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 ...

According to the WHO, around 2.5 billion people require assistive devices daily. This number is expected to rise to 3.5 billion by 2050. Assistive technology for disabilities benefits individuals with ...

The Internet and assistive technology have the incredible power to level the playing field for people with disabilities. To advance digital equity means to provide vital connections to friends, family ...

“At some point in their lives, most people will either have a disability or know someone who has one,” said Coleen Boyle, Ph.D., director of CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- "It could take one little piece of equipment to change your whole outlook on your whole situation," said Katie Fetterolf. "And that's basically what the library ...

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 Assistive Technology Lab is your primary resource for accommodated and assistive technology. We provide access to a wide range of assistive technology tools such ...

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. The Individuals with Disabilities ...

Individuals who return to work through Social Security’s Ticket to Work (TTW) Program can benefit greatly and are more likely to have a positive transition when they can access the latest assistive ...

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 ...

This sentence is illegible to some people, appearing as nothing more than a smudge on a screen. At least, that’s what it looks like to Phill Kirk, born with Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome — a ...