Blue Origin breaks the accessibility barrier by sending the first wheelchair user to space Jeff Bezos’ space venture sends German engineer Michaela Benthaus and five other crew members on a brief suborbital trip. “It was the coolest experience,” Benthaus says. Read More
Microsoft helps build data hub to track disabilities as part of effort to close ‘disability divide’ There are lots of sources for global data on economic indicators, population sizes, infectious diseases, sustainability — the list goes… Read More
Microsoft equips veterans in rehab with accessible Xbox controllers Microsoft is making gaming more accessible for patients at 22 Veterans Affairs rehab centers by supplying them with its Xbox… Read More
‘Feed me, Alexa.’ University of Washington team creates voice-controlled robot to help people eat Robotics researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a robotic system that can feed pieces of fruit… Read More
