The first time Esther Klang tried the Atalante X, a self-balancing robotic exoskeleton, she was elated. Klang, who is quadriplegic, works with Fable, an accessibility-testing platform that pairs ...

The future of work for people with disabilities — historically the most overlooked and underemployed segment of the population — is more promising than ever before. This horizon brims with ...

People who require assistive technologies still quality for the free upgrade, though Microsoft doesn't ask for any evidence that you actually use such tools. Editors ...

Assistive technology refers to devices and services that help people with disabilities and long-term health conditions perform a variety of tasks. Also called adaptive technology, the category ...

In 2020, 24-year-old Shailesh Kumar from Gaya recorded India’s fastest wheelchair half-marathon time using NeoFly, a customised wheelchair by Neomotion. It was proof that the right innovation can ...

These tools, which range from canes and magnifying glasses to smartphone apps and electric wheelchairs, can enhance accessibility and independence for people with challenges due to disability, illness ...

Assistive technology is expensive, and many people with disabilities live on fixed incomes. Disabled assistive tech users also must contend with equipment that was often designed without any capacity ...

This month, the first ever World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Global Report on Assistive Technology was released. The WHO estimates one in three of us will need assistive technology, ranging ...

New Delhi: India has an addressable market of Rs 75,000-95,000 crore for assistive technologies for persons with disabilities by 2030 with the right policy framework, and needs a National Assistive ...

India's burgeoning assistive technology market, projected to reach up to Rs 95,000 crore by 2030, urgently requires a comprehensive National Assistive Technology Policy to ensure inclusion, ...