Bernadette Akinyi

Hey Techie 🌸

Before I continue my go series, I wanted to share a personal project that I'll be working on alongside my learning.

What is IRIS?

IRIS is an adaptive accessibility companion meant to help people with invisible disabilities navigate the media in ways preferable to them.

Most websites and systems are one-size-fits-all and do not take user preferences into account in depth. The assumption is that every user views technology the same way, and that's not true at all. This is where IRIS shines her glory.

The goal of creating IRIS is that it adapts to the user's needs rather than the user adapting to it. She will be able to personalise things like text-to-speech, colour themes, layouts, and other accessibility features based on their needs.

As I continue learning Go and backend development, I'll also be sharing the progress of building IRIS, from designing the database and API to developing the backend and, eventually, the complete application.

I look forward to sharing my progress and the challenges I will face and having discussions with you, my dear techie friends 🌸