Assistive Technology @MITAssistivTech
We are an assistive technology group. We receive requests from people with a disability, design and build customized devices that meet their needs globalchallenge.mit.edu/teams/view/140 MIT Joined February 2011-
Tweets220
-
Followers2K
-
Following61
-
Likes2
Check out "36 Seconds that Changed Everything," an audio documentary that describes the moment ten years ago when Apple first introduced accessibility features to the iPhone. Audio: 36seconds.org Transcript:... 36seconds.org
An interesting article on inclusive design!... fastcompany.com/90328333/targe…
An interesting analysis of some of the most common accessibility errors that occur on the web. Good to keep in mind when developing your own sites and applications! webaim.org/projects/milli… webaim.org/projects/milli…
Exciting co-design assistive technology work happening in India: news.mit.edu/2019/co-design… news.mit.edu/2019/co-design…
Check out today's Google Doodle on Seiichi Miyake's invention of the tenji block (tactile paving slab), which led to new ways for visually impaired people to navigate big cities,... cnet.com/news/google-do…
Read more about the robots that Tokyo Olympic organizers are rolling out to assist wheelchair users at the 2020 Games. phys.org/news/2019-03-s… phys.org/news/2019-03-s…
A great (technically heavy) article on how desktop screen readers interact with web browsers and why semantics are important when creating your own websites. Examples are provided. alistapart.com/article/semant… alistapart.com/article/semant…
A cool video about assistive technology that can provide people who are deaf or hard of hearing more auditory cues on the road. youtube.com/watch?v=yzgNQx… youtube.com/watch?v=yzgNQx…
Follow ATHack on twitter!
Check out our revamped MIT Assistive Technology Club website! assistivetech.mit.edu
Interesting bit of accessible music technology. chordassist.com chordassist.com
gpadacenter.org/ada-report-feb… A research group at the MIT Media Lab is working on concepts for augmentative communication devices that use neuromuscular and/or physiological information as inputs.... gpadacenter.org/ada-report-feb…
"In his blog, Mats had written about the computer screen which he had sat in front of for over half his life: 'It's not a screen, it's a gateway to wherever your heart desires.'" bbc.com/news/disabilit… bbc.com/news/disabilit…

Mike Marotta @mmatp
8K Followers 7K Following Inclusive Tech Evangelist •AT•UDL•Dir. @atacnj•Co-Author @inclusive365•Co-mod #ATchat•#RBNY Sec. 226
PATINS Project @PATINSPROJECT
2K Followers 983 Following Supporting Indiana public schools in creating & sustaining an equitable learning environment for every student. #PatinsIcam
Sarah Gavra Boland @SarahGBoland
2K Followers 3K Following Passion for assistive technology -supporting independent living. Tweets are my opinion. RTs aren't endorsements.
Carole Zangari @PrAACticalAAC
5K Followers 3K Following Supporting #SLPeeps who provide #AAC to children/adults w/ significant communication challenges.I blog on #augcomm & #assistivetech at https://t.co/GLwSmU9bwK
TechACCESS of RI @TechACCESSRI
2K Followers 3K Following TechACCESS of RI believes that people with disabilities can achieve independence through the use of assistive technology. Products shared are not endorsements.
Communication Connect... @Communi_con
1K Followers 1K Following AAC Specialist Teacher. Interests: AAC, AT, literacy, complex ASN & MFL (lots of acronyms!). All views my own. 📷communication_connections
FreedomTech @FreedomTech_IRL
1K Followers 975 Following Action on accessible and #AssistiveTechnology for people with disabilities & older people. #ATPassport @enableireland @disabilityfed
Jennifer Edge-Savage @JenniferSavedge
886 Followers 677 Following Jennifer Edge-Savage,MS,EdS,OTR/L,RYT200, Occupational Therapist, Assistive Technology Consultant, AAC, PRC-Saltillo, Professor, UDL, ISTE InclusiveLN, #atudl
Chapal Khasnabis @ChapalKhasnabis
3K Followers 2K Following A #Nomad, #FearlessDreamer and recently designated as #ATlegend. Believe in #4D: Dream, Desire, Dedication and Destiny. RT≠ always endorsement.
Katie Butzu @KatieButzuOT
607 Followers 742 Following Assistive Tech Specialist 💻 Occupational Therapist 🤚 CreATive Maker 💡 Inclusion Matters 🧩 Makers Making Change MI Leader ⚙️Instagram @thinKTherapy_mi 📸ToolsForLiving - Reha... @RehabMart
633 Followers 1K Following https://t.co/NYAMO6hUiQ is an online discount medical equipment and rehabilitation supply company, owned and operated by Occupational Therapists.
