A disability-friendly service application made by students with physical disabilities from the Department of Computer Science, FMIPA UGM, Muhammad Faqih Husaen won a Silver Medal in International Intellectual Property or IPITEX in Bangkok, Thailand 2023.
The app, named Accessive.id, was developed by Faqih with two of his colleagues, Bima Indra Permana from the Masters in Management study program and Gaksa Gantara, an alumnus of the vocational school. In the competition which took place in Bangkok from February 1 to 7, 2023, they won a silver medal in the IoT and Application category.
Inventors from various countries around the world participated in the competition. Some of them are Botswana, Canada, Croatia, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, England, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Sudan. and Thailand.
“Grateful and proud, the app we developed has won awards globally. I hope in the future, it can inspire other students to excel and develop more innovations for people with disabilities “said Faqih, Tuesday (7/2).
Faqih explained that Accessive.id is an application developed to help support the mobility of people with disabilities in carrying out their daily activities. This application provides information about the accessibility of a place for people with disabilities such as the physically disabled, the elderly, the sick and other audiences.
According to Faqih, the development of this app strayed from his personal experience and that of his deceased brother, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The disease causes sufferers to have a decrease in muscle function, so that they experience paralysis of the legs.
Faqih and the team developed Accessive.id with four main features, namely location search, detailed location accessibility, reviews and an open collaborative platform. With the location search feature, users can browse locations using maps or lists. Then, through the accessibility details feature, users can see information available somewhere such as ram facilities, audio descriptions and other facilities for all disabilities, seniors and other physical weaknesses .
Next, the review feature gives users a space to tell stories and share experiences about the places they’ve visited. Finally, the open collaborative platform functionality provides users with the ability to add various information about disability services belonging to a location.
Author: Ica
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