Having effective mobility is crucial to carry out daily activities and participate in social roles. This paper presents a robot that can detect hand gestures and provide assistance to people with ...

A cognitive disability represents a substantial limitation in mental tasks (such as planning, information processing, and understanding of social cues) that reduces a person's ability to perform ...

As the Americans with Disabilities Act turns 35 this month, states are conducting surveys to better understand the ...

An essential that may have been lost to flooding that might not immediately come to mind for many people is medical equipment ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the “Committee”) in advance of its upcoming public session on the situation of ...

Starkey, a global leader in hearing technology, announced today its role as the inaugural partner of the UNICEF Children with ...

Panelists discuss how emerging biomarkers like neurofilament light protein, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), cervical cord atrophy, and phase rim lesions could enable earlier identification of ...

At an Omaha, Nebraska, festival this summer, new work explores the intersection of art, disability and technology, asking ...

AudioEye reports that Disability Pride Month highlights how innovations in accessibility benefit everyone, urging businesses ...

A Thomas Jefferson High School junior is launching an assistive technology start-up to help people with motor disabilities ...

We published our findings in the Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Journal in July 2024. We reviewed more than 40 products and over 20 articles that researchers have published on ...

Adolescence, the Netflix drama that delves into the hidden dangers of growing up in a digital world, has taken up a lot of ...