Many instructors in the field of special needs education have likely heard of virtual reality (VR) and its uses for learners with physical or mental disabilities. But how should it be used? When? And for which groups of learners?

Inclusive Technology, the market leading supplier of assistive technology for special education has partnered with Avantis Education to bring together the first virtual reality solution for special schools around the world.

It’s somewhat surprising that it’s taken this long for one of the major players to seriously address the issue of accessibility, but with the adaptive controller, Xbox believes it has finally come up with a solution that will put disabled gamers on a level playing field with everybody else.

Walaupun tidak sempurna penglihatan sejak lahir, Roslan Bidin, 46, menganggap dirinya bertuah kerana memiliki pelbagai kemahiran yang digunakan untuk mencari rezeki.

Do you remember being carried in your father’s arms? No? I do. That’s because my dad was still lifting me when I was in college. See, I can’t walk. Never could, never will. I was born with a genetic neuromuscular weakness called spinal muscular atrophy.

If you have ever wished that your workplace were more sensitive to your specific needs, these tips may be useful:

Sayu melihat ketabahan seorang bapa menyara dua anaknya yang juga Orang Kelainan Upaya (OKU) selepas kematian isteri sejak lebih 20 tahun lalu. Biarpun kesihatannya tidak menentu, Choo Kim, 63, tetap cekal menguruskan dua anaknya, Choo Cheng Ong, 29, dan Choo Cheng Hock, 24, setiap hari tanpa rasa jemu.

Aspiring artists aged 18 and above with special needs can now enrol in a programme launched by arts school Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) and charity Very Special Arts Singapore (VSA) yesterday.

Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) Terengganu hari ini turun padang membantu ibu tunggal Rosiana Rosli, 37, seorang pesakit diabetes kronik yang kudung kakinya, di Kampung Padang Kemunting, Batu Rakit, bagi memperbaharui kad pengenalan (Mykad)

Manuel Solano’s earliest paintings were all about subtle gradient and tone; photo-realistic objects emerged from mist or disappeared in receding space. But in early 2014, the Mexico City-based painter started to go blind as a result of an H.I.V.-related infection.