Tom Starkey @tstarkey1212
13K Followers 5K Following Assistive Technology Adviser in HE. Writes occasionally. Often loses focus when
TelepathicPug @TelepathicPug
640 Followers 3K Following Professional paracosmist. Crossy Road speed runner. Shinigami expert. Perfecting the color blue.
📖 Viviana 📖 @Goldmiss27
232 Followers 5K Following 💖Economist Engineer💖STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)🌐AI (Artificial Intelligence)🌐Data Scientist🍏Wellness🍏
Tofunmi Babalola @TofunmiBab51174
0 Followers 17 Following
Inclusive Rehabilitat... @Inclusive_Rehab
3 Followers 47 Following
Amy Hall @amyhall01
407 Followers 1K Following Mom, wife, passion driven, do good, see good, be the good …social worker…services coordinator
QasBa @TeamQasBa
28 Followers 293 Following A Social Enterprise, Building Bridges Changing Lives! Disability Service #Advocacy Referral & Research #YehCPhy #SeniorCare #Pakistan #Autism #NDD #Inclusion
Megan Yardley @orangeooz
0 Followers 20 Following
Walter Scheer @Johansi123
936 Followers 2K Following Austrian Kiwi fly’s -Lara Cares* 50Years Hospitality #laracarehome #bluezonerotorua Organic Gardens a passion ,Husband Papa Opa https://t.co/tZJwapV1Og
IdahoFreedom @FreedomIda43807
248 Followers 764 Following An American who LOVES this Country. Red Pilled long ago. New account after leaving the artist formally known as Twitter. No DM’s (please) #pureblood #2A
jiuxiao @Jiuxiao
6 Followers 244 Following
Gray Matters Alliance @GrayMattersHQ
31 Followers 369 Following Empowering independence with #assistivetechnology, durable and specialized #medicalequipment and personalized #care solutions. Supporting safety and innovation.
Chimka @chiamaka_c88747
29 Followers 423 Following Career woman, family oriented. I love Bioengineering .
Celest @CelestDPT398342
42 Followers 503 Following
Kylah Greenlee @Ky_greenleee
9 Followers 59 Following Elementary Major/Pre-service Teacher @ MBU. #MBU373
LukeSmith @LukeSmith_13_
12 Followers 59 Following I am an Elementary Education major at Missouri Baptist University. I am looking forward to becoming a teacher in a couple of years! #MBU373
Cboard @cboard_io
109 Followers 202 Following Open source AAC iOS, Web and Android app for people with speech & language impairments. 📲 🧏🏾💻🗣️👩🏽🦼🦻🏼
iTechDisAT - Assistiv... @iTechDisAT
6 Followers 120 Following A Hub for information. Assistive Technology (AT) has the power to transform the day to day lives of disabled people via devices, systems & apps
Savannah Cox @savannahrcox
16 Followers 56 Following MBU 26' Future Educator/Pre-Service Teacher #MBU373
Rekha Devi @RekhaDevi747088
0 Followers 24 Following Librarian, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, DU. PhD Scholar, DLIS, DU. M.Lib.ISc. (Gold Medalist), Former Assistant Professor, DLIS,SOL, DU
Mohd Amir Shahab @whoamirshahab24
4 Followers 27 Following
The Arc of Tucson @arcoftucson
158 Followers 1K Following 501(c)3 promotes & protects the human rights of people with intellectual & developmental disabilities & actively supports their full inclusion and participation
Ebony Sanders @ebony_sand39864
0 Followers 7 Following
Assistive technology ... @ATpubWatch
27 Followers 225 Following Hello! This account will share hot off the press #AssistiveTechnology publications! publish something? tag @ATpubWatch
B Isaboke @BISABOKE
80 Followers 202 Following Benson is a Person with Disability || IT Expert || Disability Rights & Governance Advocate || Founder & Director Sight of Relief Organization - Kenya.
alhamma @alhamma
254 Followers 5K Following
Ramaa Subramaniam @ramaa_rs
9 Followers 163 Following Founder Pride Age. Co-founder Silver Innings Helpline. REX Global Fellowship from iCONGO and Karmveer Chakra Award Winner.
