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🧬 Tory Schaaf, Ph.D.
Clinical Research • Assay Development • Translational Science • Teaching
Chaska / Minneapolis, MN • Open to: R&D, cell-based assay + media development, clinical research leadership
Chaska / Minneapolis, MN • Open to: R&D, cell-based assay + media development, clinical research leadership
Senior Development Scientist (Beckman Coulter Life Sciences)
Clinical Trials Leader (VA / UMN)
Patented Inventor (PhD thesis research)
Educator (Adjunct Instructor, Future Faculty Certificate)
Executive summary 💡
With 10+ years across academia, industry, and federal healthcare, I build rigorous assays and research programs that translate into real-world impact. I’ve led multi-site clinical trials, developed high-throughput FRET screening platforms for drug discovery, and partnered cross-functionally to troubleshoot and optimize complex systems. I’m especially strong at bridging disciplines—science ↔ engineering ↔ clinical—and making teams faster, clearer, and more compliant.
With 10+ years across academia, industry, and federal healthcare, I build rigorous assays and research programs that translate into real-world impact. I’ve led multi-site clinical trials, developed high-throughput FRET screening platforms for drug discovery, and partnered cross-functionally to troubleshoot and optimize complex systems. I’m especially strong at bridging disciplines—science ↔ engineering ↔ clinical—and making teams faster, clearer, and more compliant.
Experience
🔬 Senior Development Scientist — Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Jul 2022 – Nov 2025 • Chaska, MN • On-site
- Designed and executed experiments to advance product-focused scientific research.
- Partnered with engineering to troubleshoot and optimize complex systems.
- Led multiple projects simultaneously with strong organization and problem-solving.
🏥 Clinical Research Director + Visiting Scholar — VA / University of Minnesota
Sep 2020 – Jul 2022 • Minneapolis, MN
- Directed clinical trials (including AI software studies in neurosurgery); authored/co-authored publications.
- Maintained IRB and compliance workflows; supported audits, training records, and budgets.
- Contributed to IRBs, manuscripts, and grant proposals in neurotrauma and spinal cord injury research.
🧪 Photonic Pharma — Scientist / Consultant
2017 – 2020 • Minnesota
- Scientist + consulting support for translational workflows; assay strategy and execution.
- Grant writing + scientific documentation support.
🎓 NIH K12 / IRACDA Postdoc + Teaching — University of Minnesota
Feb 2017 – Aug 2020 • Minneapolis, MN
- Published research; supported funding through grant writing and reviews.
- Mentored students; prepared protocols/tutorials; presented at conferences.
🧬 Ph.D. Research + Patent (Thesis) — University of Minnesota
Aug 2012 – Jan 2017 • Minneapolis, MN
- Developed high-throughput FRET screening approaches for discovery of small-molecule modulators (heart failure focus).
- Produced peer-reviewed publications and patent outcomes (thesis research).
- Parallel work with Fluorescence Innovations (engineering + discovery execution).
🧪 Fluorescence Innovations — Engineer / Drug Discovery Scientist (parallel)
2012 – 2017 • Minneapolis, MN
- Built and refined advanced assay systems supporting discovery workflows; precision measurement + translation focus.
- Contributed to grant writing and technical documentation.
Education • Honors
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Education
🎓 University of Minnesota — Ph.D.
Biochemistry • Molecular Biology • Biophysics • 2012–2017
🎓 University of Minnesota — Dual B.S.
Neuroscience + Biochemistry • Minor: Psychology • 2007–2009 • Graduated 2009
🧪 University of Wisconsin–River Falls
Biology + Chemistry (pre-transfer) • 2004–2007
Leadership: Society for Undergraduate Research (President) • Undergrad.
Honors
- 📜 Preparing Future Faculty Certificate (UMN) • 2017–2018
- 🏅 NIH K12 / IRACDA (TREM) • Aug 2017
- 🏅 Ross A. Gortner Award • May 2016
- 🏅 NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant • Jul 2014
- 🏅 Charles Carr / William Peterson Award • May 2014
- 🏅 Arnold H. Johnson Graduate Fellowship • May 2013
- 🏅 3M Graduate Fellowship • Aug 2012
Top skills
AI Studio
🤖 Ask Tory AI
Type an idea and I’ll return a structured plan (widgets, dashboards, learning tools, LSAT tracker, disability-friendly interfaces, compliance-safe workflows).
Recruiter summary
Dashboard hub plan
LSAT tracker plan
Disability tools
Status: ready
💰 “Best prices around” • fast turnaround
AI output will appear here.
