AI-generated synthetic voices: the identity question
Voice banking can preserve a voice that is recognizably yours for people facing voice loss. The identity and dignity questions it raises, and what to ask before you record.
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Practising the Appointment Before the Appointment: AI Plus VR for Adults With an Intellectual Disability
A co-designed VR app helps adults with an intellectual disability rehearse healthcare visits before they happen. Here is how it works, where AI fits, and why co-design is the feature that matters most.
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The Stereotype Machine: What New Research Finds AI Gets Wrong About Intellectual Disability
Two 2025 studies audited what AI language models do with disability. For intellectual and developmental disability, the pattern is being left out, and skewed negative.
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Open-source assistive tech: why some of the best tools are free and community-built
The maker movement is reshaping assistive technology: free 3D-printable switches, prosthetics, and adaptive tools built by the people who use them. Where DIY beats commercial, where it does not, and how to find vetted projects.
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How to Set Up a Smart Home for Disability: A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step guide to setting up an accessible smart home, from choosing a hub to voice control, smart plugs, lighting, and locks.
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The Bias Hidden in the Software: Automated Decisions, Disability, and the Rights That Still Apply
Automated tools increasingly decide on jobs, benefits, and care, and research finds they can carry bias against people with disabilities. A plain report on how it happens, why it reaches Canada, and what the law still requires.
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Exoskeletons, Brain-Computer Interfaces, and the Mobility Technologies Coming to Your Life
Exoskeletons, brain-computer interfaces, and smart mobility aids are moving from labs into daily life. What is real, what is coming, and what it costs.
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The State of AI Prosthetics in 2026: Affordable, Promising, Still Out of Reach
Advanced myoelectric hands are real and available in Canada in 2026. Whether you can get one depends on your province’s funding, not the technology. A map of what’s purchasable versus research-only.
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Control a Computer With Your Tongue: What the MouthPad Is and Who It Is For
The Augmental MouthPad is a custom-fitted retainer that turns your tongue into a trackpad. Here is how it compares to switch and gaze input, who it suits, and the cost and dental-fit questions to ask before you buy.
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The Fall Alarm That Does Not Need a Camera: Where Wireless Deep Learning Falls Short
Privacy-respecting fall detection uses wireless signals instead of video. Here is where camera-free detection is reliable, where it still struggles, and why it matters for seniors and people with variable mobility.
