The field of Assistive Technology (AT) encompasses an array of innovations designed to empower individuals with disabilities and enhance everyday autonomy. When combined with user‐centred design ...

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.

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 ...

Verdane is seeing “strong momentum” in the wider assistive technology sector because the demand is structural, Johanna Rydén, ...

As schools increasingly impose limits or outright bans on cellphones and other devices, disability advocates are warning that the moves could impede access to much needed assistive technology.

Assistive Technology Development, or ATDev, is working with people with disabilities to develop systems for rehab and daily ...

People with mild dementia might live more independently if assistive technology could evolve in parallel with their progressing conditions, according to new research from Alisha Pradhan, assistant ...

Panaji: Lack of access to assistive technology, rather than disability itself, is the primary reason people lose independence ...

Wichita State University has started the Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine and Assistive Technology to use technology to help patients. Think of things such as artificial limbs or other devices ...

ST MARYS — Life and Independence for Today (LIFT) will host an Assistive Technology (AT) Demo Day at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 503 E. Arch St. in ...