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move this to a plugin/enqueued JS.
📩 Request consulting (email goes to Tory)
Send a project request (dashboard, widget, education tools, AI add-ons). You’ll get full access + control of the final product,
and I can teach you how to edit/extend it yourself.
Status: ready
🔒 Email is sent server-side
Security: this form calls a server endpoint that sends the email. Your gmail never appears in the page source.
Publications & Patents
📌 Patent
US20180238901A1
- High Precision FRET Assays — View patent
📝 Selected publications
Frontiers • Cells • Science Signaling • Sci Rep
- Eye tracking for classification of concussion in adults and pediatrics — Frontiers in Neurology (2022)
- Consequences of inequity in the neurosurgical workforce — Frontiers in Surgery (2022)
- Participants in TBI clinical trials are not representative — Neurosurgery (2022)
- Live-Cell Cardiac-Specific HTS platform (SERCA/PLB) — Cells (2020)
- Noncompetitive inhibitors of TNFR1 probe conformational activation states — Science Signaling (2019)
- Targeting PPIs via FRET-based HTS in living cells — Scientific Reports (2018)
Career timeline
📈 Executive timeline
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2004–2007
🎓 UW–River Falls — Biology + Chemistry
Pre-transfer • Leadership: Society for Undergraduate Research (President)
- STEM foundation • research leadership
2007–2009
🎓 University of Minnesota — Dual B.S.
Neuroscience + Biochemistry • Minor: Psychology • Graduated 2009
- Advanced coursework + research momentum
2010–2011
🫀 UMN Lillehei — Junior Scientist
Gene therapy • FACS / cell sorting • translational pipelines
- Preclinical workflows + protocol development
2011–2013
🧫 R&D Systems — Research Associate
Cell culture • stable clones • flow cytometry
- Expression screening + production teamwork
2012–2017
🧬 UMN — Ph.D. (Thesis + Patent)
Biochemistry • Molecular Biology • Biophysics • HTS • FRET/FLT
- Drug discovery platform • publications • patent outcomes
2012–2017
🧪 Fluorescence Innovations — Engineering + Discovery (parallel)
Instrument/assay systems • grants • precision measurement
- Engineer + drug discovery execution in parallel with PhD
2017–2020
🧪 Photonic Pharma — Scientist / Consultant
Assay strategy • translational support • grant writing
- Research execution + consulting support
2017–2020
🎓 UMN — NIH K12 / IRACDA + Teaching
Mentorship • training • publications • research ops
- Built teams + teaching pipelines
2020–2022
🏥 VA / UMN — Clinical Trials Leadership
IRB/compliance • study ops • manuscripts
- Multi-site trials; budgets, audits, training
2022–2025
🔬 Beckman Coulter — Sr. Development Scientist
R&D execution • troubleshooting • delivery
- Optimized complex systems with engineering
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Jobs radar
🛰️ Live job-search shortcuts
Tap any pill → opens searches
⚡ Quick searches
LinkedIn: Cell Culture Media
LinkedIn: Stem Cell / Organoid
Indeed: Scientist PhD (MN)
USAJobs: Biochemistry
Note: live embedded job listings from LinkedIn/Indeed can’t be pulled safely from a simple HTML block.
For a true live feed we can do a server-side RSS/API/proxy approach.
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📚 Classroom Practice
ASL Practice PDFs
Two switchable viewers (primary) + gallery (secondary) + AI helper.
📌Tip: On mobile, pinch-zoom or tap “Open Full Screen.”
🤖 ChatGPT Classroom Helper
Generates kid-friendly practice ideas for the selected PDF (does not “read” the PDF).
View AI request payload
AI output will appear here.
📎 ASL / AI Model Development Gallery
Scroll cards • tap Preview to open • light + fast.
🤟 ASL A–Z ticker (Wikimedia, publish-safe)
Slow classroom crawl • big icons • no scripts ✅
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Tip: Press Ctrl+Enter to send. Keep questions kid-friendly and specific.
📣 Social Promo • Hazelden Recovery Story
Watch the Promo on TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Three stacked viewers — quick preview, tap-to-play. Then scroll for the Recovery Toolkit + resources.
🔥 My Hazelden Story — 3 Years Strong 🔥
Daily drop: DrTory.com
· Promo short: Burger King Ad
🤟✨ ASL Sync Flip Ticker
Top: fingerspelling handshape • Bottom: matching picture • flips in sync
Now showing
A — Apple
🤟 ASL Handshape
🖼️ Matching Image
🤖 Ask DrTory AI
Instant mini-lessons for the letter you’re seeing.
