Medical technology is often viewed as a neutral tool for healing or curing; however, for many disabled people, it represents ...

Students with disabilities may be missing out on valuable assistive technology, a new report finds, due to limited awareness among school staff and other issues.

Marci Straughter, a 44-year-old woman with hydrocephaly and epilepsy, uses a GPS device called AngelSense to live more independently. AngelSense provides a sense of safety and security, allowing ...

What challenges do college students with physical disabilities face? Helena Schmidt, who was born with cerebral palsy, speaks with “Enable: The Disability Podcast” about her experiences with CP, ...

While our lives are deeply entangled with technologies of all kinds, technology can be seen as a “solution” to the “problem” of disability. This kind of story might be what you expect, or even desire, ...

There are nearly 1.3 billion people with some form of disability globally, according to the World Health Organization. And despite the fact that an increasing variety of assistive technologies exist, ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — State officials joined together in Harrisburg on Thursday to discuss disability rights and how technology affects disabled people. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission held ...

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy announced this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month theme is “Access to Jobs for All.” The ...

SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN, W.Va. — Outdoor recreation played a larger role in the lives of many Americans since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including those with disabilities. The influx has ...

"In the real world, I'm a coward. When I'm online, I'm a hero." Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. These words, paraphrased from a conversation with a young man with ...