In a classroom at St. Andrew’s Middle School on Thursday morning, seven children got to experience something many take for granted: the chance to see the world more clearly.

Assistive technology (AT) encompasses devices, software, and systems designed to enhance the learning experiences and functional abilities of students with disabilities. In special education, AT plays ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City public schools have been working to strengthen literacy among students, and a Staten Island school is going above and beyond to ensure its students with ...

Assistive technology is expensive, and many people with disabilities live on fixed incomes. Disabled assistive tech users also must contend with equipment that was often designed without any capacity ...

A Thomas Jefferson High School junior is launching an assistive technology start-up to help people with motor disabilities use computers more easily. Dhanvin Ganeshkumar’s Swype AI will allow people ...

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 ...

Adaptive equipment, a fully accessible van and a robot that helps students with disabilities connect with their classmates will all be on hand for the New Hampshire Department of Education’s fifth ...