Peter C Gaydos @GaydosPeter
41 Followers 155 Following Ferrum '92 Alum, Ferrum Mens Soccer 1987 - 91, Grand Canyon Univ '12 (Masters), SPED Teacher FCPS, West Springfield High Va, Ashburn Fire and Rescue (Va)
⭐ Ⓢ Ⓒ Ⓐ Ⓡ �... @doublewideart
779 Followers 2K Following Andy Warhol & Betty Crocker had a little girl and she lived her life backwards.
PCOE_OpenAccess @PCOE_OPENACCESS
272 Followers 329 Following Learning & Participation for ALL...Where UDL, AT, and AAC collide
Elise Ackland @AT_EliseA
0 Followers 7 Following
Kamau Nyenjeri @Knyenjeri
721 Followers 2K Following Law and National Security | Pubic Policy| Strategic Communication| Peace Support | Religious Freedom |
Helpful Bots @thehelpfulbots
0 Followers 36 Following HelpfulBots: Get Email Help from Artificial Intelligence Currently Tweeting: Sample questions from Pokemon Email: [email protected]
Empower Towel @EmpowerTowel
0 Followers 4 Following The towel that puts drying in reach for people with mobility issues. Can’t bend or twist? Have difficulty lifting or grasping? We’ve got your back!
Scott Brandt @ScottBrandt2024
38 Followers 183 Following I am an aspiring Educator. Finishing up two of my last classes (#MBU373) while working full time as a Parent Educator for Winfield R-IV Parents as Teachers.
Joe Piazza @joeyot20
4 Followers 55 Following
Koson @koson4564
0 Followers 11 Following
Rae Fitz 🏳️�... @RaeFitztweets
178 Followers 1K Following Political Science | Immigration Reform | HigherEd | InternationalEd | PhD student —A little bit of the personal & too political; thoughts & feelings 100% mine
cheeks @sannbritton
65 Followers 76 Following
Claire Jacquillat @claire_souchet
149 Followers 101 Following Supply chain advanced analytics consultant. Passionate about technology and social impact
The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe
780K Followers 936 Following New England's leading source for breaking news and analysis.
WSJ Business News @WSJbusiness
1.8M Followers 378 Following The Wall Street Journal's Business editors share the latest breaking news and their insights on what matters most in business and finance.
Emerson College @EmersonCollege
22K Followers 4K Following Where independent minds give voice to daring ideas.
Liza GBenois @Lizaichik
3 Followers 4 Following
Alexis Eliopoulos O'M... @nostresswedding
522 Followers 201 Following Alexis is a Wedding Planner & Master Bridal Consultant providing full-service wedding planning & custom event design that captures each couple’s unique style.
Shana Glickfield @dcconcierge
11K Followers 9K Following #DC since the '90's. Social media since the '00's. @BeekeeperGroup since ‘10. Side hustles: @SafeShoresDC, @TzedekDC and #HolocaustRemembrance
The Chronicle of Phil... @Philanthropy
202K Followers 3K Following News, resources, advice, and commentary about the nonprofit world from The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Google Earth Outreach @EarthOutreach
195K Followers 1K Following We’ve decided to close this channel to better focus on our on our other online communities. You can still follow along at @GoogleEarth
Google for Nonprofits @googlenonprofit
22K Followers 286 Following This account is no longer maintained. For all things @Googlenonprofit please follow @googleorg
HST @mit_hst
7K Followers 271 Following Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology. Integrating science, engineering, and medicine to solve problems in human health.
Google Accessibility @googleaccess
42K Followers 426 Following The official Twitter account for Google's Accessibility team.
Venkat Rao @digiTRNSFRMR
487 Followers 437 Following Vice President, Application Platform at @hso_us by day; blogger, photographer, random idea generator by evening. I run @ATBlog2. More here: https://t.co/WTTx6wKwNb
AEGIS @aegisproj
313 Followers 42 Following ÆGIS project will provide more accessible mainstream ICT (desktop, rich Internet and mobile applications).
Jenn Gustetic 🚀�... @jenngustetic
5K Followers 4K Following I am a senior executive who architects and nurtures #innovation systems for impact. Tribes: @nasa @van_alen @SciPolNetwork @whostp44 @hks_digital @UF @TPPMIT
Sun Sounds of AZ @SunSoundsofAZ
566 Followers 632 Following Arizona's radio reading and information access service for anyone who has difficulty seeing, reading or holding printed material due to a disability
Guy Boulanger @GuyBoulanger
1K Followers 1K Following I mostly tweet on movies, books, museums, music and series... EN and FR.
