Accessibility & Assistive Tech

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (556+ words) Lingampalli Himaja, a student from Chintalapudi in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district, has won the India national stage of the James Dyson Award 2026 for developing RUDHRA, a voice-enabled Braille printer that converts spoken words into Braille. Himaja, a student at Shri…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (444+ words) Priya Nand · 16/09/2026 No child in Fiji should be held back from learning because they cannot see the board, hear their teacher or move around their school. This was the key message from Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Ratu…...

13+ hour, 48+ min ago   (157+ words) KRGV Free workshop in McAllen teaches self-advocacy for adults with disabilities The McAllen Public Library is hosting a free workshop for adults with disabilities. The library teamed up with Easter Seals, a nonprofit that advocates for people with disabilities. The…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (428+ words) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The City Council voted Tuesday to allow the public works department to apply for $1.3 million in state grant funding to build 2,500 feet of new sidewalk along London Pirate Road, also known as County Road 33, outside London Elementary…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago   (251+ words) KALAMAZOO, Mich. — MRC Industries, a nonprofit aimed at empowering individuals with disabilities and mental health challenges to gain independence and employment, launched its Building for Belonging Campaign Tuesday morning. Building for Belonging is an initiative to renovate MRC's new centrally…...

20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (429+ words) Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has reaffirmed its commitment to the inclusion of visually impaired persons and people with other forms of disability in its admission and welfare programmes. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu, gave the…...

22+ hour, 7+ min ago   (160+ words) Carleton University is hosting Italy’s Minister for Disabilities, Alessandra Locatelli, alongside the Ambassador to Canada, HE Alessandro Cattaneo, for an official visit to Canada on Mon. Sept. 28, 2026. The Honourable Minister Patty Hajdu will lead Canada’s delegation in attendance. Interested students…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (233+ words) The St. Anne School community celebrated an important milestone on September 10 the official opening of the only accessible playground in the north end of Saskatoon. It took a summer to build it, and work to raise funds began a year-and-a-half…...

23+ hour, 38+ min ago   (224+ words) Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne is delighted to announce that it has officially become a Disability Confident Committed employer (Level 1). The government-backed Disability Confident scheme supports employers to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people and those with long-term…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (340+ words) Sep 15, 2026, 08:30 ET WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard today announced new capabilities for Blackboard Ally™ that help institutions tackle one of the biggest challenges in digital accessibility: improving large volumes of existing content while making it easier for faculty to create more…...