Hi there, my name is Zoe Kothari . I’m an 18-year-old from Bombay and an incoming senior at UWC Adriatic. My motivation to launch Ziai started in 2019, when I was in a road accident which resulted in physical, neurological, and psychological trauma, plus a realization—my life would be so much harder without a fully able body in the long term. I was lucky to have made a quick recovery, but I still struggle with chronic pain, and as a student trying to perform at an equitable level with my peers: oof. I recognized my incredible privilege that this was only my temporary reality, and I wanted to help people for which it wasn’t.
So, this summer, I worked on building a resource for the disabled community and nondisabled individuals looking to be allies: ZIAI (Zoe’s Inclusive AI) .
ZIAI is an AI bot designed to help users apply for accessible jobs, create inclusive institutions, learn about laws that protect disabled citizens, and work on themselves to be better allies. The AI is accompanied by an information page, where you can interactively work on making inclusive language a habit, read about supporting disabled loved ones, see data on ableism, and more. Primarily, ZIAI aims to create empathy, awareness, and understanding.
So, this summer, I worked on building a resource for the disabled community and nondisabled individuals looking to be allies: ZIAI (Zoe’s Inclusive AI) .
ZIAI is an AI bot designed to help users apply for accessible jobs, create inclusive institutions, learn about laws that protect disabled citizens, and work on themselves to be better allies. The AI is accompanied by an information page, where you can interactively work on making inclusive language a habit, read about supporting disabled loved ones, see data on ableism, and more. Primarily, ZIAI aims to create empathy, awareness, and understanding.
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