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Disability Resources employees work to make campus accessible to all

January 31, 2019 | Source: Scarlet and Black

Most students have probably visited the third floor of the Joe Rosenfield ’20 Center at least once in their time at Grinnell, whether they were picking up their room key, gaining permission to have a guest stay over or visiting one of the many resource offices housed on that floor. One of those offices is the Office of Accessibility and Disability Resources, which provides assistance to students with disabilities in many different facets of their lives at Grinnell. Writing about her position as Assistant Dean of Disability Resources at the College, Autumn Wilke described the responsibilities of her job…

Number Of Federal Website Accessibility Lawsuits Nearly Triple, Exceeding 2250 In 2018

January 31, 2019 | Source: Seyfarth Shaw

Website accessibility lawsuits nearly tripled in 2018

February 7, 2019 | Source: HR Dive

As we had predicted, the number of website accessibility lawsuits (i.e. lawsuits alleging that plaintiffs with a disability could not use websites because they were not coded to work with assistive technologies like screen readers, or otherwise accessible to them) filed in federal court under Title III of the ADA exploded in 2018 to at least 2258 – increasing by 177% from 814 such lawsuits in 2017. Plaintiffs filed these federal ADA Title III lawsuits in fourteen states—New York and Florida being the most busy jurisdictions with 1564 and 576 lawsuits, respectively…

People with disabilities use lived expertise to make public spaces better

February 1, 2019 | Source: BU News Service

The Institute for Human-Centered Design’s West End office has no stairs – only ramps. Round white panels hanging from the ceiling absorb sound to reduce echo and make communication easier. “We have built-in bidets in our toilets. We have automatic faucets and lights,” says Valerie Fletcher, the Institute’s executive director. “We learn all the time, though, about how we can modify things to make them better.” Their office is part of their mission to promote inclusive design…

Videos help faculty understand importance of inclusive technology

February 4, 2019 | Source: Colorado State University

Since it was first implemented in 2004, Colorado State University’s electronic information and technologies accessibility policy has helped make more learning materials available to all, including individuals with disabilities. The need for accessible materials has evolved over that time, on two fronts. First, there is the issue of compliance with federal regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act: Fifty universities were sued in November 2018 over accessibility of their websites, in addition to countless complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights over the years…

Disabled angry over lack of access at Polis inaugural

February 4, 2019 | Source: Pueblo Chieftain

Disabled people could not participate in Gov. Jared Polis’s inauguration on Jan. 8 because the event had no access for them at the state Capitol, according to the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, which offered in December to help the governor’s staff plan the event. “I think there ought to be some kind of apology,” said Kristen Castor, a Pueblo woman and advocate for the coalition. “I’m tired of it. The Americans With Disabilities Act is nearly 30-years old and we’re still dealing with problems like this.”…

Google debuts new Android apps for the hard of hearing

February 4, 2019 | Source: Engadget & Mashable

Over the past few years, Google has created multiple applications with accessibility in mind. Yet, most of these apps have focused on users who have physical or visual impairments. Examples include last year’s Voice Access and Lookout apps. Now, the company wants to provide better support for users who are deaf or hard of hearing as well. As part of this effort, Google is rolling out two new apps — Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier — starting today…

Websites need to be more accessible for people with disabilities

February 5, 2019 | Source: Vox

Beyoncé got an unwelcome New Year’s present in January: a lawsuit from a blind woman who says her website is inaccessible because it’s presented as a “purely visual interface” that makes it impossible for blind and low-vision people to use. According to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), these kinds of barriers to access are a violation of civil rights, limiting communication and participation in society. Instead of abating over time thanks to increased documentation on web accessibility and pressure from the disability community, this problem is only getting worse…

Accessibility in Retail

February 5, 2019 Source: Rehacare

It’s often the small things: demand bells and mobile ramps, sign language operation or trained staff dealing with customers with various disabilities –all of this can ensure that the stationary retail becomes more accessible. And the demand is there. Which solutions are already being implemented can be found in the current Topic of the Month February: Accessibility in retail., a series of articles about how the retail industry is incorporating accessible solutions into their stores…

Flagler Pays $16,000 to Settle Website Access Suit, and Much More to Become ADA Compliant

