Gluten Tracker

Project Description:

Celiac disease is an immune disorder that causes severe illness upon ingesting gluten. This disease affects tens of millions of people worldwide and requires those afflicted with it to eat gluten-free foods. These gluten-free alternatives are generally far more expensive than the products that contain gluten, which can quickly add up over time. These costs can be offset by Canada’s disability tax credits, but this requires tracking how much money was spent on gluten-free foods that would not have been spent if non-gluten-free products had been purchased instead. This can be a very time-consuming process, and many people with celiac disease do not take advantage of the tax deductions that they are entitled to.
This Android application provides a more convenient way to track the price difference between gluten-free and non-gluten-free products as well as the tax deductions that individuals with celiac disease are eligible for. The Gluten Tracker app allows users to scan the UPCs of food products, compare their prices between gluten-free and regular products, save images of their receipts, maintain reports with their total deductible amount in a given period of time, export reports from the application, and more. All of these features make the disability tax credits far more accessible for individuals suffering from celiac disease.
Our team developed this application with a focus on accessibility and ease of use. To accomplish this, we spent a significant amount of time designing a user-friendly UI that allowed users to intuitively navigate the application and perform the actions they intended. Our team was also able to overcome many challenges, particularly with integrating the functionality of an API that was used to scan food product UPCs, in order to create a simple and effective application that could help individuals suffering from celiac disease benefit from the tax credits they are entitled to.

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