Assistive Technology

Electric rail carriages in Ireland to feature improved accessibility for disabled users – AT Today – Assistive Technology

A life-size prototype of new electric and battery/electric powered train carriages set to be used in Ireland demonstrates improved accessibility ...

NHS Wales staff given “best and final” pay offer with average increase of 15.7% over next two years – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Eluned Morgan MS, Welsh Minister for Health and Social Services A written statement from Eluned Morgan MS, Welsh Minister for ...

Zappar Creates Accessible QR codes For Visually Impaired Shoppers

Zappar, a UK based company has come up with a new accessible QR code solution that will help blind and ...

Man Gets 3D Printed Prosthetic Finger After Being Denied Insurance To Get One

When Adam Cutshall was in his mid 20s, he was building a mini golf course for his when a bit ...

Be My Eyes Introduces New AI Powered “Virtual Volunteer” To Provide Enhanced Support To Blind Users

The last few months have been abuzz with news about GPT-3, an artificial intelligence model created by a company called ...

Artificial Intelligence Enabled Suitcase Can Become A Navigation Tool For Blind Individuals

Chieko Asakawa is the Chief Executive Director of the Japanese National Museum of Emerging Science & Innovation and also the ...

Celebrating National Assistive Technology Awareness Day – AT3 Center

A guest blog from: Alicia Johns National Assistive Technology Awareness Day is a day acknowledging that assistive technology (AT) devices ...

Aille Is A Fashion Brand That Uses Braille Beadwork And Makes Accessible Clothing That Promote Inclusivity

Braille sweater, regular and cropped Clothing designer Alexa Jovanovic is always looking out for how much disability inclusion is involved ...

Google Doodle Celebrates Disability Advocate & Fashion Icon Mama Cax For Black History Month

As part of Black History Month, Google Doodle celebrated Haitian-American model and disability rights advocate Mama Cax. Mama Cax is ...

Minnesota 5th Graders Raised $300,000 For Inclusive And Accessible Playground At Glen Lake Elementary

Glen Lake Elementary School in Hopkins, MN has several students with physical disabilities that are unable to use playground equipment ...

“Overcoming Dyslexia”: Free Online Course By Yale University For Anyone Interested In Understanding This Condition

A free online course called “Overcoming Dyslexia”, offered by Yale University, may be of interest to adults with Dyslexia, teachers ...

Estée Lauder’s Voice-Enabled Makeup Assistant (VMA) App Provides Makeup Feedback To People With Visual Impairment

Applying makeup can be challenging for folks with visual impairment and many times, they have to reply on others to ...

HAPTA Is L’Oréal’s Lipstick Applicator For People With Limited Arm Mobility

At CES 2023, L’Oréal introduced a new lipstick applicator that will help people with limited arm mobility to apply lipstick ...

A Foot Switch for Ben – AT3 Center

Facing a temporary disability? Stay on the job with assistance from your AT Act Program’s device loan library. #NDEAM Ben ...

Free AT Webinars – August 2022 – AT3 Center

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The ADA’s Legacy for the U.S. Capitol (and AT!) – AT3 Center

Happy Anniversary to the Americans with Disabilities Act! #DisabilityPride Thirty-two years ago this month, ADAPT activists abandoned their wheelchairs at ...

AAC for Playgrounds and Beyond – AT3 Center

This summer, TechOWL (the PA AT Act Program) and Oak Hill’s NEAT Center (a partner of the CT Tech Act ...

Free AT Webinars – July 2022 – AT3 Center

Thanks to the volunteer with the Accessible Technology Coalition for compiling this listing of free webinars from around the web! Follow the ATC ...

Adaptive Recreation Grows in Wisconsin – AT3 Center

Options for Independent Living, a WisTech partner, is expanding Adaptive Adventures with funding from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation ...

Music, Radios, and AI for Living With Alzheimer’s – AT3 Center

Could music make a difference for someone you love? #AlzheimersBrainAwarenessMonth Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic, often does not ...

Dropping In On Carol In North Dakota – AT3 Center

Learn how ND Assistive helped a family overcome pandemic visiting restrictions and save their mom’s life! “My mother was wilting ...

Preventing Video Meeting Fatigue – AT3 Center

New research highlights the risks of video conferencing and inspires this latest AT3 Center Issue Brief. What Is “Zoom Fatigue?” ...