ATU692 – PAVE with Prof. Dr. Alireza Darvishy and Felix Schmitt-Koopman

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 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 Guests: Dr. Alireza Darvishy – Head of ICT Accessibility Lab – Zurich University of Applied Science Felix Schmitt-Koopmann […]

AccessAbleUSA’s Survey Aims to Improve Accessibility

As people with disabilities navigate the world, accessibility is vital. For example, if the only entrance to a venue has stairs, many people could be excluded entirely from all events in that space — to the detriment of the whole community. AccessAbleUSA aims to prevent situations like this and empower people with disabilities to access […]

RUBY 10 Magnifies Everyday Life

According to the 2022 National Health Interview Survey, an estimated 50.18 million American adults reported experiencing some degree of vision loss. Of these, nearly four million have a lot of trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses, and 340,000 cannot see at all. Magnifying devices have come a long way in the past 10 years. They […]

ATU691 – Envision Updates with Karthik Kannan

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 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: Karthik Kannan – Co-Founder and CTO? – Envision www.letsenvision.com —————————— If you have an AT question, leave […]

Innovation in Assistive Technology

With artificial intelligence, robots and virtual reality — to name just a few developments — the field of assistive technology is starting to resemble a science-fiction landscape. This week, Director of Assistive Technology Josh Anderson is leading a free, full-day training session to explore the real-world applications of this otherworldly technology. Entitled Innovative Assistive Technology, […]