University of New England Occupational Studies students are learning how assistive technology helps overcome barriers, with ...

According to the WHO, around 2.5 billion people require assistive devices daily. This number is expected to rise to 3.5 billion by 2050. Assistive technology for disabilities benefits individuals with ...

The Internet and assistive technology have the incredible power to level the playing field for people with disabilities. To advance digital equity means to provide vital connections to friends, family ...

A few years ago, as a young woman with wild hopes and dreams, when I began losing my sight, I feared that my world would ...

-Prateek Madhav Co-Founder and CEO, AssisTech Foundation (ATF) ...

Kenya Institute Of Special Education (KISE) Director Dr Norman Kiogora explains how they assess persons with mental challenges during a two-day assessment at KISE, Kasarani, Nairobi on June 2, 2023.

Almost one billion children and adults with disabilities, and older people, are unable to access the assistive technology they need, according to a UN report, which calls for more investment in these ...

UD’s Center for Disabilities Studies opens Assistive Technology Resource Center in Milford, allowing more Delawareans to try supportive devices for free When Emmanuel Jenkins got his first ...

This sentence is illegible to some people, appearing as nothing more than a smudge on a screen. At least, that’s what it looks like to Phill Kirk, born with Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome — a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and the U.S. workforce. Adding to that focus is the range of programs and incentives ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are some of the buzziest terms in tech and for a good reason. These innovations have the potential to tackle some of humanity's biggest obstacles ...