If you or someone you know has difficulty walking or getting around (mobility), a wheelchair, scooter or walking aid might help. You can use a walking stick to give you extra support and help you balance. It can give you…
A form that serves several different requests Who can certify a Maryland disability parking application? Applicant identity should remain clear throughout the packet Preparing a useful clinical conversation Temporary need should follow the supported assessment Plates introduce a separate vehicle…
4pm - 6pm4pm to 6pm People with ADHD can now benefit from a third off the price of their train tickets with a disabled railcard, it has emerged. Neurodivergence has been listed as a condition making a person eligible for the discount. The NHS…
Funding from Meta will support CNIB in four areas: People use Meta’s AI glasses for everything from listening to music, to live translation and hands-free calls. But for people who are blind or have low vision, the difference they make…
Smart glasses that help blind or low-vision people navigate streets, or connect them with live assistants. A 3D-printed wheelchair for young children. A trackball mouse that alleviates the strain from arthritis. A device to push a pill from a blister…
by Anne Trafton | October 29, 2026 Categories: Neurotechnology, Hugh Herr, K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics Researchers hope to use these sensors to help people with amputation achieve more natural movements with their prosthetic limbs. MIT researchers have shown that they can accurately…
MIT researchers tested magnetic muscle tracking in three people with below-knee amputations. The system uses implanted 3-mm magnets to measure muscle length and movement speed through sensors placed on the skin. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have…
Disability advocates gathered at the State House in Boston on Wednesday to highlight federal threats to a key disability rights case. The briefing, organized by the Arc of Massachusetts and Disability Policy Consortium, focused on Olmstead v. L.C., the 1999 Supreme Court ruling…
To promote the adoption of exoskeletons in industries, they must be effective in providing physical assistance; however, other factors, such as familiarity with their use and comfort, contribute to device acceptance and workers’ approval. During on-site testing, the use of…
According to Bosworth’s study, published in the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, with NTID graduate Adam Stone, gaze behaviors can provide an index of cognitive effort and knowledge in signers. This study provides the first evidence that novice…
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