Kenyan entrepreneur Elly Savatia has won the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation and £50,000 for creating Terp 360, a revolutionary web-based application that translates speech and text into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars. Described as “Google Translate for sign lang…

Scientists at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed an AI-powered “co-pilot” to dramatically improve assistive devices for people with paralysis. The research, conducted in the Neural Engineering and Computation Lab led by Professor Jonathan Kao with student de…

Summary:  Learn about the long-standing partnership between Xbox and Special Olympics and their shared mission to make gaming accessible for everyone. Get an inside look at the recent Xbox Game Camp, a unique event that gave athletes an immersive experience in the gaming industry. Find out…

The fitness app MadMuscles has launched a new, completely free adaptive training program designed for wounded veterans, individuals with amputations, and people with limited mobility. Developed in partnership with the Invictus Games community in Ukraine, this initiative aims to help users who have c…

For individuals with limb loss, the connection between their body and their prosthetic, known as the socket, is crucial for comfort and mobility. Traditionally, creating this socket is a hands-on, time-consuming process involving plaster casts and multiple appointments to get the fit just right. How…

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, while not explicitly designed as assistive technology, are gaining recognition for their potential to significantly improve accessibility and independence for many people. By integrating voice control, open-ear audio, and a camera into a stylish and commonly worn …

A new British crime drama, “Code of Silence,” has been making waves for its compelling plot and its significant contribution to on-screen inclusion. The series, which holds a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, centers on Alison Brooks, a deaf canteen worker portrayed by deaf actress…

The critically acclaimed period horror film, “Sinners,” is now available for streaming on Max, offering a groundbreaking viewing experience. In a first for a feature film, “Sinners” is accessible in Black American Sign Language (BASL), a distinct dialect of American Sign Lang…

Inspired by his grandparents’ struggles with modern technology due to motor tremors, high school junior Dhanvin Ganeshkumar is developing an assistive app called Swype AI. The application aims to make computers more accessible for people with motor disabilities, such as those caused by Parkins…

By Nahoma Presberg, MS BCBA NYS-LBA If you’ve ever reviewed an ABA treatment plan, you’ve probably seen a program about emotion identification…and for good reason! Understanding our emotions and the emotions of other people is an incredibly important aspect of navigating the world around us. But …

Ben Hogan, a certified prosthetist and orthotist, is tackling the global challenge of prosthetic limb accessibility by fabricating them from bicycle parts. Troubled by the World Health Organization’s finding that only 1 in 10 individuals needing a prosthetic receive one, Hogan developed a func…

This week’s article comes to us from Ash (Ashleigh) O’Connor, MEd (ABA), BCBA, CBA, BSP, Clinical Director and founder, Mosaic Early Intervention, and Executive Director David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, Association for Science in Autism Treatment. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at…

By Nahoma Presberg, MS BCBA NYS-LBA For such a seemingly simple thing, small talk is quite complex. It serves a number of social functions that facilitate relationship development. Good small talk is a skill that comes naturally to some and not naturally to others. For people for whom small talk …

In our visually rich digital world, Images convey vast amounts of information, tell stories, and evoke emotion. But what happens when these images are invisible to a segment of your audience? For millions of people who are blind, have low vision, or use assistive technologies like screen readers, th…