The best Assistive Technology newsletters

Personal essays from Precious "Preciosa" Myers-Brown on enabling technology, AI, and tech equity, drawing on her experience in disability support and her CES 2020 observations of digital humans. Readers get her take on autonomous AI agents, the limits of professionals' knowledge, and how general-purpose AI can widen career and support options.

Companion newsletter to the Found in the Machine podcast, sharing scripts, cut scenes, images and source links for each episode. Its issues are mostly behind-the-scenes notes and reading/listening lists on topics like optophones, emoji history and the Voder.

Practical guidance for people with low vision and those who support them, covering everyday tasks such as helping without overstepping, cleaning magnifiers and screens safely, and reading prescription labels. The issues mix general advice with mentions of specific products, so readers get tips on independence and some product context.

A product-focused blog from a UK deaf equipment retailer offering practical advice on everyday hearing aid problems such as devices falling off, children's independence and wind noise. Each post recommends specific accessories and devices, with some general tips from audiology.

A newsletter from Tech For Disability Tech For Neurodiversity that shares assistive technology resources, funding guidance such as the DWP Pathways to Work Innovation Fund, and event recordings featuring neurodivergent founders and worktech companies. Its issues mostly link to tools, funding packs and panel promotions rather than offering original analysis.

The CoughDrop Blog publishes articles about augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), covering topics such as cerebral palsy, AAC use in higher education, and AI-powered communication tools. Its posts are written by the company behind the CoughDrop AAC app, so they combine general explanation with promotion of its product.