Global Accessibility News - The Delhi University on Wednesday informed the High Court that all students with vision disabilities will be given laptops fitted with Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) software.
The university told the court that this was being done so that the students do not suffer in the four-year undergraduate program, being implemented from July 24.
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Global Accessibility News - HARPERS FERRY, WV: The AbleGamers Charity is thrilled to announce the Summer of Fun program, which includes the latest round of grants now open for submissions. Gamers with disabilities who are in need of assistive technology to aid gaming are eligible to receive equipment regardless of age.
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Dolphin Computer Access: Dolphin Computer Access, a world leader in the development of assistive technology for people with vision and print impairments, today announced the immediate availability of SuperNova v13.50, the first professionally supported screen magnification software to run on computers powered by Microsoft's latest operating systems Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8 Enterprise.
AssistiveWare - AssistiveWare announced today that Proloquo2Go 3.0.2 is now available on the App Store.
Global Accessibility News - Smartphone designed for people with vision disabilities by Project RAY features intuitive touch and voice navigation technology.
PRWeb - Researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s Department of Rehabilitation Sciences have developed a novel treatment for people with hemiplegic arms because of stroke or unilateral cerebral palsy in order to speed up their recovery. Coined "Remind to move," the treatment requires the patients to wear a specially made sensory cueing wristwatch (SCW-V2), which is designed to provide pertinent sensory signals at a fixed interval.
Hypertec - Hypertec are pleased to announce the acquisition of Assistive Technology Specialist Keytools, the second acquisition by Hypertec in the past 12 months.
Technopolis - This cartoon, Las ruedas da la vida, "The wheels of life," nicely illustrates an interesting concept -- functional diversity -- that redefines the ideas, issues and theories often lumped together under the concept of "disability," "impairment" or of "people with disabilities." The picture shows a baby/boy/man moving through life with changing capacities of mobility and changing needs for wheeled devices to help him move.
Hack a Day - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating disease that eventually causes the afflicted individual to lose all control of their motor functions, while leaving their mental faculties intact. Those suffering from the illness typically live for only a handful of years before succumbing to the disease.
PRWeb - Through the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme of the European Union, the Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to Euros 1.1 million in research and development projects that will stimulate innovation for ICT based solutions which help older people to sustain optimal level of mobility for as long as possible.