The study identifies persistent challenges that limit the adoption and scalability of AI- and IoT-enabled assistive systems.

According to the WHO, around 2.5 billion people require assistive devices daily. This number is expected to rise to 3.5 billion by 2050. Assistive technology for disabilities benefits individuals with ...

“At some point in their lives, most people will either have a disability or know someone who has one,” said Coleen Boyle, Ph.D., director of CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental ...

The Internet and assistive technology have the incredible power to level the playing field for people with disabilities. To advance digital equity means to provide vital connections to friends, family ...

The importance of building capacity in assistive technology extends beyond individual health outcomes. As the population ages and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases rises, the demand for ...

This sentence is illegible to some people, appearing as nothing more than a smudge on a screen. At least, that’s what it looks like to Phill Kirk, born with Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome — a ...

UD’s Center for Disabilities Studies opens Assistive Technology Resource Center in Milford, allowing more Delawareans to try supportive devices for free When Emmanuel Jenkins got his first ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are some of the buzziest terms in tech and for a good reason. These innovations have the potential to tackle some of humanity's biggest obstacles ...

Forget flashy gadgets—discover how Assistive Technology 2025 is quietly transforming lives, restoring independence, and ...

Twenty young Rwandans with visual and hearing impairments have graduated as certified coders under Rwanda Assistive Technology Access’s first-ever training cohort. The graduation ceremony, held at the ...