Microsoft – Bringing our accessibility awareness game today and every day
By: Jenny Lay-Flurrie – Microsoft Chief Accessibility Officer Microsoft announces new technology and resources for people with disabilities. The goal of...
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Microsoft wants to use AI to help people with disabilities
By Devindra Hardawar (Engadget) One of Microsoft’s biggest announcements at Build this year is all about using artificial intelligence for...
How Artificial Intelligence is Improving Assistive Technology
By Matthew Lynch (The Tech Edvocate) The advances in technology could mean more for society than just new educational technology...
This VR exhibit enables the blind to ‘see’ art with haptic gloves
by Joe Rice-Jones (reprint from KnowTechie) Any museum-goer knows the ubiquitous “Do not touch” signs. What if you could though,...
3D Printing Brings Learning to Life Across Subject Areas
By Zuzana Kozinova – (reprint from EmergintEdTech) For generations, students have been expected to absorb huge amounts of information, sometimes...
Assistive tech is progressing faster than ever, and these 7 devices prove it
By Luke Dormehl (Digital Trends) As much as we love our shiny new iPhone X, when it comes to technology...
From Service Dogs to a Prosthetic Arm, Apple Proposes 13 Disability Emojis
by Kaya Yurieff (CNN Tech) Apple wants emojis to better represent people with disabilities. In a proposal sent to the...
New Technologies Help Seniors Age In Place and Not Feel Alone
by Gabi Redford, Kaiser Health News ...
Summer Camp Time!
IFB Solutions is hosting two residential camps this summer, both aimed at students in grades 8-12 who are blind or...
Making Work Possible for More People Using Assistive Technologies
Reprint from Marlin With the national unemployment rate below 4.0%, businesses across the country are becoming more diverse and accommodating...
Microsoft and Novartis: Commercializing Scene Description Assistive Technology
Microsoft is working with Novartis to create an application that can be used by the visually impaired or blind to...
RESNA Announces Online & In-Person ATP Fundamentals Course
The RESNA ATP certification recognizes demonstrated competence in analysing the needs of consumers with disabilities, assisting in the selection of...
Teachers Can Now Use IBM’s Watson to Search for Free Lesson Plans
Written by: Jen Crozier When it comes to education, data shows that deep knowledge and practical skills in science and...
NASA is recruiting! Students with disabilities wanted!
By Kenneth A. Silberman, Esq. NASA is looking to increase the number of students with disabilities pursuing science, technology, engineering,...
BENEFITS OF AUDIO DESCRIPTION IN EDUCATION CONTEST
Young People Who Are Blind Write Reviews of Film and Video… The American Council of the Blind’s Audio Description Project...
