Access and Inclusion Through Technology

Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Special Guest: Debbie Theobald - CEO - Vecna Technologies, Inc.

Thirty years ago, the Statement at the World Conference on Special Needs in Education in Salamanca, made a strong and clear case for inclusive education by arguing that: ‘[Those] with special educational needs must have access to regular schools’, albeit with the proviso ‘unless there are...

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Top tips from a Community Care Inform Adults guide on how assistive technology can support people with dementia...

You must align each AI technology with your unique goals to deliver an experience that attracts customers.

Flurrie and I reconnected via videoconference earlier this week to discuss this year’s edition of Microsoft’s Ability Summit.

Technology plays a key role in this as well, as social media allows disabled artists to become self-advocates for their work.

Fortunately, over the years, the federal government, as well as individual state governments, have passed landmark laws to protect and aid people with disabilities.

Mobility and AI are transforming public safety agencies for the better. With effective deployment of these tools, we’ll all benefit.

It's imperative we dismantle outdated and inaccurate labels around dyslexia and unleash the brilliance within that often goes undervalued.

Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs.Special Guest: Katalin Daigle - Director of Business Development - Angelsense Jeannie Callahan - Special Accounts Manager -...

Roland Mattern discusses some assistive technologies that are enabling people with vision loss to gain back independence.

In this episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz spoke with Dotlumen founder and CEO Cornel Amariei about the company's flagship Dotlumen Glasses.

A considerable segment of individuals who could potentially derive advantages from assistive technologies are not adequately catered to, resulting in social marginalisation and economic disparities...

The adoption of specialized AI assistants is poised to grow as businesses and institutions recognize their value in addressing industry-specific needs.

Therabody makes devices designed to aid people in wellness and other areas of personal health such as recovery and skincare.

As I often say, not everyone is capable of leaving their home and going into their neighborhood for groceries and other everyday essentials.

The lawsuit posed a risk to Tesla, which has touted its cars’ self-driving capabilities—and faced some criticism for safety concerns.

Audio company JBL worked with AbleGamers and Harman to create software that allows people with low vision to play FPS games more easily...

The Whispp app gives a voice to people with a vocal cord impairment, disability, or stutter and enables them to make intelligible and relaxed phone and video calls.