Three McMaster University students—Arish Shahab, Aaron Yu, and Ramin Syed—founded the startup Amano to tackle the financial barriers associated with hearing care. Inspired by their own family members’ struggles with hearing loss and expensive treatments, the team created a low-cost, over-the-c…

At Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital in Nashville, the newest piece of mobility equipment is a 3D printed wheelchair — built layer by layer by a gaming and technology specialist who had never set out to design a wheelchair at all. That detail matters. It’s a small sign of a much b…

Prefer listening? Try the audio overview of this post by pressing play below. When we think of robots, we usually picture rigid machines on a factory floor. They require exhaustive programming, massive datasets, and perfectly controlled environments to function. If one thing is out of place, …

In a landmark move for the global assistive technology community, the Ministry of Electronics & IT recently unveiled a comprehensive strategy to transform India from a text-heavy digital landscape into a voice-first ecosystem. Launched at the India AI Summit Expo 2026, this initiative is anchore…

Adidas has announced the launch of the Supernova Rise 3 Adaptive, its first performance running shoe specifically designed for athletes with disabilities. Developed over several years, the shoe was inspired by Chris Nikic—the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman—who previously stru…

With the April 24, 2026, deadline for the updated ADA Title II regulations rapidly approaching, the landscape of digital inclusion is shifting from reactive accommodation to proactive accessibility. This mandate requires large public institutions to ensure that every facet of their digital presence—…

A recent scoping review published in the International Journal of Geo-Information provides a comprehensive analysis of the environmental factors essential for inclusive wheelchair navigation. By examining two decades of research, the paper highlights a significant shift from “pass/fail” …

In the current academic climate, the integration of artificial intelligence into higher education is treated as an inevitability. Yet, while administrative debates often center on academic integrity and automated grading, a more fundamental shift is occurring. A recent playbook from Teach Access and…

As the world looks ahead to 2026, the Assistive Technology (AT) community continues to focus on what matters most: access, inclusion, and innovation. But beyond the devices and the software, there is the “human” side of technology—the lived experiences, the history, and the specific chal…

MTN Nigeria has reported a measurable uptick in the representation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) within its workforce, climbing from 0.9 percent in 2021 to 2.13 percent in 2025. This steady progress underscores MTN’s long-held view that true inclusion is “a journey, not a sprint,” …

The High Cost of Digital “Help” The business of “reading aloud” is booming. In 2024 alone, the global Text-to-Speech (TTS) market was valued at approximately $4 billion, and it is projected to nearly double to $7.6 billion by 2029. But this rapid growth has created a fr…

Article Summary: A New Roadmap for Hotels: The Ascott Limited has launched a free, open-access Disability Inclusion Playbook for the global accommodation sector, providing a practical framework for hotels of all sizes to become truly inclusive. Serving an Untapped Market: The guide aims to he…

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…