Assistive Technology

Retina South Africa invites you to help shape the future of assistive technologies across Africa. On 12 June 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) is hosting an online stakeholder session focused on updating its Priority Assistive Products List (APL)—a vital guide that recommends essential assistive devices, such as hearing aids, wheelchairs, and communication tools, for

A Melbourne university student is making it easier for people with disabilities to find accessible places to eat with the launch of a new app called enAccess Maps. By Mimi Becker – 9NEWS Developed by Alex Uccello, who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair, the app aims to reduce the everyday challenges

Customised electronic toolkits designed to improve STEM accessibility for those with intellectual disabilities have been developed by Monash University researchers. TronicBoards, created by researchers from the Faculty of Information Technology (IT), are a range of customised colour-coded printed circuit boards with large controls and recognisable symbols adapted to facilitate easy circuit-making for diverse intellectual abilities.

Comfortable, intuitive and precise, bebionic continues to transform the lives and abilities of amputees around the world. From helping them perform simple tasks like tying their shoelaces, to giving them back their control and pride. With 14 different grip patterns and hand positions, the bebionic artificial hand is designed to handle almost anything that you