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The plight of the blind gamer

November 29, 2017   |  Source:  The Routine

 I remember when kids first started showing up to my elementary afterschool program with the marvel that was the Game Boy. One of them finally parted ways with his for a moment and let me have a turn at Super Mario Land. I had never experienced anything so cool — the Game Boy was like my prized NES at home, except it was portable. But I quickly realized the game was noticeably harder than anything I had ever played. The enemies in the foreground blended in with the background. The dot matrix screen was blurry. And everything was just so small…

WesternU, Sight Savers America help Visually-impaired Children Read, Play and Thrive

December 1, 2017   |  Source:  The Daily Telescope

Covina resident Mackenzie Martinez, 16, received training on his new Freedom Scientific Onyx HD Electronic Video Magnifier (EVM) at the Western University of Health Sciences Eye Care Institute, Los Angeles Nov. 30, 2017. The EVM allowed him to magnify text to make reading easier and even allowed a closer look out the window, a view that included Beverly Hills High School and the Hollywood sign. “This makes my life so much easier,” Mackenzie said. “I’ll use it for reading, homework and lots of other stuff. This is a real Christmas gift. I’m very thankful for a device like this.”…

Surf’s Up! Don’t Become The Next Victim Of A Surfing Suit

December 1, 2017   |  Source:  Fisher Phillips

The past few years have seen a steep increase in litigation brought against hospitality businesses under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These suits often contend that certain aspects of a building, bathroom, or parking lot do not comply with the ADA’s detailed standards and regulations. With the goal of creating a physical environment that is navigable by all, Title III requires private businesses to accommodate guests with disabilities visiting their property by removing barriers to goods and services where such removal is “readily achievable” or “easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense.”…

Who’s Paying for Assistive Technology?

December 1, 2017   |  Source:  U.S. News & World Report

When Lee Huffman wants to use his personal computer, he launches a special application that magnifies the screen, allows him to change background colors in case his eyes get tired of the bright hues, and reads whatever text is on display. This tool helps him get information online, work on his projects and carry with his daily tasks as editor for AccessWorld, a magazine of the American Foundation of the Blind (AFB) that provides technology news for the blind and visually impaired…

Sign language interpreter delivered gibberish in Florida

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  ABC News

earing-impaired people tuning in to a news conference about the arrest of a suspected serial killer last week in Florida got a message of gibberish from an American Sign Language interpreter. As Tampa police Chief Brian Dugan announced the arrest of Howell Donaldson Wednesday night, interpreter Derlyn Roberts was there beside him, making signs that made no sense. “She sat up there and waved her arms like she was singing Jingle Bells,” Rachell Settambrino, who is deaf and teaches American Sign Language at the University of South Florida, told the Tampa Bay Times through an interpreter…

These kids are getting a closer look at life, from Legos to reading. Here’s why.

December 3, 2017   |  Source:  LA Daily News

A simple view of the Hollywood sign. Building Legos… It’s stuff we might take for granted. Not these children. For nine visually impaired young people from the L.A. area to the Inland Empire, seeing objects up close became a reality last week. Western University of Health Sciences and Sight Savers America came together at WesternU’s L.A. Eye Care Insitute to offer training in using the Freedom Scientific Onyx HD Electronic Video Magnifier. Don’t let the big name turn you off…

City offers Uber a deal in wheelchair battle

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  Crain’s New York Business

The Taxi and Limousine Commission is offering a deal to a coalition of ride-hail and car-service companies, but it’s not clear Uber and its new allies are going to take it. A controversial plan to require wheelchair-accessible service across the hired-car industry appears to be heading toward a vote despite objections from operators. But even as the Taxi and Limousine Commission has offered an alternative as a compromise, Uber and its allies are saying it’s not enough. They’re not the only unhappy ones. Disability advocates object to the city’s offer…

Boston’s Akili says video game helped children with ADHD in landmark study

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  Boston Business Journal

Boston-based Akili Interactive Labs has gotten one step closer to winning the first FDA approval for a “digital therapeutic,” saying Monday that a video game it developed to treat ADHD had performed well in a pivotal trial.  Akili, a spinout of PureTech Health, announced positive results from the study, in which 348 children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD played either the company’s tablet-based game or a similar “active control” game over the course of four weeks…

ADA compliance still an issue on campus with older buildings

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  The Wichitan

Living with a disability means there is a certain dependency on ramps, braille, elevators and automatic doors in buildings. But although the Americans with Disabilities Act has now enforced buildings to include these things, students with disabilities are still faced with buildings that are not ADA compliant. President George H.W. Bush signed ADA into law in July 1990. The act enforced an end to discrimination against people with disabilities in the workforce and public education system…

