Brain painting: technology that lets you paint with your mind

We’ve known for many years that creating art can benefit the brain. When you focus on a creative task, such as drawing or painting, you boost serotonin in the brain, a chemical associated with feelings of wellness. Technological advancements are taking this idea of art being beneficial for the brain to exciting new levels with … Read more

Deciphering Dyslexia: The Paradox of the Differently-Wired Brain

By Daria Costello Dyslexia has long been a generic term, even a terminological catch-all, encompassing a range of classifications, symptoms, and diagnoses. It’s remarkable how much disparity there is in understanding dyslexia and its causes and treatments, despite having been first identified and labeled by doctors in Europe over a century ago.[i] Generally recognized at its … Read more

Review of the OrCam MyEye 2, Pricing and Features

The introduction of wearable assistive technology has vastly improved everyday living for users with disabilities for decades. Whether it’s aural aids for the hard of hearing, glucose monitors for diabetic individuals, or mobility bands for indoor navigation, assistive tech has made the world more accessible to all. Occasionally, the assistive tech space introduces an innovation … Read more

Case study: The Role of Universities in Creating Accessible Technology

The Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) is a multidisciplinary engineering and design research center affiliated with the Georgia Tech College of Design. The consortium’s flagship program focuses on finding barriers that individuals with learning challenges may face. In this piece, we’ll outline the work they do. Accessibility requires a lot of research … Read more

Learning Disabilities in 2023: Diagnosis, Assistive Technology, and Website Accessibility

Learning disabilities (LDs) have different names in different countries, but they all refer to a person’s problems with assimilating, processing and/or reproducing learning content in a typical manner. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the American definition and diagnosis. According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, a learning disability is … Read more