Hello, I’m Jared CunhaI make technology for the public good
Senior Director of Creative Technology at Coforma an accessibility-minded engineer and designer living in Washington, DC
Blog Posts
The Accessibility D.E.N.N.I.S. System
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Let’s talk about performative accessibility. Accessibility can be a seductive marketing pitch, but it’s a pledge that few organizations actually put into process—leaving trusting customers out of pocket and users unable to proceed. The National Design Studio entered this fray recently with lofty claims that don’t match its body of work.
Accessibility people are a superpower
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People who know accessibility well possess a collaboration superpower. If you’re only calling them in to check compliance boxes, you’re missing a tremendous opportunity to to improve your entire design and development processes, and your team culture.
A person makes a rude gesture
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Google recently integrated Gemini into its Home products, including its Nest cameras to provide detailed descriptions. So being the mature person that I am, I gave it the finger. Then I got creeped out.
AI usage disclosures: my approach and many questions
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Something I started thinking about this week is how we should be disclosing our use of AI. As the technology improves, it is more difficult to determine what is made by a human and what has been conjured up by a machine. But what is the best way to do this? And what are the drawbacks?
Photo Essays
Rome, unhurried
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A second trip in less than two years to the eternal city, this time without an agenda or any sites to see.
Lisbon to Lagos
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In 2024 we traveled to Portugal, rented a car and drove from Lisbon to Lagos, stopping in small towns along the coast.
A quick trip to Brazil
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A week in Brazil is’t much time. Visiting multiple cities limits that time further. In 2024, I flew down for about a week, visiting three cities.
The gray island
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Photos from a 2022 trip to Pico Island in the Azores, and connecting with friends