Chicago institutions strive for inclusion

December 4, 2017    |  Source:  The Columbia Chronicle

When Christena Gunther moved to Chicago from New York City in 2012, she was distressed by the city’s lack of access to cultural spaces for people with disabilities. The issue had been her passion since childhood, and she had worked on it for the Metropolitan Museum and Lincoln Center. So in April 2013, she founded the Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium to work with local cultural institutions to promote accessibility. In the years since, Gunther said, some larger organizations have improved access…

New York stores caught in web of litigation

December 5, 2017   |  Source:  Crain’s New York Business

After President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, businesses spent big sums installing wheelchair ramps and clearing impediments that prevented disabled people from entering their stores and offices. But many firms never got around to making their websites usable for the blind—an emerging issue in this era of e-commerce. Now a Manhattan lawyer is hauling local companies into court over this. Jeffrey Gottlieb last week brought suits against grocers Fairway Market, Gristedes and Key Food for operating websites that allegedly violate the ADA…

Feds OK plan to fix Magnet School accessibility

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  Foster’s Daily Democrat

The federal government has reportedly approved the Rochester School Department’s plan to partially renovate Maple Street Magnet School to deal with some, but not all, of the school’s accessibility issues. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has been investigating Maple Street, a public K-5 school and the state’s only magnet school, because the two-story school has no handicapped-accessible ramps or entrances, no bathrooms on the first floor that are accessible to wheelchairs, and no elevator despite its cafeteria’s location on the second floor…

How City Planning Can Change an Anti-Aging Culture

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  Next City

U.S. cities can be unkind to elderly residents, with services and social opportunities spread out and access difficult for people without a personal vehicle or the ability to drive. Transit in many cities doesn’t fill the gap. People with limited mobility are poorly served by streets, sidewalks and other public spaces built with lax adherence to the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Housing affordability can be a struggle for a senior citizen on a fixed income…

New tech accessibility requirements are coming to government in 2018

December 5, 2017   |  Source:  State Scoop

With 2018 approaching, federal agencies are preparing for a major update to the government’s digital accessibility requirements — standards that are designed to modernize and widen access for disabled users. The specifications, that take effect in January, establish new guidelines to help seeing- and hearing-impaired residents access information on government websites, apps and from other digital media. The rules target federal agencies, but are intended to be a reference point for states and cities…

College highlights experience of the disabled with awareness event

December 5, 2017   |  Source:  Morganton News Herald

Western Piedmont Community College highlighted the experience of the disabled with a celebration called “DiversAbility.” The month-long awareness event included activities spotlighting the challenges, achievements, barriers and rights of persons with disabilities. A “Chalk the Walks” campaign kicked off the event. Students shared more than 100 drawings and messages all over campus spreading messages of inclusion, encouragement, and accessibility.

Seniors living at home with peace of mind

December 7, 2017   |  Source:  ECM Publishers

As all of us grow older, one or more aspect of life can either be lost or compromised in varying degrees. The senior and special needs communities are no exception. Physical, cognitive and social deficits are only a few areas where people can experience profound loss. Grieving over how “life used to be” is also an issue that individuals and their families face at the onset or progression of a disability or chronic illness. But one aspect of life that both elderly and those with special needs cherish is independence…

Flying the Unfriendly Skies

December 5, 2017   |  Source:  New Mobility

I wasn’t looking for a platform. The platform came looking for me. When I was booking my first post-injury flight in the spring of 2016, a cross-country trip from Seattle to the East Coast for United Spinal’s Roll on Capitol Hill, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The dream vacation I spent months planning and thousands of dollars on in travel and lodging for my girlfriend, two caregivers, and me turned into every wheelchair traveler’s worst nightmare when United Airlines damaged my head-controlled Invacare TDX so badly that I wound up spending 11 of the 14 days without it at all…

Applicable legislation concerning qualified persons with disability

December 6, 2017   |  Source:  The Arrow

In discussing university life for students with disabilities it is important to note Southeast is subject to the requirements of two major federal laws: the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act states no qualified person with a disability in the United States shall be subject to discrimination or denied access to any program or activity at an institution that receives federal financial assistance…

New Report from ILMxLab & Disability Visibility Project Shares Insights on VR Accessibility Design

December 6, 2017   |  Source:  Road to VR

The Disability Visibility Project recently published a report that highlights the accessibility issues relating to VR users with disabilities. This follows a survey created by Disability Visibility Project founder Alice Wong in partnership with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLab, which covered user experiences, accessibility issues, and ideas about VR for people with disabilities. 79 VR users with disabilities from around the world participated in the survey, offering insights into their experiences with VR technology…