Endpoint:
/wp-json/drtory/v1/chat
• If it’s not live yet, the panel fails gracefully.
Cross+Compass Daily
verse • reflection • prayer • compassion • community
Powered by DrTory.com • calm • practical • rooted
Today
🕊 Peace
❤️ Love-in-action
🛡 Wisdom
🐟 Faithfulness
🌿 Steady steps
🖼️ Picture of the Day
Rotates locally
Daily image
A small visual anchor to start the day calm and steady.
📖 Verse of the Day
Ready
KJV
2 John 1:6
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments…
NIV
2 John 1:6
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands…
ESV
2 John 1:6
And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments…
🧭 Reflection
Love is not only a feeling; it’s a direction you walk—steady, practiced, and faithful.
📚 Passages
Context + contrast
Context passage
2 John 1:4–6
Walking in truth becomes walking in love—faithfulness lived out in daily choices.
Companion passage
Micah 6:8
Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly—faith that shows up in public and private.
✨ Tory’s Verse
Psalm 34:18
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted—strength for steady faithfulness.
🕊 Compassion & wisdom in speech
truth + restraint
A simple rule in conflict:
Speak to behaviors honestly, set boundaries clearly, and keep your words clean.
Leave labels and diagnoses to qualified professionals. Choose truth with gentleness.
Devotional support only — not medical or legal advice.
🙏 Prayer Studio
Ready
Prayer of the Day
steady
truth
peace
Father God,
Today I choose to walk in love—steady, faithful, and calm.
Strengthen my heart for the long road. Give me clean speech, steady hands, and a clear mind.
Guard my steps toward peace.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Today I choose to walk in love—steady, faithful, and calm.
Strengthen my heart for the long road. Give me clean speech, steady hands, and a clear mind.
Guard my steps toward peace.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Daily Blessing
One tap: blessing + one action step
Today’s focus
Choose a focus below.
🧑⚕️ Devotional Assistant
DrTory.com
Ready
Welcome.
Insert verse/picture context, then click Ask.
Insert verse/picture context, then click Ask.
Devotional support only — not medical or legal advice. Keep it loving, calm, and evidence-based.
In Progress
🎈 ASL Letter Pop 🎈
An interactive ASL learning game built for kids, families, and classrooms. Full release coming soon — demo version available now.
▶ Play Demo VersionBreeSpace HQ
Minnesota Kid Dashboard • Sports • Outdoors • Photos • Fun
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Apple Valley, MN • Demo dashboard • Password page recommended
🏈🏀⚾ MINNESOTA SPORTS
🎬 CREATOR MISSIONS
😑 DAD JOKES (SCHOOL APPROVED)
🏟️ Minnesota Sports Hub
Demo “live data” cards • Refresh-ready
⚾ Twins
Spring Training Mode • Demo
Likely starters (demo)
Jeffers (C) • Bell (1B) • Keaschall (2B) • Lee (SS) • (3B TBD) • (OF mix)
Pitching (demo)
Joe Ryan • Taj Bradley • Bailey Ober • Simeon Woods Richardson • Zebby Matthews
🏈 Vikings
Offseason • Depth chart demo
Key starters (demo)
Jefferson (WR) • Addison (WR) • Darrisaw (LT) • (QB/RB varies)
Defense vibe (demo)
Van Ginkel • Cashman • Pace Jr. • Metellus • (more via depth chart)
🐺 Timberwolves
Season mode • Demo
Starters (demo)
Edwards • McDaniels • Gobert • (lineup varies) • (see depth chart)
Quick stats (demo)
Record: 37–23 (example) • Next game: check schedule
⚠️ “Refresh (AI)” is a demo hook: it asks your on-site ChatGPT endpoint for **today’s starters + one fun fact**.
To make it truly real-time without AI, you’d add a small WP REST endpoint that fetches from an approved sports data provider.
🌲 Outdoors + Photo Missions
10–13 year old friendly
Pro tip: “A boring park” becomes a great photo if you find one cool angle. That’s literally what photographers do.
🏫 School + Local
Demo blocks you can customize
This whole dashboard is built so you can swap links, text, and sections anytime without breaking styles.
🧠 Bree Portal (Kid Mode)
Ask AI • Copy/paste • Make it yours
📨 Message Box
Copy it. Text it. Email it. (No server needed.)
