"For us, communication is about giving her as much autonomy and voice as possible," Jess Markins tells PEOPLE of her ...

Our eyes are powerful communicators, and they’re even more vital when other muscles stop working. For example, in the final stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), many people can’t move their ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Rett Syndrome is a rare disorder with less than 1,000 new cases in the U.S. each year. It affects brain development, walking, and speaking. One Colorado Springs ...

Amazon has announced a new pair of accessibility features coming to devices with Eye Gaze on Alexa and a new call translation feature. Both are intended to bring accessibility enhancements to the Fire ...

Jenny Eckart Hoyt directs her daughter Winnie's attention to an "eye gaze" device in their Portland, Ore., home. The communication skills the eye gaze can unlock are critical for Winnie's educational ...

After devoting a chunk of its annual fall event on Wednesday to Alexa upgrades, Amazon announced two new accessibility features coming to its devices later this year. First is Eye Gaze on Alexa, which ...

This eye gaze technology plays an important role in helping Winnie communicate, but only if she has opportunities to freely explore it with a trained instructor, "kind of like she is right now," ...