Google visits UMD to discuss building inclusive workplaces

December 6, 2017   |  Source:  The Diamondback

Google representatives came to the University of Maryland on Tuesday night to share with students steps they’re taking to make their workspaces and products more accessible to people with disabilities. “It’s about creating that awareness for all Googlers to make sure that we’re always maintaining our workspaces to the level that they were intended to be,” said Brittney Hykal, a university recruiter. Every year, the company dedicates a week to maximizing that awareness, Hykal said…

Government agencies: Learn how Microsoft can help you meet inclusion and accessibility goals

December 7, 2017   |  Source:  MilTech

Empathy is something our CEO Satya Nadella writes about in his recently released book Hit Refresh.  And it’s one of the principles that guides our mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. As part of carrying out that mission, we’re dedicated to having a diverse culture and making our technology accessible to all. And, it is at this time of year, that we remember those who have given so much in service to us all, especially our veterans and disabled veterans…

New SGA Disability Accommodations Council hopes to improve accessibility

December 7, 2017   |  Source:  The Concordian

On Thursday, Nov. 30, the Student Government Association’s Disabilities Accommodations Council held its first meeting. This year, the committee will address exactly what the title suggests: the state of the college’s physical disability accommodations. The council, which was created last month, is chaired by SGA chief of staff Sean Zimny. While currently comprised of eight SGA members, the council is open to the general student population. Junior Grace Bryan, a diversity representative for SGA, said that the group crafted a mission statement during its first gathering…

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International News

Improving Access and Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities in Samoa

December 1, 2017   |  Source:  Reliefweb- Samoa

The transport sector in Samoa, and within many Pacific Island countries, currently does not adequately cater to the needs of persons with disabilities. This makes daily tasks, such as getting to and from work, a difficult process. Furthermore, Samoa is highly vulnerable to tropical storms, flooding and seismic activity, which have detrimental impacts on infrastructure service provision and the ability to access goods and social services such as health facilities…

Championing the cause of people with disabilities, these companies show the way

December 1, 2017   |  Source:  Your Story- India

India is home to 2.7 crore people with disability, be it physical or mental, according to the 2011 Census. While people with disabilities battle multiple challenges with regard to people’s attitudes, acceptance and inclusion, lack of access to good quality education and employment keep many from being financially independent. The Central government had, in 1995, mandated 3 percent reservation in all public sector jobs for the differently abled…

Scandic Hotels arranges world’s biggest blind lunch at a hotel

December 1, 2017   |  Source:  Hospitality Net- Sweden

Each year, 3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. And to highlight this important annual observance, Scandic Hotels arranged the world’s largest blind lunch so that people could experience, if only for a short while, what it is like to eat a meal in complete darkness. In Sweden alone, about 1.8 million people live with some kind of disability and the issues they face aren’t always prioritized. One way to highlight this is to physically experience what it’s like to live with a visual impairment…

Activist fights to improve accessibility of businesses for those with disabilities

December 1, 2017   |  Source:  Kyiv Post- Ukraine

Dmytro Schebetyuk, 28, suffered a spinal injury seven years ago, and is now a wheelchair user. Schebetyuk co-founded the Dostupno UA initiative, which tests various venues in Kyiv for their accessibility to wheelchair users, and films video blogs about infrastructure and life of people with disabilities in Ukraine. Schebetyuk said that his main goal is to show that using a wheelchair is not an obstacle to having a full life. “The initiative aims to change the attitude towards people with disabilities, and change their self-perception,” he said…

Breaking down barriers to accessibility in Cape Breton

December 1, 2017   |  Source:  Cape Breton Post- Canada

Small businesses that want to better serve those with disabilities will now be able to access a pool of provincial money to help make necessary changes to their operations. Business Minister and Glace Bay MLA Geoff MacLellan, on behalf of Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister Leo Glavine, announced the $1-million Small Business ACCESS-Ability Program in support of the new Accessibility Act in Sydney Friday. “It’s the advocates that do all the hard work that ensure that government…

Tobii’s eye-tracking makes over 100 games more accessible

December 1, 2017   |  Source:  VentureBeat- UK

Over 100 games now support Tobii‘s eye-tracking technology, including blockbuster hits like Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Origins and indie favorites such as Ori and the Blind Forest. That means that these games are also more accessible to players who may have disabilities that traditional controllers and keyboards don’t accommodate. Bill Donegan is a projects manager at SpecialEffect, a U.K.-based charity that helps people with disabilities play games. It recently raised nearly $400,000 for its cause…