(Email uses “mailto:” — works best on phone.)
🤖 Ask BreeSpace AI
Fun + helpful. Great for sports, captions, and missions.
AI output will appear here.
Endpoint:
/wp-json/drtory/v1/chat
📍 “Dad Tracker” (DEMO)
Not real. Just vibes. 😄
Daily booster:
You’re tough, you’re smart, and you can learn anything if you practice a little every day. 💪
🧩 Demo Note (for your “CV / portfolio” pitch)
This is a kid-friendly dashboard template. The point is: it’s fast, clean, fun, and modular.
If I build your dashboard, you can edit text/links/cards yourself — and I’ll hand you a “clean version” so you can remix it forever.
🛹 Fun Zone
Skate • scooter • drone • random XP
🛹 Trick of the Day
“Ollie 10 times” (or scooter bunny hops)
🛸 Drone Mission
“1 smooth cinematic pan” + “1 top-down loop”
📸 Photo Challenge
“Find a reflection shot (puddle/ice/window)”
✨ Level Up
Streak: 5 minutes outside + 1 photo = +10 XP
Everything in here is swap-friendly: change missions, teams, links, jokes, and prompts without changing the core layout.
🌈 The Story Arc
Stability → Storm → Rebuild → Fight → Reunion • synced to your dates
YOU ARE HERE
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Stability
home • routines • hugs
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Ripped apart
shock • loss • grief
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Tornado
chaos • noise • survival
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Rebuild
music • breath • discipline
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Fight & create
court work • inventions • tools
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Wins
clarity • momentum • progress
👨👧👧🌈
Reunion
safe • steady • together
🧝♂️🍯
Gold
relief • resources • reset
🌊🏞️
Waterfall
peace • renewal • future
STAGE 1/10
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Milestone
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Estimated spend
$—
Stage 1 — Shock & disbelief
If scripts are blocked, this panel stays readable and the banner still looks great.
Tip: enable scripts or use the shortcode/plugin version if your theme strips inline JS.
Countdown to replay
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<script>.
In that case: put the JS into a tiny plugin (I can generate it) and keep this block’s HTML+CSS only.
🎞️ Replay strip (visual only)
REPLAY
⏳ Timeline Counter
Sep 8, 2025 → Jun 25, 2026 • always correct • updates at midnight • remote-indexed
Since
September 8, 2025
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Start
Sep 8, 2025
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Jun 25, 2026
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🤖 Ask DrTory AI
Explain the timeline, generate next steps, or draft a short update.
Uses your WP endpoint:
/wp-json/drtory/v1/chat
• If endpoint isn’t live, it’ll show a friendly error.
Until
June 25, 2026
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Court Experience Research Initiative
Privacy-first civic clarity • trends, not attacks • accessibility by design
▶️ YouTube Short
Click to play • opens inline
What if people could walk out of court actually understanding what happened?
Note: your current GoFundMe link looks like an organizer/manage URL.
If you want a public donate button, replace
data-support with the public share URL.
Mission
A community-driven, data-informed effort to make court processes clearer, more accessible,
and easier to navigate — while protecting privacy and respecting active legal boundaries.
🧪 Research rigor
🕵️ De-identification
🛡️ Safety screening
📊 Trends, not attacks
♿ Accessibility
“Confusion erodes trust. Understanding builds confidence.”
Guardrails: 🚫 no naming individuals • 🚫 no interference with cases • ✅ education + patterns + clarity
🤖 Ask ChatGPT (CERI)
Generate a privacy-first explanation, checklist, or “what happens next” guide.
Uses a server endpoint (no API keys in the browser).
OpenAI • ChatGPT
Status: ready
ChatGPT output will appear here.
Advanced (how to wire the endpoint)
Set
data-ai-endpoint to your server route (proxy) that calls OpenAI.
Your server should accept JSON: { prompt, context } and return JSON: { text }.
If this is blank, the panel stays in “demo mode.”
✨ How it works (privacy-first)
Built for clarity, not drama
🚫 No naming individuals
🚫 No interference with cases
✅ Patterns + education
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Anonymous, structured submissions
People share experiences in a safe, formatted way.
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Safety screening + compliance
Submissions are reviewed for boundaries and risk.
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De-identification
Personal details removed. Privacy stays intact.
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Trends + dashboards
Data becomes patterns, insights, education.
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People leave with clarity
Better prep. Less confusion. More confidence.
