Assistive technology is one of the key issues in special education today. It helps students with learning debilities, all the way to severe traumatic brain injury. All of the Assistive technology has ...

Assistive Technology in relation to computer and IT systems can be life-changing for disabled people. Access to assistive technology can, in many cases, define the difference between full and equal ...

The event assists people with vision loss and helps them make better use of electronic devices and digital media. The overall aim is to make their lives easier. Chicopee resident Robert R. Baran ...

Assistive technology is vital for the disability community, ranging from a pencil grip for individuals who struggle with fine motor skills to a speech-generating device used by individuals with ...

Disability activists have sometimes claimed their disability has actually increased their well-being. Some even say they would reject a cure to keep these gains. Yet, these same activists often ...

The Assistive Technology Lab (ATL) provides students with a wide variety of assistive technologies to meet their information access and computing needs. These include stand-alone equipment, adaptive ...

The “MacGyver” approach lets disabled users reimagine their tech ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers are developing software in a “haptic device” that could give people with visual impairments the ability to identify scientific images on a computer ...

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 ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) states that over 2.5 billion people worldwide use assistive devices, and that number is likely to rise as the older population grows. Older people face unique ...

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) are emerging as transformative tools that enable direct communication between the human brain and external devices. With recent advancements in Electroencephalography ...