Making workplaces more inclusive: a work in progress

December 3, 2017   |  Source:  The Hindu- India

People with disabilities are not different from others in the workplace. They need the same things — to use the lift, talk to colleagues and business contacts, work on documents, be part of team training, apply for leave online, read the employee newsletter, even sip a beverage or enjoy a meal in the canteen — but may need the workplace to give them that access in different ways. Inclusion happens at multiple levels: societal, organisational, in teams, and on a one-to-one basis…

Invisible Millions: China’s Unnoticed Disabled People

December 2, 2017   |  Source:  Sixth Tone- China

Today, Dec. 3, is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, an occasion that intends to put the spotlight on a group of over 1 billion individuals and accord them the same dignities, rights, and happiness that able-bodied people enjoy. According to the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), more than 85 million people identified themselves as living with disabilities on the 2010 national census. But in China’s public spaces, they are largely invisible…

Delhi MLAs to get ‘lessons’ in disabled-friendly practices

December 3, 2017   |  Source:  The New Indian Express- India

With the vision to create more awareness about people with disability, Delhi Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) has written a letter to the Cabinet Secretary urging him to conduct a two-three hour workshop at a suitable time for all the MLAs. T.D Dhariyal, who has been appointed as PWD commissioner in March, has already conducted two workshops for Delhi Police officials and bureaucrats now it is time for the representatives of the people. “I believe that unless there is awareness regarding PWD, turning things around will prove to be a very difficult task…

All branches of government must rally together for Canadians with disabilities

December 3, 2017   |  Source:  The Globe and Mail- Canada

Dec. 3 is the United Nations-sanctioned International Day of Persons With Disabilities (IDPD), and this also marks the 30th year since I wheeled around the world creating awareness and encouraging barriers to be removed. A lot has been accomplished in that time, including the UN declaring the launch of the Decade of Disabled Persons from 1983-1992, which ended with a global conference on accessibility hosted by Canada that I had the good fortune of leading…

Naidu launches scheme for differently abled people in Assam

December 3, 2017   |  Source:  Deccan Herald- India

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today called for an inclusive society with no discrimination against differently abled people. People should treat the differently abled with empathy and not sympathy, Naidu said at the launch of the Deen Dayal Divyangajan Sahajya Scheme here on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Under the scheme every differently abled person in the state would be entitled to a one-time grant of Rs 5,000 for their treatment…

Teacher awarded for work with hard of hearing

December 3, 2017   |  Source:  North Shore News- Canada

A North Vancouver resident and longtime educator of students who are deaf or hard of hearing has been recognized for her years of service. Rhena Tevendale received the I.D.E.A award — Inspirational Deaf Educator Award — from the provincial chapter of the Canadian Association of Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in late October. “I was very humbled and very honoured to be recognized,” Tevendale recently told the North Shore News. “It’s nice to be acknowledged.”…

Vision for enablement

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  The Star Online- Malaysia

The surest thing about Saqib Shaikh is his clarity of vision – to enable not just the visually impaired to experience what most people take for granted, but ­ultimately others as well. To those yet unfamiliar, through his Seeing-AI app, the visual world has become an audible experience to blind people. Point your phone’s camera at (or hover it) over a spot and you’ll hear a description of exactly what’s out there. The app recognises friends, describes the people around you including their emotions, and scans and reads texts out loud as they come into view…

Accessibility becomes a major hurdle for differently-abled people

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  The Express Tribune- Pakistan

Despite tall claims made by the government on the welfare of the differently-abled persons, these people have to face uphill tasks on a number of occasions whether it be a struggle to secure an employment opportunity or access any public building which lacks ramps to facilitate wheelchair-bound citizens. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed that around 1.82 million differently-abled people live in Punjab. The provincial government claims to have increased job quota for the differently-abled people to 3% from the previous 2%…

How you can help change the lives of disabled people in developing countries

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  Disability Horizons- Africa

Being disabled comes with its difficulties. But many of us have it a lot easier than others. Around the world, millions of disabled people live in developing countries, often in poverty, shunned by society and without support. We hear from charity Motivation about how it’s unlocking the potential of disabled people and giving them a fair chance in life. Salome works as a financial analyst in Nairobi, Kenya. She is confident, fiercely independent and loves her job, but it wasn’t always this way…

Parliament reaches preliminary agreement for disabilities bill

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  Egypt Independent- Egypt

Parliament has reached a preliminary agreement to the bill concerning the rights of people with disabilities, which was presented by government: thus far, parliament had discussed 22 subjects, and it is expected to discuss the rest on Monday. During Monday’s session, the Speaker for Parliament, Ali Abdelaal, expressed parliament’s determination to align itself with progressive global standards in celebrating the International Day for People with Disabilities…

