Popular Science 22nd November 2025 New wearable device lets you touch fabric online, read braille, and more VoxeLite can help you literally feel websites. By Mack DeGeurin A time traveler visiting from an earlier era might reasonably conclude that humanity has entered the age of cyborgs and cybernetics. Pedestrians regularly walk down city streets with tiny computers in their hands and even smaller digital devices shoved in their ear canals. Virtual reality headsets, though s

China Daily 25th November 2025 Communication bridge. AI can unlock new opportunities in diagnosing and supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorder By Almaz Sharman Artificial intelligence technologies are advancing rapidly and finding a wide range of applications, including in medical science. One such area that offers great promise – supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and studying its causes – demands a special scientific approach. Despite de

China Daily 21st November 2025 Exhibition celebrates artistry of disabled creators in China's cultural legacy By Li Lei An exhibition celebrating the artistry of disabled practitioners in the realm of intangible cultural heritage opened on Friday at the Palace Museum in Beijing, highlighting their vibrant contributions to China's cultural landscape. Held in the museum's Sensory Experience Gallery, the Shanghai disabled persons' culture and art exhibition showcases a diverse c

China Daily 19th November 2025 Jiangsu's hearing-impaired baristas brew a new future By Li Lei In a government service hall in Huai'an in China's Jiangsu province a quiet revolution is brewing. Amid the usual bureaucratic hum, a different sound fills the air: the gentle whir of coffee grinders and the soft hiss of steam. This is the "Silent Coffee" shop, a pioneering project where baristas communicate through warm smiles and sign language. It's more than just a cafe, it's a b

China Daily 15th November 2025 Experts advocate smart tech to advance inclusive TV Special educators from China, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Singapore convene at the Third International Conference on High-Quality Development in Special Education in Beijing, on Nov 13, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn ] A global panel of special education experts has emphasized the critical role of smart technologies in creating inclusive classrooms, a need heightened

City News Service 4th November 2025 China Tech. Shanghai Experts Lead Research on Congenital Deafness Genetic Therapy Guideline by Cai Wenjun China Tech  is a column dedicated to the innovations reshaping China – and, inevitably, the world. From cutting-edge AI labs and next-gen robotics to homegrown apps that redefine daily life, we explore the breakthroughs that emerge from the country's relentless drive for technological dominance. Some are game-changers, others cautionary

China Daily 3rd November 2025 The light beyond our sight Visually impaired traveler uses a guide dog and digital tools to navigate cities and break stereotypes, Guo Yanqi reports. By Guo Yanqi After witnessing a demonstration from Zhao Qiubao on how he books and completes rides alone using his phone and AI, a taxi driver in Guangzhou gained a profound new understanding of the visually impaired community. For Zhao, such exchanges are everyday scenes. Once a mid-level manager i

China Daily High-tech on display at smart healthcare zone By QIU QUANLIN At a smart healthcare exhibition booth inside the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, a wheelchair demonstrates its ability to independently navigate the stairs, attracting the attention of many foreign visitors. "It is not just a wheelchair — it is a robot with the form and function of a wheelchair," said Huang Zhou, deputy general manager of XSTO Co, which is based in Zhong

Global Times 13th October 2025 Initiatives aimed at engaging children with special needs underscore China ’ s strengthened commitment to inclusion and social support systems By Huang Lanlan  in Shanghai Editor's Note: China's human rights stories are unfolding in a new era of comprehensive deepening reform and historic changes. It is a key component of China's poverty alleviation and whole-process people's democracy, a thorough reformation in judicial, medical insurance, and

Global Times 15th October 2025 China releases first mass-produced barrier-free domestic, world maps Seeing culture through fingers By Li Hang For 17 million or so visually impaired people in China, the beauty of the nation's cultural relics and landscapes has long been out of reach. But that's beginning to change. On Monday, ahead of White Cane Safety Day, which falls on October 15 each year, China unveiled a series of accessible cultural publications: China and World Maps, T

Interesting Engineering 11th October 2025 Chinese university startup’s new AI platform translates text to sign language for deaf The tool...

PR Newswire 8th October 2025 Signs of Change. Equipping Teachers with Tools for Inclusive Classrooms Education Cannot Wait Education...

Xinhua 29th September 2025 AI-powered hearing aids bring clearer sound to China's elderly In a hearing aid store in Taiyuan City, north...

Xinhua 15th September 2025 China shares "dividend of intelligence" with the world At the recently held 2025 World Smart Industry Expo in...

China Daily 10 th  September 2025 Guidelines to make medical institutions more barrier-free The National Health Commission has issued a...

China Daily 5th September 2025 Beijing expo to showcase state-of-the-art assistive devices for disabled and elderly By Cheng Si The Care...

South China Morning Post 28th AUGUST 2025 Chinese ‘ folded boy ’ goes home, stands upright after 4 operations to break, reset body...

China Daily 29th August 2025 Rural Chongqing's 'Stephen Hawking' blazes a trail for smart agriculture By TAN YINGZI and DENG RUI In the...

City News Service 27th August 2025 A song on the moon brings theater to autistic children The theater lights dim. Gentle guitar chords...

China Daily 7th August 2025 China's gene therapy research making strides to restore sight for RP patients At 61, a retinitis pigmentosa...