Medical technology is often viewed as a neutral tool for healing or curing; however, for many disabled people, it represents a complex power dynamic between their own lived experiences and clinical ...
Technology can be both a lifeline and a barrier. Users with disabilities explain how accessible design transforms tech from ...
Students with disabilities may be missing out on valuable assistive technology, a new report finds, due to limited awareness among school staff and other issues.
When AI prioritizes uniform productivity, it excludes. When it accounts for human variability, it unlocks overlooked talent.
Assistive technology can help students with disabilities, but schools face challenges using it to its full potential.
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 ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Not all assistive technologies (assistive devices) can effectively assist people with disabilities. A study conducted by the University of California San Diego, USA, found that ...
There are nearly 1.3 billion people with some form of disability globally, according to the World Health Organization. And despite the fact that an increasing variety of assistive technologies exist, ...
While our lives are deeply entangled with technologies of all kinds, technology can be seen as a “solution” to the “problem” of disability. This kind of story might be what you expect, or even desire, ...
Disability can arrive slowly or in an instant. One day you’re independent, verbal, mobile. The next, you’re navigating a ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — State officials joined together in Harrisburg on Thursday to discuss disability rights and how technology affects disabled people. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission held ...
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy announced this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month theme is “Access to Jobs for All.” The ...