Assistive Technology, General
Assistive technology devices are designed to make your day-to-day living easier, while also increasing your overall level of independence. Advances in adaptive technology have given people with disabilities new opportunities to move beyond those disabilities to participate and contribute at higher levels, whether with friends and family, in the community, or on the job. The following articles will tell you more about who's doing what in assistive technology devices, and give you a better idea of what recent advances may hold promise for you.
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Tour the Human Engineering Research Laboratory (HERL)
HERL is the place where the latest in wheelchair technology and assistive technology is conceived. Check out their latest cool stuff: the airplane chair and the game cycle.
Will Video Games Ever Become Accessible?
From PBS comes a video on the unexplored world of accessible gaming. Though there are thousands of gamers with disabilities, there seems to be little interest in making gaming more accessible to all.
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Abilities Expo Shows Future in Assistive Technology
What’s the Abilities Expo? Where all the cool tools, toys, equipment, and ideas in the assistive technology field come to show off. Check out the stuff we found!
