By sam.baldwin@typewise.app
A formerly homeless man with a severely deformed hands has been able to rebuild his life after discovering a new way to communicate, thanks to a novel hexagonal smartphone keyboard made in Switzerland. Continue reading Homeless Man With Arthritic Hands Rebuilds His Life After Discovering Keyboard App For Easier Typing
By Steven Aquino, Forbes
As iPhone and Apple Watch are the standard-bearers in their respective product categories, so too is Apple the standard-bearer when it comes to designing and shipping best-of-breed assistive technologies. The Cupertino company has long been lauded by those in the disability community as creating the best accessibility software, just as iPhone is the best smartphone and Apple Watch the best smartwatch. Continue reading How Google Makes Android Apps, And The World’s Information, Universally Accessible To Everyone
By Liane McIvor, Thiis
An innovative wheelchair wheel design which aims to boost accessibility for wheelchairs users with a spinal cord injury has won a prestigious competition. Continue reading ‘Smart’ wheelchair wheel design that aids accessibility wins student design competition
BY RHIANNON BEVAN, The Gamer
The recent gameplay showcase of Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart was met with praise across the gaming community. With a detailed look at levels, items and gameplay modes, there was a lot to get excited about if you have your eyes on this next gen platformer. Continue reading Gamers With Disabilities Praise Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart’s Accessibility Features
By Steven Aquino, Forbes
In a blog post published Tuesday, TikTok announced auto-captions. The goal is to make the service more accessible to those in the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. “Inclusivity is important because when people feel included, they’re more comfortable expressing themselves and engaging with their community. Continue reading TikTok Makes Videos More Inclusive Of And Accessible To Deaf People With New Auto Captions Feature
According to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report, about 40% of seniors aged 65 years and over suffer from a disability, two-thirds of these people report having difficulties in walking. This only covers the period 2008 to 2012. Continue reading Top 5 Outdoor All Terrain Mobility Scooters for Elderly & Aging Seniors Revealed by Electric Wheelchairs USA
The European Space Agency is diversifying its astronaut pool with its first call for astronauts that is open to candidates with physical disabilities.
Continue reading European Space Agency announces call for ‘parastronauts’ with disabilities
Necessity has long been the mother of invention, but thanks to cutting-edge technology and the power of social media, the leap from inspiration to reality can happen almost overnight. Choi is an amazing athlete. He also suffers from Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosed at age 27 with early-onset symptoms, Choi uses fitness to battle his illness.
Continue reading TikTok Users Rallied to Design a Better Pill Bottle for People With Parkinson’s
By Devin Coldewey of Tech Crunch
Apple has packed an interesting new accessibility feature into the latest beta of iOS: a system that detects the presence of and distance to people in the view of the iPhone’s camera, so blind users can social distance effectively, among many other things. Continue reading iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far away people are
In fall this year, we can expect an array of new emojis coming to our smart devices, including ones that are more inclusive to differing genders. Continue reading How Emojis are Improving Inclusion
