Technology

When we think of cyborgs — people whose physical abilities have been enhanced by mechanical elements built into their bodies — we tend to think of the Hollywood version. For example, there’s a movie coming out soon called Alita: Battle Angel, about a cyborg discovered in a junkyard who turns out to be a highly-skilled and powerful assassin. If you’ve seen the trailer for this movie, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the age of cyborgs is still very far away.

It was 1988 when Betsey Farber found herself hacking through a dried-up nest of wild thyme in the backyard of a rental home in Provence. The scene was aromatic and picturesque, except for the pair of children’s scissors she’d stuffed her grown-up knuckles through. She couldn’t find anything better for the job.

Microsoft is launching AI for Accessibility, a $25m program to fund ways to leverage artificial intelligence to the benefit of those with disabilities. Announced at Build 2018 today, the five year scheme will fund and support projects that use AI to alleviate the impact of being blind, deaf, and more.

Srin Madipalli has traveled the world in his wheelchair. Now, as head of Airbnb’s accessibility efforts, he wants to help many others do the same.

Kesukaran Josep Esteba untuk mengakses maklumat mengenai bandar-bandar yang dilawati mendorong dirinya untuk menghasilkan aplikasi Mapp4all untuk memudahkan orang kelainan upaya (OKU) sepertinya.

Companies and owners of 3D printers pitch in to make prosthetics for free for those who need it most – especially kids.

The next time you report a Twitter troll for polluting your timeline, you might notice an additional word on the reporting form. Disability.

I am the parent of a five-year-old boy with profound hearing loss on both ears. We found out about his condition when he was one year and eight months old, and we have frantically searched for ways to help him overcome his disability since then.