World Health Organization
ASPREX (Assistive Product Explorer)
Partners: GATE (Global Collaboration on Assistive Technology)
Abstract: The ASPREX project investigated the feasibility of a machine-reasoning system which can help identify the assistive products that can best meet the individual needs by considering each person’s..
Year of publication: 2025
Type of document: Projects
Last update: September 2025
Project state: Ended

Valeria Nardiello
AUTONOMY AIDS: ANALYSIS OF SIVA AND EASTIN PORTALS AND INDUSTRY TRENDS
Editorial data: Facoltà di Medicina e Odontoiatria, Master di primo livello in Assistive Technology - Sapienza Università di Roma
Abstract: The term aid comes from the Latin auxilium and indicates a device that provides support to a damaged organ, helping it to perform its functions. In the medical and rehabilitation fields, aids play..
Year of publication: 2025
Type of document: Thesis
Last update: February 2025

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi - Centro "Santa Maria delle Grazie"
Handling Aids - Choice guide for home patients
Editorial data: Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Abstract: The introduction of an aid into a person's life disrupts a pre-existing balance - sometimes fragile - in favor of a new balance, which is intended to be positive, solid and as long-lasting as..
Year of publication: 2025
Type of document: Tools
Last update: February 2025

AccessibleEU - European Accessibility Resource Centre
Getting to know the European legislation on accessibility - Final Report
Editorial data: AccessibleEU - European Accessibility Resource Centre
Abstract: These guidelines are a concise and easy-to-use document aiming at providing knowledge about the most relevant European Union legislation and standards on accessibility. Readers will get a better..
Year of publication: 2025
Type of document: Tools
Last update: March 2025

UNESCO - Institute for Informations Technologies in Education
Innovative Technologies for Inclusive Education - A Review of Best Practices from Global Resource Centers
Editorial data: UNESCO - Institute for Informations Technologies in Education
Abstract: This publication, a key output of the "UNESCO–Chengdu project Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovations to Strengthen Inclusion and Equity in Education in Africa", explores the..
Year of publication: 2025
Type of document: Manuals or books
Last update: January 2025

ATscale - Global Partnership for Assistive Technology
Assistive Products Market Report 2025
Editorial data: ATscale - Global Partnership for Assistive Technology
Abstract: The Assistive Products Market Report 2025 provides an in-depth analysis of the demand landscape and supply chain costs within the assistive products sector. It details the significant market gaps,..
Year of publication: 2025
Type of document: Manuals or books
Last update: July 2025

The Royal Society
Disability Technology Report
Editorial data: The Royal Society
Abstract: The Disability Technology report explores the potential for data-driven digital technologies to reduce barriers that disabled people encounter in their everyday lives. Whether for work, play, rest..
Year of publication: 2025
Type of document: Manuals or books
Last update: July 2025

Rune Thorsen, Maurizio Ferrarin - IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS
A Wearable Open-Source Neuroprosthesis/Neuro-Orthosis for Restoring Hand Function
Editorial data: MDPI - SENSORS JOURNAL
Abstract: This paper presents a wearable, open-source system that combines electromyography (EMG) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) to restore hand function in individuals with disabilities caused..
Year of publication: 2025
Type of document: Abstract from magazines
Last update: June 2025

Fondazione CARIPLO - Programma InnovaWelfare
SALSA - Sensors and Automation for Freedom, Security, Autonomy
Partners: Informatici Senza Frontiere APS (Capo fila) Centro IRCCS “Santa Maria Nascente” di Milano – Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus CASCINA BIBLIOTECA Società Cooperativa Sociale Di Solidarietà A R.L...
Abstract: The SALSA project aims to improve the lives of fragile people and caregivers in Milan through a welfare process that uses innovative market technological solutions, training assistants and offering..
Year of publication: 2024
Type of document: Projects
Last update: June 2024
Project state: Ongoing

Gabriel Bennett, Emma Goodall
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability
Editorial data: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
Abstract: Disability is a human experience that most of us will encounter, either directly (i.e., being born disabled or acquiring a disability via injury) or indirectly (i.e., knowing someone with a..
Year of publication: 2024
Type of document: Manuals or books
Last update: June 2024