Centre for excellence in universal design and assistive technology to be established in Egypt
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has partnered with the Japanese Assistive Technology Development Organisation (ATDO) to establish of a joint centre for excellence in universal design and Assistive Technology at the National Academy of Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities (NAID) to improve the digital…
Assistive technology: separating fact from fiction
There has been a proliferation of assistive technology (AT) for persons with disabilities in recent years. While these technologies have a potentially great enabling impact on the lives of persons with disabilities, not all AT devices which users may come…
Report suggests assistive technologies are not enough to address the needs of older people with dual sensory impairment
Assistive technologies may play an important role in providing equal access to services for persons with disabilities. However, according to the “Keeping in Touch with Technology?” report – published in March 2016 by the University of Sheffield and the Oxford…
