If you have advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you may have some challenges in living independently. But there are tools to make life with low vision from AMD easier. Today, assistive ...

The importance of building capacity in assistive technology extends beyond individual health outcomes. As the population ages and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases rises, the demand for ...

Background. Inserting peripheral intravenous (PIV) lines into often dehydrated, typically irritable, and universally uncooperative small children is an everyday task for many pediatric nurses. Success ...

SINGAPORE: Living independently became a challenge for 38-year-old Irene Lim after part of her forearms and legs were ...

A recent study has revealed a critical gap in the use of accessibility features among people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and their caregivers. Though over 90% of ALS patients ...

Olivia Felton is a PhD student in the Welker Lab, led by Assistant Professor Cara Welker, at the University of Colorado Boulder. Their main focus: to use assistive technology to help both able-bodied ...

As the global population continues to age, the need for assistive technology becomes increasingly vital. Assistive technology encompasses a wide range of products and services designed to improve the ...

Depending on the sensory processing disorder (SPD), the best assistive devices for specific conditions can range from low-tech options to more advanced ones. Either way, the devices should engage the ...

“Assistive listening technologies or devices help individuals hear better in difficult listening situations,” says Kristina Snouffer, a senior clinical audiologist at University Hospitals Cleveland ...

Libby Callaway receives funding from the Australian government Department of Health and Ageing, and the Transport Accident Commission in Victoria. She is the voluntary President of the Australian ...