assistive technologies
Augmental lets you control a computer (and sex toys) with your tongue
Worldwide, about one in six people live with a disability. Whether through injury or illness, disability can manifest itself as an impediment to mobility. There have been fantastic advancements in…
Explore accessibility via Amazon Alexa at Sight Tech Global 2022
A little-appreciated fact about Amazon’s Alexa is where the voice service’s public debut took place before it became widely available to customers. The venue was CSUN, the longstanding conference dedicated…
Accessibility’s nextgen breakthroughs will be literally in your head
Predicting the future of technology for people with visual impairments is easier than you might think.
WHILL brings its autonomous wheelchairs to North American airports
After trials in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, Tokyo’s Haneda airport and Abu Dhabi airport earlier this year, WHILL, the developer of autonomous wheelchairs, is bringing its robotic mobility tech to North…
What’s up with Lidar, crypto mafias, influencer marketing, Shuttl, and assistive tech
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Assistive technologies will be a $26 billion-dollar market, and investors are only now addressing it
Rohan Silva is obsessed with social mobility and why certain groups are so under-represented in the technology industry. He co-founded Second Home, a coworking space looking to bring together disparate civic-minded,…
Apple’s global accessibility head on the company’s new features for iOS 13 and macOS Catalina
From dark mode in iOS 13 to a redesigned user interface in tvOS to the dismantling of iTunes to the coming of iPadOS, Apple made a slew of announcements at…
