Medical technology is often viewed as a neutral tool for healing or curing; however, for many disabled people, it represents ...

When AI prioritizes uniform productivity, it excludes. When it accounts for human variability, it unlocks overlooked talent.

Disability can arrive slowly or in an instant. One day you’re independent, verbal, mobile. The next, you’re navigating a ...

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 ...

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.

BKC Faculty Associate Magda Romanska investigates posthuman disability studies and where the field fits in with conversations around modern technologies. "By probing the limits of human and machine ...

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 ...

HAWAII (WABC) -- New technology helped a little boy in Hawaii overcome a disability. 3-year-old Rayden Kahae was born without fingers on his right hand. Kahae's family could not afford a traditional ...

One in four U.S. adults has some form of disability. Only 39% of Americans view national parks as an accessible travel option for any level of ability or disability. Technology can help break down ...

Union Government announces new schemes for livelihood and assistive devices for persons with disabilities amid budget concerns from rights organizations.

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 ...