Inclusive Design & Development at Ushahidi
From fostering transparency and fairness in elections to alleviating suffering after droughts and natural disasters, we’re all about giving people the platforms they need to raise their voices and be heard.
Design For Everyone
By understanding the range of abilities and capabilities of the people who use our apps, you can design robust apps that work for everyone.
How Technology Helped Me Cheat Dyslexia
Innovations in brain research and AI-fueled assistive technologies could level the playing field for those with language-based learning disabilities.
Approaching Disability Like a Scientist
People with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM.
Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller
Every gamer with a disability faces a unique challenge for many reasons, one of which is the relative dearth of accessibility-focused peripherals for consoles. Microsoft is taking a big step toward fixing this with its Xbox Adaptive Controller.
Microsoft Accessibility Features
With more than 1 billion people in the world with disabilities, there is no limit to what people can achieve when technology reflects the diversity of all those who use it.
AIRA: SERVICE FOR BLIND PEOPLE TO MAKE THEM MORE INDEPENDENT
Through Aira, a blind person is connected to an agent through their smart glasses. Whenever this person needs helps, they just press a button on a camera, and are immediately connected to a live agent.
Assistive Technology Helpful in the Classroom for Visually Impaired
Students with vision problems now have a number of tools at their disposal to help keep up in the classroom, they just need to be implemented correctly.
Technology has changed our world, but hasn’t done enough for people with disabilities
Tatyana McFadden is a seven-time gold-medal-winning Paralympian and an ambassador for the Mobility Unlimited Challenge, a global challenge seeking new innovations to transform the world for people with lower-limb paralysis.
Technology may be useful for children with disabilities
Researchers asked children and young people with disabilities to test watches and special smartphones. This technology can contribute to an everyday life with more play and entertainment.