AXiOM Associates @WATC
1K Followers 1K Following AXiOM PGx provides #personalized #medicine and #diagnostic services that produce outcomes and drive innovation
Martin Trust Center f... @EshipMIT
16K Followers 820 Following Entrepreneurship is a craft that can be taught. We provide the expertise, support, connections & facilities so all MIT students can learn & explore this field.
MIT Students @MITstudents
29K Followers 881 Following Connecting @MIT students to the latest announcements and updates on student life and learning.
womenshealth.gov @womenshealth
828K Followers 763 Following The Office on Women’s Health is part of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Following/being followed and RTs do not equal endorsement.
United Spinal @UnitedSpinal
11K Followers 997 Following Empowering wheelchair users to live independent and authentic lives ♿️
Tecla @get_tecla
1K Followers 1K Following #AssistiveTech created by Komodo OpenLab. Helping individuals with upper body mobility impairments to communicate, control, and connect with the world.
MIT IDEAS @mitchallenge
4K Followers 1K Following MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge connects & awards teams of public service innovators that are tackling barriers to well-being around the world at @MITpkg.
🚀 Salazar / 🕹�... @salazarparis
3K Followers 712 Following Product/Tech - Lifelong student #PixelFreak #Designer #AI #Agents / Break - Experiment - Build #LifeManifiesto #Gamer @dsesportsgg_
APF France handicap @apfhandicap
28K Followers 2K Following APF France handicap est engagée depuis 90 ans dans la défense des droits des personnes en situation de handicap et de leurs proches.
The Tech @thetech
8K Followers 153 Following MIT's oldest and largest newspaper and an independent student organization serving a community of over 20,000 students, faculty, and staff.
Massachusetts Institu... @MIT
1.4M Followers 570 Following The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world leader in research and education. Related accounts: @MITevents @MITstudents @MIT_alumni
SirinPeccable @sirinpeccable
3K Followers 3K Following Founder of HLA-SirinHGpole Militantisme: #handicapmental #maladierare #Med13L // #opensim #OAR / Gameur sexagenaire #StarCitizen
MIT TechTV @MIT_TechTV
4K Followers 44 Following MIT TechTV - Videos brought to you by the MIT community
TED Talks @TEDTalks
10.8M Followers 668 Following TED is a nonprofit devoted to the ideas shaping tomorrow. 🔴
Leo Laporte (twit.soc... @leolaporte
469K Followers 3K Following Follow me on Mastodon: https://t.co/nVyHmFQ8QC Podcaster and tech pundit Chief TWiT at https://t.co/2tti2EdT3y
White House OSTP 44 @WHOSTP44
420K Followers 604 Following This is an archive of an Obama Administration account maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Open Gov (NARA) @OpenGov44
623K Followers 82 Following This is an archive of an Obama Administration account and is maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Chris Anderson @TEDchris
1.5M Followers 1K Following Head of TED. Dreamer. Most days an optimist. TED = free talks on the web in Technology, Entertainment, Design & ideas worth spreading. https://t.co/5OMY86h3d0
Handynamic @Handynamic
2K Followers 115 Following Handynamic, le spécialiste des voitures aménagées pour le transport de personnes à mobilité réduite. Venez visiter nos showrooms 100 % véhicule adapté !
HLA-SirinHGpole @HLAsirinhgpole
2K Followers 522 Following Association d'assistance informatique et d'usages d'internet à domicile ou en tout lieu d’accueil de vie.
Leonard Cheshire Even... @LCEventsTeam
7K Followers 665 Following Award-winning charity events team supporting fab fundraisers in sport and community challenges in aid of @LeonardCheshire!
Disability Community @AbleSea
5K Followers 808 Following AbleSea is a Disability Community with over 15,000 members providing information, resources, help, advice and support to everyone worldwide.
Disability Website @Disaboom
9K Followers 3K Following Disaboom provides disability information and resources for people with disabilities and their caregivers. Check it out!
Disability.gov @Disabilitygov
83K Followers 1K Following Beginning December 16, Disabilitygov & its social media accounts will no longer be available. For information about benefits, follow @SocialSecurity.
World Health Organiza... @WHO
12.1M Followers 2K Following We are the UN’s health agency - #HealthForAll. Always check our latest tweets for updated advice/information. We will respond to mis-and-disinformation.
APHA @PublicHealth
486K Followers 13K Following Official account of the American Public Health Association. We champion optimal, equitable health and well-being for all.
HHS.gov @HHSGov
1.6M Followers 29 Following Official account of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Follow @SecKennedy | Privacy policy: https://t.co/2fvEGkrCJN.