Daily Headlines
- Generative AI holds great potential for those with disabilities - but it needs policy to shape it
- Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs, Closed-Caption Glasses: Assistive Tech Gains at CES in Las Vegas
- The Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT) Released by WHO and UNICEF
- UK: Exams Regulator Publishes New Analysis Paper on Enhanced Understanding on the Use of Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities
- Universities Review Peer Note-taking as Assistive Technology Options Increase
- WHO Launches Progress Indicators to Measure Access to Assistive Technology
- New Web-based Remote Controlled Through Eye Movement
- GSMA Promotes Inclusion with New Set of Digital Accessibility Principles
- World Health Organization Releases the Assistive Technology Capacity Assessment (ATA-C) to Improve Access to Assistive Technology
- W.H.O. Calls for Greater Engagement from Stakeholders in Assistive Technology Campaign
- New Device Assists Persons with Visual Impairment Read Text in 12 Indian Languages
- New Report Explores Access to Age-assistive Technology
- Cochlear Receives FDA Clearance for Three New Hearing Devices with Smartphone Connectivity
- Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) to Focus on Development of Inclusive Technologies for Persons with Disabilities
- India: Global Campaign Launched to Flatten the Inaccessibility Curve
- Blackboard Unveils New Resource to Increase Accessibility of Digital Courses
- GiveVision Partners with Sony to Develop and Manufacture Wearables for Persons with Visual Impairment
- Software in UMD Libraries Aims to Improve Computer Accessibility
- Disney Announces New Collaboration for Inclusive, Custom Tours
- Egyptian ICT Ministry Collaborates to Empower Persons with Disabilities
- Eye Gaze Technology Enhances Communication for Persons with Disabilities
- United Kingdom: £34m Government Investment Could see ‘Care Robots’ for Older Persons
- Assistive Technology Firm Announces Accessible Kiosk Solution
- India’s First Assistive Technology Conclave 2019 Focused on Tech Start-ups for Persons with Disabilities Held
- University of Arizona Researchers Help Develop Glasses
- World Health Organisation Convenes Global Stakeholders to Improve Access to Assistive Technology
- United Kingdom Agency Issues Revised Guidance on Assistive Technologies
- Google Will Now Let Users with Visual Impairment Experience Live Edits in Google Docs
- Assistive Technology Lab to Open at Iowa State for Students with Disabilities
- New Partnership in U.K. to Enhance Airport Navigability and Assistance
- Comcast’s Latest Feature Designed to Enhance Television Accessibility
- Israeli Startup’s System Utilizes Artificial Intelligence to Match Assistive Technologies to Users
- More Accessibility for Fijians with Disabilities in Higher Education
- University Working on Research Project to Develop Telepresence Robots
- United States: Senate Resolution Designating March 27, 2019, as ‘‘National Assistive Technology Awareness Day’’
- Co-Designing Assistive Technologies in India
- A “Vibro-Tactile” Suit That Lets Persons with Hearing Impairment Enjoy Music Through Vibrations
- UNICEF Calls for More Assistive Technologies to Support Children with Disabilities
- Mada Centre Signs Pact with Oman’s ITA
- Australia: Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Launches Website and Helpline Guide on Accessible Devices and Apps
- Kenyan Develops App to Communicate With 6-Year-Old Niece with Hearing Disabilities
- University of Dallas Provides Tools for Digital Accessibility
- Texas Tech to Offer Students with Visual Impairment Access to the Aira App
- 3D Printing Being Used to Make Makes Customized Wheelchairs
- Israel Based ALYN Hospital Partners with Virginia Based Raz Mobility to Bring Israeli Assistive Technology Innovations to Americans with Disabilities
- Tactile Excel Sheets and Graphics Boosting Job Prospects for Persons with Visual Impairment
- United Kingdom: Government to Recruit Disability Champion for Technology Sector
- Researchers Plan to Create App for Accessibility
- App Allows Persons with Hearing Impairment to Hear Conversations
- St. Kitts and Nevis: Use Of Technology Can Help Persons With Disabilities Advance
- Research: Persons with Visual Impairment Who Want to Use Technology Are Excluded by Cost and Accessibility
- UK Parliament's Work & Pensions Committee Publishes Government response on Assistive Technology
- Artificial Intelligence Seeks to Improve Lives of Persons With Disabilities
- Work and Pensions Committee Publishes Government response on Assistive Technology
- Talking Gloves, Tactile Windows: New Tech Helps Persons with Disabilities
- Communication Aids: Global Market and Trends in AI, IoT
- How Google is Making its Technology More Accessible to Persons with Disabilities
- Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub at UCL Awarded £10m to Widen Accessibility of Assistive Technology
- Australia: Research Finds Government Investment in Assistive Technology Yields Benefits
- Sana Hafeez, WHO Champion for Assistive Technology, Told Her Story at the World Health Assembly
- New Tech Fund Launched to Help Get More Disabled People into Work
- Boost UK Industry Through Assistive Tech, MPs and Academics Declare