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Technology is evolving rapidly. New developments in artificial intelligence, assistive technology, accessibility, education technology, sensory innovation and inclusive design are creating opportunities for disabled people around the world. This page brings together the latest news and updates from trusted sources so you can stay informed about emerging trends and innovations.
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Innovation Through Inclusion
The most powerful technology is not necessarily the most advanced. It is the technology that helps people participate, connect, learn and belong. By following the latest developments in creative technology, we can better understand how innovation can create a more accessible and inclusive future for disabled people and disabled children.
Technology, Accessibility and the New Zealand Election 2026
Technology has the power to remove barriers and create opportunities for disabled people. Decisions made by government influence funding for assistive technology, digital accessibility, inclusive education, employment and innovation. Our Elections 2026 resource explores the disability policies that could shape New Zealand's technological future.
AI, Accessibility and Innovation
Explore how government policy could influence artificial intelligence, accessibility, digital inclusion and emerging technologies for disabled New Zealanders.
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Learn about disability policy, technology in education, learning support and opportunities for disabled children and students.
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Discover how disability policy affects employment, assistive technology, income support, innovation and independent living.
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AI and Accessibility News
Latest developments in artificial intelligence, accessible communication, assistive tools and inclusive design.
MIT News - Artificial intelligence MIT news feed about: Artificial intelligence
- At New York Climate Week 2026, MIT connects with a global network
by Marika McCoola | Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate on October 26, 2026 at 7:00 pmA cross-section of the MIT community convened discussions on topics ranging from data centers and super pollutants to agriculture and education.
- At MIT, Martha Minow speaks on sustaining democracy, both by using and overcoming AIby Peter Dizikes | MIT News on October 23, 2026 at 9:00 pm
In Compton Lecture, the distinguished legal scholar warns of potential “loss of the Enlightenment” while suggesting ways innovations can meet our civic and cultural needs.
- Reinforcing the value of human understanding at MITby Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences on October 23, 2026 at 7:35 pm
During the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences’ 75th Anniversary Symposium, President Sally Kornbluth said “MIT has never needed your particular insight and guidance more than we do now.”
- Q&A: How AI came to model the “messy” human mindby Adam Zewe | MIT News on October 23, 2026 at 4:00 am
Assistant Professor Benjamin Lindquist studies how engineers deliberately injected randomness into early AI, giving rise to deep-learning models that sometimes hallucinate.
- This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devicesby Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL on October 22, 2026 at 8:45 pm
“X-Hinges” helps design and 3D print items like lamps and gloves with an interactive twist: automatically embedded sensors that perceive and adaptively respond to human contact.
Assistive Technology News
Stay up to date with the latest assistive technology news, innovations and accessibility solutions supporting disabled people worldwide.
MIT News - Assistive technology MIT news feed about: Assistive technology
- MIT class project turns into an FDA-cleared treatment for tremorsby Zach Winn | MIT News on October 2, 2026 at 4:00 am
Wristband device from Encora Therapeutics started as a project in 2.009, MIT’s iconic product-design class.
- Ila Kumar: Innovating with communitiesby Gitana Savage | MIT News correspondent on September 1, 2026 at 4:00 am
The PhD student works to give young people an active role in shaping digital technologies that can support their own well-being.
- MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggersby Jennifer Chu | MIT News on August 20, 2026 at 4:00 am
The new, more intuitive system could speed up the training process for excavator operators.
- Personalized physical therapy: Stroke rehabilitation powered by AIby Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering on August 5, 2026 at 6:15 pm
MIT engineers introduce an adaptive physical therapy system that uses generative AI to learn from physical therapists and interactively support stroke patients.
- Ultrasound-based pacemaker noninvasively steadies the heartby Jennifer Chu | MIT News on June 2, 2026 at 9:00 am
The new design could offer a surgery-free alternative to traditional cardiac implants.
Creative Technology for Disabled Children
Latest news, tools and innovations helping disabled children communicate, learn, create, play and participate more fully in everyday life.
Microsoft Accessibility Blog Making technology easier to see, hear and use!
- A Decade of Building for Everyone
by Microsoft Accessibility Blog on January 29, 2026 at 8:12 pmThe post A Decade of Building for Everyone appeared first on Microsoft Accessibility Blog.
- Forrester Research: As technology has evolved, so has the need for accessibility.by Microsoft Accessibility Blog on December 3, 2025 at 5:01 pm
The post Forrester Research: As technology has evolved, so has the need for accessibility. appeared first on Microsoft Accessibility Blog.
- Co-Creating Mental Health Solutionsby Mary Bellard on October 10, 2025 at 9:27 pm
The post Co-Creating Mental Health Solutions appeared first on Microsoft Accessibility Blog.
