Anhong Guo, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering

JJ Meddaugh, A.T. Guys

Learn about the latest technology that can improve your quality of life. J.J. Meddaugh will discuss mobile phones and tablets including iPhone and Android devices, the latest in computer software, Braille displays, portable devices, smart assistants, and what's on the horizon.

Tony DeRutier and Katie Monkiewicz, Washtenaw Library for the Blind and Print Disabled

Join the staff of the Washtenaw Library for the Blind and Print Disabled to discuss some of the apps that can be found in the library's assistive technology lab, as well as some other personal favorites. We're looking forward to hearing about the apps that you use too, so feel free to come prepared to share!

For a full list of events and vendors at VISIONS 2024, go to aadl.org/visions.

David Klenk, Regional Manager

Drop in for an afternoon of maker-related kids crafts. Engineer a bridge out of drinking straws. Build and race a balloon powered car. Craft a simple catapult and see how far you can launch your payload.

Drop by the Multi-Purpose Room in the Downtown Library and engage with FIVE THOUSAND DOMINOES! Build a domino run, or a house, or anything you can think of! Wait, there are also SO MANY LEGO! Build a spaceship, a goat, or even a giant domino!

This event is part of the Ann Arbor Creativity and Making Expo. Find out more here.

Enjoy some classic Japanese sci-fi with a modern twist! Award-winning electronic musician Joo Won Park will provide a live score to the 1965 movie Attack from Space!, directed by Koreyoshi Akasaka and Teruo Ishii and starring Ken Utsui.

In Attack from Space!, benevolent aliens from the planet Emerald send superhero Starman to protect Earth from invasion by an evil alien race called the Spherions. When Starman arrives on Earth, he discovers a conspiracy involving Earth's top scientists, and he must root out the traitors and also stop the impending alien invasion.

NAVALNY (2022) takes viewers inside the careful investigation into the shocking and brazen 2020 assassination attempt against the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, and who was behind it. Through his years-long campaign against corruption among Russia’s elites, Navalny developed powerful enemies. His publicized revelations, and calls for democratic reforms, enraged Vladimir Putin, who refused to even say his name in public.

Most Honorable Son is the story of Ben Kuroki, the first Japanese American war hero—an airman over North Africa, Europe, and Japan. This documentary charts Kuroki's historic, controversial journey from the day Pearl Harbor was attacked to the atomic bombings of Japan.

Join the film's director, Bill Kubota, for a Q&A after the screening.