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...
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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...
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...
Robots Bring the Class to the Student
By Michael Gagne, District Administration These days, McKenna Smith is back in the classroom. She’s a high school student in...
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...
BlindWays & Be My Eyes… Apps For Independence!
GPS technology is only accurate to within 30 feet or so – not a problem for sighted commuters, but that...
“Seeing AI”: A New App from Microsoft
While the number of apps for folks with visual impairments that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the ubiquitous “cloud” continues...
Wearable EMG Assistive Technology
Reprint from Wearable Technology Insights NeuroNode is the world’s first wearable EMG assistive technology device developed by Control Bionics. It...
GlassOuse Assistive Device Gives Extra Hands to Those With Limited Mobility
By Shelby Rogers (Interesting Engineering) A new pair of glasses could help revolutionize computer usage in those with restricted mobility....
NASA Internships for Students with Disabilities
NASA is looking to increase the number of students with disabilities pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers through...
BeSpoke™ Voices for Millions Who Cannot Speak
VocaliD Launches First Personalized Digital Voices for Assistive Devices Company. BELMONT, Mass/PRNewswire/ — VocaliD, Inc., a speech technology company that creates...
An Icon-based watch – The Octopus by Joy
Octopus is the first icon-based watch that teaches kids good habits and the concept of time. Octopus by Joy It’s...
Facebook launches “Automatic Alternative Text”
Social media platforms may be a great way of telling the world about your life, but not everyone can appreciate...
Breakthroughs in the Use of Wearable Technology for Workers’ Compensation
When a paralyzed mother crossed the finish line of the 26.2-mile London Marathon in a bionic suit, it marked a...
