Sheldon Jackson '23 is spearheading refinements to a software application that helps people with visual impairments navigate the world. When the Rensselaer Center for Open Source (RCOS) – which brings students together to work on projects that help society – was approached to collaborate on developing an open-source replacement for Microsoft's Soundscape, Jackson volunteered to lead the RCOS effort within a global consortium. He has gone above and beyond what was expected.