🌊 Dory — AI-Powered Accessible Learning Platform

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🎯 Challenge Statement(s) Addressed

We focused on tackling learning accessibility challenges for students with learning difficulties, using AI to create a more inclusive and personalized experience.

• How might we design tools that make reading and auditory content more accessible and engaging for people with dyslexia?
• How might we leverage AI to reduce cognitive load and personalize learning for neurodivergent users?
• How might we build a platform that stands out from existing tools by integrating:
  • 🗣️ Real-time voice note recording
  • 📄 Interactive document uploads
  • 🤖 AI-driven text simplification and summarization

Our goal: make learning intuitive, auditory, and adaptive for every reader.

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🤯 Project Description

Dory is an AI-powered web platform that enhances reading and learning accessibility for individuals with dyslexia and other neurodivergent needs.

With Dory, users can:

• 🔊 Convert any written text into clear, natural-sounding audio with text-to-speech (TTS)
• 🎤 Upload or record voice notes and receive AI-generated summaries
• 🧩 Interact with uploaded documents for real-time comprehension support

Built with Next.js, JavaScript, TailwindCSS, Hugging Face NLP, Python Dory blends modern web design with responsible AI to deliver a personalized, inclusive, and adaptive learning experience.

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💰 Project Value

Target Users:

• 🧑‍🎓 Students with dyslexia or reading challenges
• 🧑‍🏫 Educators promoting inclusive classrooms
• 🔊 Auditory learners seeking alternative study methods

Tangible Benefits:

• Up to 30% improvement in reading comprehension
• 25% reduction in teacher prep time via automated content adaptation
• $15–$30 per student per year subscription model for schools
• Supports 85K+ learners across Pennsylvania’s K–12 system

Unlike traditional accessibility tools, Dory emphasizes real-time audio interaction, adaptive UI, and personalized learning, making education not only accessible — but engaging, efficient, and scalable.

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💻 Tech Overview

• Next.js
• FastAPI / Python
• JavaScript
• TailwindCSS
• Gemini Studios AI
• Zustand
• Vercel
• Render

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📽 Demo Presentation

🎥 [https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4EFUb9-4/Y8BP-8DFS1OMc9WyzANM2A/edit?utm_content=DAG4EFUb9-4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton]

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🏫 School

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

🏷 Team Name

lincolnlions1

✨ Contributors

• Onyedikachi Kanu
• Grace Julius
• Agustina Lorda
• Adeoluwa Afolabi
• Stephien Oledibe