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...
By Matthew Lynch (The Tech Edvocate) The advances in technology could mean more for society than just new educational technology...
By Zuzana Kozinova – (reprint from EmergintEdTech) For generations, students have been expected to absorb huge amounts of information, sometimes...
By Michael Gagne, District Administration These days, McKenna Smith is back in the classroom. She’s a high school student in...
Reprint from Marlin With the national unemployment rate below 4.0%, businesses across the country are becoming more diverse and accommodating...
Microsoft is working with Novartis to create an application that can be used by the visually impaired or blind to...
GPS technology is only accurate to within 30 feet or so – not a problem for sighted commuters, but that...
While the number of apps for folks with visual impairments that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the ubiquitous “cloud” continues...
Assistive Technology Devices / News
by Lee Learson · Published June 22, 2017 · Last modified October 15, 2018
Reprint from Wearable Technology Insights NeuroNode is the world’s first wearable EMG assistive technology device developed by Control Bionics. It...
By Shelby Rogers (Interesting Engineering) A new pair of glasses could help revolutionize computer usage in those with restricted mobility....
NASA is looking to increase the number of students with disabilities pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers through...
VocaliD Launches First Personalized Digital Voices for Assistive Devices Company. BELMONT, Mass/PRNewswire/ — VocaliD, Inc., a speech technology company that creates...
Octopus is the first icon-based watch that teaches kids good habits and the concept of time. Octopus by Joy It’s...
Assistive Technology Devices / News
by Lee Learson · Published April 6, 2016 · Last modified October 15, 2018
Social media platforms may be a great way of telling the world about your life, but not everyone can appreciate...
When a paralyzed mother crossed the finish line of the 26.2-mile London Marathon in a bionic suit, it marked a...
As you might have guessed by now, I’m a little obsessed with assistive technology products in development. Just can’t wait...

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