TechTank Podcast Episode 50: How does tech policy fall short in protecting people with disabilities?
Artificial intelligence (AI) biases have created disparate outcomes in automated hiring, while surveillance technology such as automated test …
OM1 Develops AI-based Model for Estimating EDSS Score in MS
OM1 uses an artificial intelligence-based method to predict the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of multiple sclerosis patients.
Inclusive Preparedness Resources | Red Cross
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Conference Lauds Bangladesh’s Efforts in Disaster Management
The speakers said, the declaration that was adopted in Dhaka in 2018 under the Sendai framework on disaster risks reduction (DRR) in 2015 is the first declaration that talks about…
Feds' Warnings on Hiring Algorithms Highlight Challenges of Avoiding Disability Bias When Using AI
Algorithmic decision tools may screen out disabled applicants even though they can do the job with a reasonable accommodation. Some AI decision-making …
Hiring algorithms, artificial intelligence risk violating Americans with Disabilities Act, Biden …
Using algorithms and artificial intelligence for hiring risks violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, Biden admin says.
AI used to support people with learning disabilities | E&T Magazine
… Partnership NHS Trust will use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities.
Advocates say people with disability are increasingly ‘forgotten’ in emergency planning
NSW and Queensland floods 2022 Advocates say people with disability are increasingly ‘forgotten’ in emergency planning Insufficient accomodation and government support spark calls for better resourcing and planning in disaster…
Meenakshi Das: Creating Accessibility For All | Tech Times
People with disabilities can sometimes find modern technology a challenge … As a software engineer specializing in accessibility, she strives to …
‘It’s about what is right’: mother’s fight for shot at new kidney for autistic son
Amy McLennan tells of ‘horrendous’ experience of going up against NHS doctors in transplant battle For Amy McLennan, it has felt like taking on the full might of the medical…