Technology can be both a lifeline and a barrier. Users with disabilities explain how accessible design transforms tech from ...
"Investment in DisabilityTech companies is growing, but access to 'first money in' remains a barrier for founders," said Sandy K. Lacey, Executive Director of the Perkins Howe Innovation Center.
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 ...
Five organizations and two fellows join inaugural cohort to advance disability justice in tech. NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Borealis Philanthropy and the Ford Foundation announced ...
Elaine Short is a co-PI of AccessComputing, an organization working to increase the representation of people with disabilities in computing careers, and the co-Chair of AccessSIGCHI, a disability ...
A new initiative, the Disability Technology and Innovation Programme (DTIP), aims to place people with disabilities at the forefront of South Africa’s technology and innovation agenda. It seeks to ...