How Assistive Tech is Redefining Human Capabilities
For a long time, the conversation around disability has focused on the limitations it brings. Assistive technology (AT), however, shifts this thinking and has been used to actively address disability needs.. Assistive technology is designed to improve daily life and help people with disability live on their own terms, chase their dreams, and living as independently as possible. It refers equipment or devices that help you do things more easily and safely. Some AT can help facilitate the online experience for people with disability, including websites that include tools such as screen readers, screen magnification software, alternative input devices, and keyboard navigation. As a result, these features help support people with visual impairments and certain physical disability. The advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, and virtual reality (VR) are pushing the boundaries of what was not previously possible. For example, advances in new technology have created prosthetic limb...