Inspiration

Students with disabilities face numerous barriers that prevent them from networking with professors.​ These range from: -Lack of access to physical environments​ -Lack of assistive technology and systems​ -Negative attitudes held towards people with disabilities​

In the school environment, this can contribute to non-disabled students overflowing the professors with questions after class, and some disabled students may feel intimidated for example if they have social anxiety.

What it does

Prioritizes students with accessibility needs​ ProfBuddy is an app which: Connects students to professors in a less formal environment​ Mobile-first approach with humanizing interactions ​ Specialized for academic interactions ​ Easy, low-stress, accessible ​ Real-time interactions ​ How we built it Challenges we ran into Developers were very inexperienced so developing the backend & frontend was very difficult.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We developed a product along the way!

What we learned

Ask for help when you need it, it is very valuable. Use your resources well.

What's next for ProfBuddy

Implement NightMode for accessibility needs Enhance more messaging functions on the app

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