Industry committed to making retail places accessible to all

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  Property Week- UK

Shopping and accessing entertainment come high on the list of challenging experiences for people with disabilities, both physical and hidden such as autism, dementia and mental health conditions, and the number of people facing these barriers is increasing. Given the ageing population, with the purple pound, the combined disposable income of UK’s disabled people is worth £249bn a year. UK retail places and retailers are potentially missing up to one third of their communities, improving social equality in this area will be beneficial to people, communities and businesses…

Microsoft researcher on how to push the boundaries of tech by making it more inclusive and accessible

December 4, 2017   |  Source:  MilTech- India

I’m a Research Fellow at Microsoft India, and the world of technology and its benefits are not alien to me. Thanks to my parents, I got my first stint with technology at eight, through a computer. Now, this might not seem like something unusual for anyone raised in today’s world, and may not even be unique. But to me it was the first day my eyes were truly opened to the possibilities of what could be. I’ve had an incurable visual impairment, which was diagnosed when I was three-months-old. The computer was equipped with a screen reader, making learning a lot more easier and simpler…

Lawyers urge Lagos CJ to enforce disability law

December 5, 2017   |  Source:  The Nation Newspaper- Nigeria

The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN) has urged Lagos State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Opeyemi Oke, to enforce the  Special People’s Law in the courts. In a November 8 letter to the CJ, the group identified what needs to be addressed to make court appearance less cumbersome for lawyers with disabilities. They include: accessibility, parking, flexibility of court proceedings, sitting arrangements, public functions and employment…

First national conference for youth with disability promises strides

December 5, 2017   |  Source:  WAFA- Palestine

The youth group “Bhmtkom” Tuesday organized the first national conference for Palestinian youth with disability under the title of “And I am a part”, as part of the project “For effective youth with disabilities to create positive change.” The project is the result of partnership between the Palestinian Vision Organization, the Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD) and Diakonia in Palestine. The conference held in the Palestinian Red Crescent in al-Bireh, focused on the topic of adapting to support the integration of people with disability in all walks of life…

No entry: Why is the Paris Metro still out of bounds for disabled people?

December 7, 2017   |  Source:  The Local- France

The Metro might be a convenient way for many to get around Paris but for disabled people including those who need wheelchairs, the French capital’s underground system is nothing short of a nightmare. Here’s why. For most people the number of steps you are expected to climb on any one journey on the Paris Metro can be daunting. But for the 1.3 million people with disabilities living in the greater Paris region of Ile-de-France, which translates to 12 percent of the population, there are more pressing issues when it comes to getting around on the city’s underground network…

Making digital technologies more accessible to Canadians with disabilities

December 6, 2017   |  Source:  Markets Insider- Canada

As a result of a new $22.3-million program, more Canadians with disabilities will have access to the digital tools they need to fully participate in society and get access to the well-paying jobs of today and tomorrow. The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, today launched the Accessible Technology Program, a new program that, over the next five years, will co-fund innovative projects to develop new assistive and adaptive digital devices and technologies…

Commission welcomes Member States’ agreement on the European Accessibility Act

December 7, 2017   |  Source:  Miltech- Europe & Council of the European Union

The European Commission welcomes the general approach found by the Member States at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers Council today on the Commission’s proposal to make many everyday products and services accessible to people with a disability (European Accessibility Act). Following the agreement, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, said: “Last Sunday, we celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities…

Shrinking the digital divide

December 7, 2017   |  Source:  EuroScientist- Europe

Not everyone is able to use the web, computers, tablets, smart-phones, learning resources, electronic ticket machines, and even some digital-based home appliances. These digital technologies now pervade all aspects of our lives. They govern our access to education, employment, civic participation, travel, entertainment, health and safety. People left out include those with disability, citizens who are not digitally literate or those who are experiencing ageing-related barriers, and can therefore not easily access information and communication technologies (ICT)…

Symbolism is everything as Toronto moves to implement new accessibility symbol

December 7, 2017   |  Source:  MetroNews- Canada

Advocates have claimed a win in their effort to usher in a more dynamic accessibility sign on city-owned properties. The Forward Movement, which campaigns on behalf of persons with disabilities, has been asking that the Dynamic Symbol of Access replace the International Symbol of Access in municipalities across Ontario. Using the slogan “Nothing About Us, Without Us,” the group made a presentation Monday to the city’s Accessibility Advisory Committee…

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