This 2026 scoping review explores how AI, generative vision models, and personalized routing algorithms are overcoming urban barriers like steep slopes and stairs to create a more inclusive world.

Kenyan entrepreneur Elly Savatia has won the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation and £50,000 for creating Terp 360, a revolutionary web-based application that translates speech and ...

For the 1.3 billion people worldwide living with a disability, travel can often be a minefield of uncertainty and barriers. From inaccessible websites to poorly designed rooms and untrained staff, the ...

MTN Nigeria has reported a measurable uptick in the representation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) within its workforce, climbing from 0.9 percent in 2021 to 2.13 percent in 2025. This steady ...

The primary risk of modern AI lies in its reliance on normative datasets. In the mathematical logic of machine learning, characteristics that deviate from the statistical average are often categorized ...

As the world looks ahead to 2026, the Assistive Technology (AT) community continues to focus on what matters most: access, inclusion, and innovation. But beyond the devices and the software, there is ...

The business of “reading aloud” is booming. In 2024 alone, the global Text-to-Speech (TTS) market was valued at approximately $4 billion, and it is projected to nearly double to $7.6 billion by 2029.

It is imperative to understand that we live in a world where nothing is impossible. If we don’t have a solution yet, we can build it ourselves, thanks to the knowledge and resources available in ...

It is estimated that Americans with disabilities spend more than $17 billion on travel every year. In spite of spending so much on travel, nearly half of these travelers faced difficulties during ...

3D printers are all the rage these days. From children’s drawings to a working gun (GASP!), there is practically nothing impossible to print using one of these. Mick Ebeling, CEO of Not Impossible ...

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If you opened a sliding door and entered a space with soft blankets, pillows, multicolored lights, speakers and air conditioning, where do you think you would be? If you answered “my personal heaven”, ...