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 ...

The future of work for people with disabilities — historically the most overlooked and underemployed segment of the population — is more promising than ever before. This horizon brims with ...

Assistive technology is expensive, and many people with disabilities live on fixed incomes. Disabled assistive tech users also must contend with equipment that was often designed without any capacity ...

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 ...

In a recent episode of Focus on EDU, one special education teacher shared tips for working with parents and integrating tech’s assistive benefits into the classroom. Rebecca Torchia is a web editor ...

A new study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience suggests that assistive robots may work best when they share control with their users, striking a middle-ground between full automation and ...

2023 has been...weird. Join Mashable as we look back at everything that's delighted, amazed, or just confused us in 2023. Similarly, within the push for greater digital accessibility and improvements ...

Assistive technology—from visual timers to help students with learning differences keep track of their schedules to digital captioning software for those with hearing difficulties—can improve outcomes ...

We’d all love to change the world and make it a better place, but let’s be honest…that’s a pretty tall order. Even the best of ideas, implemented perfectly, can only do so much globally. But that ...

This is a guest post by Charles Sammartino, director of the assistive technology program at Inglis, which serves the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with hubs in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Technology ...

Assistive technology (AT) encompasses devices, software, and systems designed to enhance the learning experiences and functional abilities of students with disabilities. In special education, AT plays ...

Wearable technology has moved far beyond its early identity. The first wave focused mostly on tracking steps, heart rate, and ...