Helping people with disabilities find more options when it comes to dining out
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[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '3.520', 'text': 'For most of us, going out to eat is a'}, {'start': '1.839', 'end': '5.279', 'text': 'simple task. But for people with'}, {'start': '3.520', 'end': '7.839', 'text': 'disabilities, it often comes with'}, {'start': '5.279', 'end': '9.920', 'text': 'challenges. A dining experience can turn'}, {'start': '7.839', 'end': '12.320', 'text': "into a headache if a restaurant isn't"}, {'start': '9.920', 'end': '14.240', 'text': "wheelchair accessible or doesn't allow"}, {'start': '12.320', 'end': '16.960', 'text': "service dogs. It's a problem that a"}, {'start': '14.240', 'end': '19.359', 'text': 'techsavvy teen at Brophie College Prep'}, {'start': '16.960', 'end': '21.279', 'text': 'is trying to fix with a new web tool to'}, {'start': '19.359', 'end': '24.000', 'text': 'help people with disabilities find more'}, {'start': '21.279', 'end': '27.760', 'text': 'options when it comes to eating out.'}, {'start': '24.000', 'end': '30.400', 'text': 'Again, for 28-year-old Tis Surumpy,'}, {'start': '27.760', 'end': '33.559', 'text': 'going out to eat comes with challenges.'}, {'start': '30.400', 'end': '35.600', 'text': 'At age 10, he was diagnosed with duchen'}, {'start': '33.559', 'end': '38.079', 'text': 'musculardrophe and relies on a'}, {'start': '35.600', 'end': '39.600', 'text': 'wheelchair. Some a lot of restaurants'}, {'start': '38.079', 'end': '41.920', 'text': 'are still not wheelchair accessible.'}, {'start': '39.600', 'end': '44.000', 'text': "There's steps to enter and sometimes,"}, {'start': '41.920', 'end': '45.680', 'text': "you know, you'll call the restaurant and"}, {'start': '44.000', 'end': '47.520', 'text': "they don't really know what you're"}, {'start': '45.680', 'end': '49.680', 'text': 'asking and they\'ll be like, "Oh, there\'s'}, {'start': '47.520', 'end': '52.480', 'text': 'only one step." And it\'s like, "Well,'}, {'start': '49.680', 'end': '55.199', 'text': 'one step is one step too many." Tis is'}, {'start': '52.480', 'end': '57.360', 'text': 'the inspiration behind a new website'}, {'start': '55.199', 'end': '59.440', 'text': 'designed by his 16-year-old cousin,'}, {'start': '57.360', 'end': '62.480', 'text': 'Sanjit. I thought it was insane how he'}, {'start': '59.440', 'end': '64.239', 'text': "couldn't um eat food at a restaurant"}, {'start': '62.480', 'end': '65.920', 'text': 'because of his wheelchair. So then he'}, {'start': '64.239', 'end': '68.159', 'text': 'and I got together and tried to figure'}, {'start': '65.920', 'end': '70.080', 'text': 'out a solution to the problem. Sanjit'}, {'start': '68.159', 'end': '72.000', 'text': 'Krishna Mirththy was introduced to'}, {'start': '70.080', 'end': '75.200', 'text': 'coding by his father at the age of'}, {'start': '72.000', 'end': '77.439', 'text': 'seven. Now a junior at Broofphy Prep,'}, {'start': '75.200', 'end': '80.240', 'text': 'Sanjit and his older brother Roit are'}, {'start': '77.439', 'end': '82.240', 'text': 'the creators of dinability.com.'}, {'start': '80.240', 'end': '84.080', 'text': 'The site is an online guide to'}, {'start': '82.240', 'end': '86.159', 'text': 'accessible dining for people with'}, {'start': '84.080', 'end': '87.759', 'text': 'disabilities. You can search two ways.'