Aging Together is a community partnership in the Rappahannock Rapidan region working to improve long term care and support services for older adults. This series is focused on community resources for ...

If you’re concerned about your senior loved one’s independence in daily activities and routines, assistive devices may help. As seniors age, personal care tasks such as getting out of bed and getting ...

Assistive technology is a term for the equipment, systems, and devices that enhance the lives of people with disabling conditions or injuries. This technology can range from writing on a board for ...

If you have advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you may have some challenges in living independently. But there are tools to make life with low vision from AMD easier. Today, assistive ...

According to the WHO, around 2.5 billion people require assistive devices daily. This number is expected to rise to 3.5 billion by 2050. Assistive technology for disabilities benefits individuals with ...

Assistive technology is vital to enable people to live healthy, independent lives. Around the world, an estimated 2.5 billion people currently use assistive technologies, and this is predicted to rise ...

Depending on the sensory processing disorder (SPD), the best assistive devices for specific conditions can range from low-tech options to more advanced ones. Either way, the devices should engage the ...

As you, a parent or a loved one age, mobility can become more challenging. Daily tasks like balancing, sitting down or even a short walk might leave you a bit winded. If this sounds familiar, an ...

If you have rheumatoid arthritis, you know that many normally simple, ordinary tasks, like opening jars, tying your shoes and even getting dressed can present monumental, if not impossible, hurdles.

Are plummeting literacy skills the new pandemic among young learners? Dozens of studies over the past year have shown alarming drops in the percentage of students meeting reading benchmarks at the ...

ALIMCO celebrates its 53rd anniversary by launching innovative assistive mobility products including an electric scooter and ...

Assistive technology is any item, piece of equipment, technology, or software that is used to increase or maintain the functional capabilities for people with disabilities or diagnosed conditions.