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 ...

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.

The WHO estimates that there are over 626 million people around the world with hearing impairment with almost two thirds of them coming from low to middle income countries. With devices like hearing ...

A new British crime drama, “Code of Silence,” has been making waves for its compelling plot and its significant contribution to on-screen inclusion. The series, which holds a perfect 100% rating on ...

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, while not explicitly designed as assistive technology, are gaining recognition for their potential to significantly improve accessibility and independence for many people ...

Are you familiar with Guides on Apple Maps? A feature introduced with iOS 14, Guides allow you to make a collection of places based on interests or needs. For example, you can create a Guide of all ...

For individuals with limb loss, the connection between their body and their prosthetic, known as the socket, is crucial for comfort and mobility. Traditionally, creating this socket is a hands-on, ...

The National Geographic Society estimates there are over 300 variations of sign language globally. The Odd Gentlemen is contributing to this diversity by introducing Harmonium Sign Language (HSL) for ...

In order to make conversations a lot easier for deaf people, Google recently introduced a new app called Live Transcribe that will convert people’s voices to text in real time. Using Google’s cloud ...

We know of several assistive technology solutions that help blind people navigate out on the streets, detect objects for them, and enable them to perform daily actions through apps. These technologies ...

Scientists in China have developed a thin, flexible sticker sensor that can detect subtle hand, finger, and mouth motions and translate them into words or commands. The wearable sensor, made of soft ...