This project emphasizes responsible framing: aggregated insights, educational guides, and privacy-by-design methods.
📌 What this project is
Built by a Minnesota scientist with experience in clinical research, database systems,
security-minded design, and public education — applying research rigor to civic infrastructure.
The idea is simple:
- 🧾 People share structured, anonymous experiences
- 🛡️ Submissions are screened for safety and boundaries
- 🕵️ Personal details are removed
- 📊 Data becomes trends, not attacks
- 📚 Dashboards + educational materials help everyone prepare better
No naming individuals. No interference with cases. Just patterns, clarity, and insight.
Funding supports:
- 🔐 Secure technology + abuse prevention
- 🧪 Survey & reporting systems
- 🧹 Moderation + de-identification
- ♿ Accessibility tools
- 📣 Public education resources
#CourtTransparency #AccessToJustice #LegalInnovation #CivicTech #DataForGood #PublicService
#LegalEducation #TransparencyMatters #TechForGood #Minnesota
🎹 Piano comeback: first session in 5 months 🛠️✨
🧭 Swipe/scroll • ⬅️➡️ buttons • active clip autoplays (muted) • tap video to 🔇/🔊
🌙 Clip 0084 — Finale energy
Music is a brain reset 🧠✨ — rhythm + focus + emotion in one loop.
Sometimes it’s rocket fuel 🚀, sometimes it’s soft landing 🌊.
Same mission: better days through sound 💛🎶
Roland mode switches: grand 🎹 → organ ⛪ → synth 🎚️, plus drums 🥁 + layering 🪄. Tap any clip to unmute 🔊.
Roland mode switches: grand 🎹 → organ ⛪ → synth 🎚️, plus drums 🥁 + layering 🪄. Tap any clip to unmute 🔊.
🤖 Ask ChatGPT (Music Lab)
Generate a caption, setlist guess, or “what am I hearing?” note — no keys in browser.
OpenAI • ChatGPT
Status: ready
ChatGPT output will appear here.
Advanced: wiring the endpoint
Set
data-ai-endpoint on the root to your server proxy (e.g. /wp-json/drtory/v1/ai).
It should accept JSON { prompt, context } and return JSON { text }.
If blank, this runs in “demo mode.”
🧭 DrTory Remote
Search • Filter • Jump to anything below
Tory’s World
Springfield-style command center • bright • weird • useful
🏴☠️🧭 MN BREAKING
🟦⭐ MN ⭐🟦
🚨 SCANNER
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🛠️ DEV CHAOS
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DRT
Tory’s World Dashboard
drtory.com • cartoon command center • updates on refresh
LIVE
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🍩 Donut Mode
MISSION
A bright, friendly “command panel” for Minnesota dad-life + science + community.
Weather, radar, traffic, daily headlines, and rotating joy — without fragile dependencies.
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Tip: If you later want real headlines automatically, we can wire RSS (server-side proxy avoids CORS).
DATE / TIME
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NEXT 24 HOURS
SCROLL
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Tip: drag sideways →
RADAR SNAP
OPEN
MN radar tile
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TRAFFIC DIAGRAM
LOCAL
I-494
I-694
I-35
I-94
MN-77
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Incidents will appear here (from your local JSON).
DAD JOKE REEL
ROTATE
Booting jokes…
Cycle: 10s • Source: local deck (reliable)
🤖 ASK DrTory AI (ChatGPT)
NO KEYS IN BROWSER
Ready
Ask for: Minnesota dashboard upgrades, civic-tech modules, disability-friendly UX, LSAT tracker,
science explainers, project plans, or “what should I build next?”
Setup: set
data-ai-endpoint on the wrapper to your server endpoint (WordPress plugin / Cloudflare worker / Node).
AI output will appear here.
DrTory CaseBuilder — Transparency Dashboard
Structured Text + Timeline + Source PDF
For documentation corrections or exhibit submission:
[email protected]
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Consulting Intake
Pick an idea → customize → send. Clean, fast, mobile-friendly.
High-signal support
Assays • Clinical • Dashboards
Fast turnaround
Idea templates
Click one to auto-fill
Request a consult
No spam • direct response
📩 Consulting — Build Something Useful (Fast)
Want a dashboard, learning tool, ASL widget, or a clean system that actually works on phones? Pick an example idea below, tweak it, and hit Send. It goes straight to [email protected].
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Accessibility / Disability Tools
ASL + Sign Widgets
Study Prep (ACT/LSAT)
Website & UX Fixes