Making life better for people with disabilities is a laudable goal, but accessibility tech hasn't traditionally been popular among VCs. In 2022, disability tech companies attracted around $4 billion ...

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The rising demand for tech jobs presents an outstanding opportunity for growth and inclusivity in the industry. Developing accessible training programs ...

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Founded as an initiative of Australia's Cerebral Palsy Alliance in 2016, Remarkable has since spread to the U.S., holding its previous three Disability Tech Summits in San Francisco and San Diego. The ...

In his five-year undergraduate career at Georgia Tech, Trey Quinn has collaborated with the school to create positive change for students with disabilities, including the recent adoption of a ...

Apple is reportedly working with a startup that leverages brain electrodes to allow disabled users to control a device using their minds. You might think of Apple as the iPhone company, or the Mac ...

When things get tough, companies are forced to make cutbacks. The danger, of course, is that we'll make cuts in the wrong areas, or cut too deeply, and end up doing ourselves more harm than good. In ...

Some of the biggest names in technology are part of a newly launched effort to expand accessibility of smartphones and other devices for those with disabilities. Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and ...

This sentence is illegible to some people, appearing as nothing more than a smudge on a screen. At least, that’s what it looks like to Phill Kirk, born with Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome — a ...