(1) Technologies that support automobile drivers. See automotive safety systems. (2) Hardware and software that help people who are physically impaired. Often called "accessibility options" when ...

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 ...

When Matthew Sherwood goes shopping for clothes, he needs help to ensure that what he’s picking up is the color or style he’s looking for. Sherwood has been blind for more than 15 years; he has a ...

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.

It is a statistic that most Americans would probably be stunned to find is so prevalent: One of out every 68 kids in the United States is on the autism spectrum, according to data from the Centers for ...

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 ...

The 164-year-old Senate chamber was not designed for wires and screens. Senators aren’t even allowed to use their phones when they’re inside. But to help with freshman Senator John Fetterman’s stroke ...

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SMK Orkid Desa special educational needs (SEN) teacher Siti Ainulmursyida Shamsudin is a changemaker. Instead of being discouraged by the lack of facilities, she worked to build an ecosystem that ...

UW ECHO in Assistive Technology provides training and the sharing of best practices for educators and service providers to consider, implement and evaluate the use of assistive technology to improve ...