The Smartphone Is Changing the Life of Those with Hearing Disabilities
Approximately 360 million people globally have a ‘disabling’ degree of hearing loss, which is just over one in 20 of us. The World Health Organisation estimates that twice that number – one in 10...
View ArticleYayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms Made Accessible to People with Disabilities for...
Early on in preparations for their forthcoming blockbuster exhibition “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors,” staffers at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden were met with a new...
View ArticleA New App Just Launched To Make Online Dating More Inclusive For People With...
A new dating app called Glimmer launched in January 2017, with the mission of catering to people with disabilities and making online dating more inclusive. According to the site, Glimmer was “designed...
View ArticleTech and Disability: Can Mobile Apps Make a Difference?
When Microsoft produced its first Kinect device in 2007, designed to accompany the Xbox 360 released two years earlier, the tech world spent many months discussing how the gadget could revolutionise...
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An Interview with the MDM Innovation Award Winner
This week I had an opportunity to sit down with the founder of MedicusTek USA, Dr. Jonathan Tong to discuss the company’s recent industry recognition for its use of technology in healthcare. Question:...
View ArticleThis Company Taps the Internet of Things to Give Caregivers of the Elderly...
Anyone who has ever been a caregiver for an aging loved one is well acquainted with the anxieties that accompany such a role: Is Nana safe while home alone? Is mum’s bedroom warm enough in the middle...
View ArticleThese iPhone-Connected Hearing Aids Let Doctors Make Adjustments Remotely
Connected hearing aids are nothing new, but today a company called ReSound introduced the iPhone-compatible LiNX 3D, which can be adjusted remotely. This means doctors can access their patients’...
View ArticleGeorgia is Using Alexa to Reach More Disabled Residents
Amazon's Alexa, the software behind voice-controlled devices like Echo, is marketed by the company as a novel way for people to order pizzas or play music easily. But it's demand from people who use...
View ArticleSeniors Use This Technology More Than Ever Before
More seniors than ever before are embracing digital technology like smartphones and the internet, according to a newly released report from Pew Research. The report is based in part on findings from a...
View ArticleA Self-Driving Bus That Can Speak Sign Language
It’s been 15 years since a degenerative eye disease forced Erich Manser to stop driving. Today, he commutes to his job as an accessibility consultant via commuter trains and city buses, but he has...
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