February 5, 2019 | Source: FlaglerLive (PDF) & Daytona Beach News-Journal

Flagler County government will pay $15,700 to settle a Napoleon-quoting federal lawsuit filed by a legally blind Daytona Beach man who charged that Flagler was violating the Americans With Disabilities Act by making some of the documents posted to its website inaccessible to the blind, because computer software can’t read the pdf’s. The County Commission Monday approved the settlement. But it’s on the first step in what will be a lengthy and potentially very expensive road to compliance…

The Caterer roundtable: why accessibility makes business sense

February 5, 2019 | Source: The Caterer.com

According to a panel of hospitality accessibility experts, the industry must seize the initiative and create better environments for the growing number of guests with disabilities. Rosalind Mullen listened in on The Caterer’s roundtable on accessibility, in partnership with the Blue Badge Access Awards, held at InterContinental London – O2…

Autistic Man Founded ‘Alternative Baseball’ Nonprofit to Make the Sport More Inclusive

February 5, 2019 | Source: The Mighty

Taylor Duncan, 23, loves baseball, so much so, he launched Alternative Baseball in spring 2016, in Dallas, Georgia. He has since turned it into a national organization providing an authentic baseball experience for teens and adults age 15 and up who are on the autism spectrum or have other developmental disabilities. Through Duncan’s expanding league, he is redefining inclusive sports. Duncan was diagnosed with autism at age 4. He had speech issues and other challenges…

New emoji represent people with disabilities

February 5, 2019 | Source: USA Today & BBC & Windows Central & The Guardian

A person with a white cane, an individual sitting in a motorized wheelchair, a prosthetic arm, someone signing the word “deaf.” These are among the 13 variants of emoji to represent people with disabilities that were proposed last March by Apple to the global organization that adopts standards for emoji. And now that organization, the Unicode Consortium, has added these accessibility themed characters to the list of forthcoming emoji. Around 1 in 7 people globally has some form of disability, including visual, hearing and motor impairments…

State plans to ensure ‘universal access’ to Walden Pond

February 5, 2019 | Source: Wicked Local Concord

Walden Pond, where Henry David Thoreau spent two years in the 1840s, is one of Concord’s most-iconic landmarks. But steep entry ramps and stairways have made accessing the pond difficult for visitors who use wheelchairs or other mobility assistance devices. Fixing that and providing “universal access” to Walden Pond is the latest in a series of improvements proposed by the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation. In a Jan. 30 presentation, the DCR highlighted a number of flaws with the current facilities…

New Bill Would Phase Out Subminimum Wage for Workers With Disabilities

February 5, 2019 | Source: Truthout

Many members of the general public are unaware that it’s legal to pay disabled people subminimum wage. Indeed, a loophole in the Fair Labor Standards Act enables employers to offer people pennies on the dollar just because they’re disabled. Thanks to the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act, introduced in the House by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-IA) and the Senate by Bob Casey (D-PA), that’s about to change. This legislation would eliminate this exception in the law, requiring fair pay for disabled people — an estimated 420,000 of whom are being underpaid on the job…

Accessible subway station numbers in Manhattan are inflated, report says

February 6, 2019 | Source: NY Curbed & 6Sqft

That tragic New York subway death didn’t surprise people with disabilities

February 2, 2019 | Source: The Washington Post

Will the death of Malaysia Goodson finally lead to accessible city transport?

February 6, 2019 | Source: The Guardian

In A New Approach, MTA Asks Wheelchair Users Which Stations Should Be Prioritized For Accessibility

February 7, 2019 Source: Gothamist

The MTA is jumping the gun by declaring more than 100 subway stations accessible when some only provide accessibility options to trains in one direction, according to a new survey by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s office. Staff with the borough president’s office surveyed conditions at 42 Manhattan subway stations that the MTA has deemed accessible. Each stop was judged on criteria based off of constituent complaints and conversations with advocates, including functioning elevators, station signage, and appropriate features for vision-impaired riders such as raised braille and bright paint that delineates stairs…

Gary council to consider making itself more accessible to the disabled

February 6 , 2019 | Source: Chicago Tribune

The Gary Common Council will be studying what needs to do more to make its services more accessible to disabled residents. Councilwoman Rebecca Wyatt, D-1st, introduced a resolution Feb. 5 that calls for all meetings, public notices and legislation handled by the council be prepared in ways that all people can comprehend it. She said that currently, the city does the bulk of its government business in the printed word, which is a problem for people whose vision is limited and cannot easily read the ordinances and resolutions the council ponders…

