Chieko Asakawa

Japanese information engineer (1958-) · Japan · On the map · Scientists

Chieko Asakawa is a blind Japanese computer scientist, known for her work at IBM Research - Tokyo in accessibility. A Netscape browser plug-in she developed, the IBM Home Page Reader, became the most widely used web-to-speech system available. She is the recipient of numerous industry and government awards.

Chieko Asakawa is read about 51 times a day, in 15 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 28 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 96 days, one point a day.

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2022Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAwardOkawa PrizeAward2019National Inventors Hall of FameAward2013Medal with Purple RibbonAward2011Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision AwardsAward2010Society of Women Engineers Achievement AwardAward2003Women in Technology Hall of FameAward1958Born

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