Imagine a world where students with learning disabilities could better understand and process what is being taught in their classrooms. Thanks to an innovative idea conceptualized by educator and mom Karri Haen Whitmer, that world is becoming closer to reality.
Professor developing learning companion for students with disabilities
Karri Haen Whitmer gives the "heart" symbol to the crowd at the Iowa Innoventure Challenge competition, held in Des Moines in December 2024. She was there to pitch her startup business, NarrateAR, and Ama AI, a software program that provides AI learning companions to school-aged children with learning disabilities.