Businesses ‘sitting ducks’ for lawsuits because websites aren’t ADA compliant

February 6, 2019 | Source: WLFA

The disabled plaintiffs call themselves activists working to improve society for the disabled, one lawsuit at a time. Critics call it “legal extortion,” now targeting small business owners who feel they are “sitting ducks” for ADA lawsuits regarding their websites that are not accessible to some with disabilities. Last year, there were 2,285 ADA website lawsuits filed in federal courts across the nation, an increase of a 181 percent from 2017. The majority of lawsuits originate in Florida and New York…

California Companies Likely to See More ADA Website Accessibility Suits in 2019

February 6, 2019 | Source: Law.com

Only 10 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in California’s federal courts last year, according to a new report—but that number could rise in 2019, lawyers said. A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling last month found Domino’s Pizza Inc.’s website must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reversing a lower court’s decision. Kristina Launey, a labor and employment attorney at Seyfarth Shaw in Sacramento, said the ruling could make California’s federal courts a more attractive destination for website accessibility lawsuits…

Architects address campus accessibility, proposed renovations

February 6, 2019 | Source: Technician

After standing for almost 60 years and facing controversy regarding their accessibility, Lee and Sullivan residence halls and other buildings on campus are set to be renovated, bringing them closer to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. According to University Architect Lisa Johnson, Lee and Sullivan are the most concerning residence halls on campus in terms of accessibility, resulting in their potential teardown. “[The university] did a housing master plan back in 2008 that really identified the problem,” Lisa said…

How one company customizes trucks and SUVs to better suit wheelchairs

February 7, 2019 | Source: Business Insider

AT Conversions customizes vehicles for a good reason. It turns popular trucks and SUVs into wheelchair-accessible vehicles. The conversion process works on a variety of makes and models so customers have a broad range of options. The most eye-catching option? The gull-wing door. It takes 25 seconds for the lift to expand or retract. AT Conversions’ mission is to make wheelchair-accessible vehicles that people want to drive. It can customize a vehicle’s passenger or driver side, and accommodate manual or powered chairs…

Jack Fact — According to Angus Reid Institute, disability and accessibility continues to be a growing reality for Canadians – 24% self-identify as having a mobility, vision or hearing disability or challenge and 47% are helping someone in their life facing a disability or challenge.

Hit The Road Jack — #MySweden: ‘Helsingborg is the perfect mix of a city and a town’

International News

Paralyzed outdoorsman designs bike to cycle woods again

January 20, 2019 | Source: PBS NewsHour- UK (Video)

Christian Bagg was an avid outdoorsman when a 1996 accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. As a mechanical designer, he spent years attempting to create a wheelchair that could withstand the rugged trails of the Canadian Rockies near his home in Alberta. Then two years ago, his experiments finally paid off. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports…

‘People think you can’t be blind and use a phone’

January 29, 2019 | Source: BBC- UK

A photo of a woman using a cane while looking at a mobile phone has been widely shared online with many social media users suggesting the woman is faking her visual impairment. The image, which the BBC has chosen to blur, was posted on Facebook earlier this month with the caption, “If you can see what’s wrong say I see it”, and has since been shared more than 33,000 times. It has led to a number of people explaining that mobiles and other technology can be used by visually impaired people, and, in some cases, can be a lifeline…

A Librarian’s View of E-Book Accessibility

January 31, 2019 | Source: Ebsco- Canada

As a librarian in the University of Queensland (UQ) Library’s Learning and Research Services team, I work directly with academic staff and students, and I believe that accessibility awareness needs to be present in everything we do. Universities have policies stating their commitment to equity for students and staff with a disability; when it comes to published material, it is often libraries who have the role of delivering on this commitment in practical terms. For example, will a student with low vision be able to access the wider reading required for an assignment, in a format they can use?…

E-book suppliers and digital platforms can now provide better accessibility support for disabled students

January 31, 2019 | Source: Jisc- UK

Digital content should be more accessible than hard copy print, allowing all students – and particularly disabled students – to be more productive and independent. But universities and colleges find it difficult to guarantee that disabled students will find books on their reading lists that are compatible with assistive technologies. The ASPIRE (accessibility statements promoting improved reading experience) project used an open, crowdsourced approach to turn a negative problem into a positive collaboration across 49 higher education institutions and a wide range of academic suppliers…

Lessons learned on accessibility, inclusion and diversity at RedMonk’s Monki Gras – listen up and take action