}, {'start': '86.159', 'end': '89.840', 'text': 'You can do it by place or restaurant'}, {'start': '87.759', 'end': '92.000', 'text': 'specifically. They came up with the idea'}, {'start': '89.840', 'end': '94.320', 'text': 'to scavenge the internet for restaurant'}, {'start': '92.000', 'end': '96.880', 'text': 'reviews on sites like Yelp and other'}, {'start': '94.320', 'end': '99.200', 'text': 'platforms. We searched for specific'}, {'start': '96.880', 'end': '102.479', 'text': 'keywords like wheelchair, dog, deaf,'}, {'start': '99.200', 'end': '106.479', 'text': 'blind, ramp, and we pulled those reviews'}, {'start': '102.479', 'end': '108.479', 'text': 'in and then we used um a chatbt API to'}, {'start': '106.479', 'end': '111.280', 'text': 'give a sentiment analysis. Currently in'}, {'start': '108.479', 'end': '113.759', 'text': 'its beta phase, the site allows users to'}, {'start': '111.280', 'end': '115.600', 'text': 'select a category to get detailed'}, {'start': '113.759', 'end': '118.799', 'text': 'customer reviews related to'}, {'start': '115.600', 'end': '120.159', 'text': 'accessibility. We have deaf friendly,'}, {'start': '118.799', 'end': '124.320', 'text': 'blind friendly, wheelchair friendly, and'}, {'start': '120.159', 'end': '127.080', 'text': 'dog friendly. This one has three dog'}, {'start': '124.320', 'end': '131.560', 'text': 'positive reviews. Okay, this'}, {'start': '127.080', 'end': '134.160', 'text': 'one has blind is not blind friendly.'}, {'start': '131.560', 'end': '136.400', 'text': '83-year-old Mark Shapiro suffered a'}, {'start': '134.160', 'end': '138.560', 'text': 'stroke three years ago and uses a'}, {'start': '136.400', 'end': '140.959', 'text': "wheelchair to get around. I'm liking"}, {'start': '138.560', 'end': '143.520', 'text': "this app because it'll show which"}, {'start': '140.959', 'end': '146.239', 'text': 'restaurants ahead of time have all the'}, {'start': '143.520', 'end': '148.239', 'text': 'accessibility that I would need and I if'}, {'start': '146.239', 'end': '151.040', 'text': "I'm not sure so I can call them and find"}, {'start': '148.239', 'end': '153.840', 'text': 'out. dinability.com currently covers'}, {'start': '151.040', 'end': '156.800', 'text': 'Phoenix and San Francisco with plans to'}, {'start': '153.840', 'end': '158.800', 'text': 'expand to other major US cities. Sanjit'}, {'start': '156.800', 'end': '161.360', 'text': 'says his hope is that people with'}, {'start': '158.800', 'end': '163.760', 'text': 'disabilities like his cousin Tis can'}, {'start': '161.360', 'end': '165.920', 'text': 'have the best dining experience possible'}, {'start': '163.760', 'end': '169.840', 'text': "despite their challenges. I'm just happy"}, {'start': '165.920', 'end': '172.000', 'text': "to help him dine easier cuz it's he's"}, {'start': '169.840', 'end': '175.680', 'text': "like it's a tough process for him and"}, {'start': '172.000', 'end': '177.920', 'text': 'like several other individuals.'}, {'start': '175.680', 'end': '180.480', 'text': "Weren't you designing websites at at 16"}, {'start': '177.920', 'end': '182.040', 'text': 'years old? I can barely check my email.'}, {'start': '180.480', 'end': '185.920', 'text': 'Okay. And this'}, {'start': '182.040', 'end': '191.200', 'text': "kid is How old is he? He's 16 now, but"}, {'start': '185.920', 'end': '194.640', 'text': 'at 14, his father had him in PhD level'}, {'start': '191.200', 'end': '197.360', 'text': 'computer courses. So, like I said, yeah,'}, {'start': '194.640', 'end': '199.840', 'text': 'troubleeing the email. Sanji and then'}, {'start': '197.360', 'end': '202.159', 'text': 'Sanji. So, the brothers are hoping to'}, {'start': '199.840', 'end': '203.920', 'text': 'one day turn this into a nonprofit and'}, {'start': '202.159', 'end': '205.599', 'text': 'then they want to move uh they want to'}, {'start': '203.920', 'end': '207.920', 'text': 'expand. They want to include amusement'}, {'start': '205.599', 'end': '210.239', 'text': "parks and zoos and other locations. It's"}, {'start': '207.920', 'end': '213.360', 'text': 'such a great idea, right? Yeah. Good for'}, {'start': '210.239', 'end': '213.360', 'text': 'him. All right. So,'}]