- Microsoft’s commitment to the European Accessibility Actby Microsoft Accessibility Blog on June 26, 2025 at 4:00 pm
The post Microsoft’s commitment to the European Accessibility Act appeared first on Microsoft Accessibility Blog.
- AI in Action: Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Dayby srodemeyer on May 15, 2025 at 2:55 pm
The post AI in Action: Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day appeared first on Microsoft Accessibility Blog.
Inclusive Education Technology
Latest updates on inclusive teaching, disability support, assistive technology and accessible learning.
ADCET News Latest news from ADCET - Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training
- Join the JANZSSA Editorial Team: EOIs Now Openon October 21, 2026 at 4:45 am
The Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association (JANZSSA) is currently seeking EOIs for Editorial Board members, reviewers, and a Voices From the Field editorial team member. Practitioners and academics are encouraged to apply for all roles and no specialist editorial experience or knowledge is required. Applications close Friday 6 November 2026.
- ADCET Newsletter: October #2 2026on October 16, 2026 at 5:24 am
Registrations are now open for the webinar, Rethinking the Calculator: Building Confidence in Maths with DysCalculator, plus the latest webinar recording on supporting part-time students with disability is available.
- Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC): A More Joined-Up Tertiary System - ADCET Submissionon October 14, 2026 at 3:49 am
The Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) developed a discussion paper to help shape a new Tertiary Roadmap. The paper focused on learner experiences and identified barriers people face when entering, moving between, and engaging across vocational education and training (VET) and higher education and invited feedback on how they could be addressed through the Roadmap. In response ADCET put forward a submission addressing the discussion questions and providing recommendations. (June 2026)
- Research collaboration on Generative AI and students with dyslexia in higher education (Deakin/Coventry)on October 13, 2026 at 1:48 am
Do you have dyslexia and study at a university in Australia or the UK? Researchers from Deakin University and Coventry University are exploring how students with dyslexia use Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude in academic writing. Participants must be 18 or older and currently enrolled at an Australian or UK higher education institution. No formal diagnosis is needed. The study involves a survey, a short writing task and an interview, and participants are reimbursed for their time.
- Disability Inclusion Advisory Committee Members - Expressions of Intereston October 12, 2026 at 2:10 am
The Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) is seeking expressions of interest from individuals with lived experience of disability and/or significant expertise in disability inclusion in higher education to serve on the Disability Inclusion Advisory Committee (DIAC). The DIAC will play a critical role in advising ATEC – and through ATEC the Australian Government – on reforms that will improve supports for and the experience of students and staff in higher education. Applications close: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Accessibility and Inclusion News
Latest updates on web accessibility, inclusive design, assistive technology and digital access for disabled people.
WebAIM Blog The WebAIM Web Accessibility Blog
- If you have to ask, is it accessible?by George Joeckel on August 31, 2026 at 8:02 pm
As one of the researchers identifying products and tools for inclusion in the NCADEMI EdTech Accessibility Directory, VPATs have been on my mind. Most of the product vendors in the directory that do have VPATs do not provide them publicly, but instead require a potential customer to request the VPAT. This really surprised me, and
- An Extension is Not an Excuseby John Northup on May 28, 2026 at 9:20 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced a one-year extension of the compliance dates for web content and mobile app accessibility requirements under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The requirements themselves are not new in substance: covered recipients of HHS federal financial assistance must make covered web content and mobile apps conform
- Tolerating Inaccessibilityby Christopher Phillips on April 30, 2026 at 5:50 pm
The latest WebAIM Million report shows that detectable homepage accessibility errors increased over the past year. This article considers what those results may reveal about the organizational and societal forces that continue to deprioritize accessibility, and challenges us to imagine a world where inaccessibility is no longer tolerated.
- Ask AIMee: An accessible accessibility-focused AI chatbotby Jared Smith on March 31, 2026 at 4:49 pm
We’re happy to introduce AIMee – an easy-to-use, AI-powered conversational chatbot focused on accessibility. AIMee has been designed to be highly accessible to users with disabilities. Ask her accessibility questions to get quick answers and guidance. The name “AIMee” plays off of the “AIM” (Accessibility In Mind) from “WebAIM” and also “AI”. Here are some
- A New Path for Digital Accessibility?by George Joeckel on February 27, 2026 at 7:02 pm
Please note This post will explore how an adaptive, intelligent system could empower users with disabilities to optimize their experience in digital environments. Even were such a system available tomorrow, developers of digital content, services, and products would still be responsible for providing equal access to ALL users. Consider a few of the many exciting
