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 ...

Technology is such a crucial element in our everyday lives. It allows us to be productive, socialize, and work across a wide variety of spaces. However, we don’t often consider how technology is more ...

If Section 504 is going to continue protecting students with disabilities, it must reflect the classrooms and digital tools they experience now.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City public schools have been working to strengthen literacy among students, and a Staten Island school is going above and beyond to ensure its students with ...

THEY HAVE TOOLS TO HELP. MANY OF US USE TOOLS TO MAKE EVERYDAY TASKS A LITTLE EASIER, AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING PEOPLE WHO ARE AGING OR HAVE DISABILITIES MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. HELLO ...

Marci Straughter, a 44-year-old woman with hydrocephaly and epilepsy, uses a GPS device called AngelSense to live more independently. AngelSense provides a sense of safety and security, allowing ...

With new guidance, the U.S. Department of Education is pushing schools to ensure that all students with disabilities have the assistive technology they need and the supports to use it effectively. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Accessibility features in mainstream technology are not as reliable as those in dedicated assistive devices.

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 ...

Individuals who return to work through Social Security’s Ticket to Work (TTW) Program can benefit greatly and are more likely to have a positive transition when they can access the latest assistive ...