel technologies like XR, eye tracking, and AI. We primarily investigate areas pertaining to blind and low vision, mental health challenges, gender identity and expression, as well as how our solutions can be applied to generalized audiences.
Recent News
Join us at ASSETS this week in Denver!
Please join us at the 2025 ASSETS Conference on Computers and Accessibility this week in Denver, Colorado where Ru Wang and Hazel Zhu will be presenting four papers on their work with people with low vision, …
October 27, 2025VRSight is Open-Source!
VRSight provides spatial audio feedback for blind and low vision users in virtual reality (VR) environments by leveraging AI systems like real-time object detection, zero-shot depth estimation, and multimodal large language models. VRSight provides real-time …
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