February 1, 2019 | Source: Diginomica- UK

We at diginomica talk a lot about the importance of diversity in the technology industry. One, because we think it’s important and the right thing to do. And two, because we believe that as more and more services move online, they should be designed by people that broadly reflect the society we live in. However, attending RedMonk’s annual Monki Gras event in London yesterday, I realised we have unintentionally missed out on covering the importance of accessibility and inclusion…

Embracing the rewards of creating inclusive accessible environments

February 1, 2019 | Source: Planning & Building Control Today- UK

With the government recently announcing plans to make Changing Places toilets mandatory in all new large public buildings, Nicholas Bungay, director of strategy and external affairs at Habinteg, examines how to ensure venues are open to everyone. It’s reasonable to expect to be able to use a toilet when you’re out and about, whether for a football game, concert, show, public gathering, a visit to the shops and, well, for any everyday activity. If you agree with that statement, it should follow that there are a range of toilet facilities that meet everyone’s needs at all the above-mentioned venues…

Western Sydney Airport Recruits Wheelchair Rugby Players as Accessibility Consultants

February 1, 2019 | Source: APEX Media- Australia

Construction at the site of Western Sydney Airport in Australia only broke ground September last year, but officials at the airport are already laying the groundwork for a bid to become the one of the world’s most accessible air travel hubs. Last week airport representatives announced a sponsorship agreement with the New South Wales (NSW) Wheelchair Rugby League that will see players act as accessibility consultants during development. In Australia, approximately 18.3 percent of the population has one or more disability…

‏ Latest study points out only 36% of disabled people in India are employed

February 4, 2019 | Source: NewzHook- India

It is a known fact that participation of disabled people in the economy is extremely important for its development. In India, there are over 30 million people with various kinds of disabilities. But are their skills really tapped for the development of the nation? According to a new study by the Trust for Retailers & Retail Associates of India (TRRAIN), only 36% of disabled people are employed, most of them in the retail sector. . When it comes to mainstream sectors, people with disabilities are largely unrepresented…

Inaccessible housing is stopping disabled people living our best independent lives

February 5, 2019 | Source: Metro- UK

But if – like me – you have a disability, finding money for a deposit to put on a property is the least of your concerns. The latest English Housing Survey shows that just seven per cent of homes meet basic accessibility features. Out of the 13.9 million disabled people in the UK,1.8 million have an accessible housing need – 580,000 of whom are of working age. Like any young adult, I too dreamt of leaving my family home and starting my own life independently…

Axe accessible surcharge on Winnipeg taxi trips, add fines for faulty cab cameras

February 5, 2019 | Source: Globalnews- Canada & Toronto Star & Winnipeg Free Press

A report going before the City’s public works committee Tuesday recommends killing a $12.65 surcharge for accessible taxi service and adding fines for things like faulty cameras in cabs. The Vehicles-for-Hire annual report says no other Canadian city charges extra to provide service for the disabled. “The Public Service and stakeholders concur that it is unfair to charge a premium fare for a service that is necessary for many passengers with accessibility requirements,” reads the report…

Accessibility awareness needs work even for N.S. gov’t, says bureaucrat

February 5, 2019 | Source: CBC- Canada

It may be called Access Nova Scotia but the Bayers Lake office in Halifax is inaccessible to Gerry Post, the government official helping draft a plan to make the province easier to navigate for people with disabilities. Post, who uses a wheelchair, told a legislature committee Tuesday that decisions by government, individuals and corporations should be viewed through “an accessibility lens.” He cited the Access Nova Scotia office — where citizens can do everything from register a vehicle to obtain a marriage licence — as an example of a missed opportunity…

‘Access Earth’ app is going to revolutionise accessible hotel stays for disabled people

February 5, 2019 | Source: NewzHook- Ireland

Travelling is meant to be fun and exciting. But people with disabilities face numerous challenges when they travel which makes it difficult. One of the main challenges faced by disabled people is lack of accessibility. So apart from popular tourist destinations to hotels, accessibility is definitely a big challenge especially for people have mobility problems. A mobile application Access Earth, hopes to bridge barriers. The app that works like the TripAdvisor app will allow people with disabilities to rate hotels, restaurants and other tourist attractions…

Accessible packaging added to awards

February 5, 2019 | Source: Food & Drink Business- Australia

Organisers of the upcoming PIDA Awards have announced a new special award category for accessible packaging design. The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and Packaging New Zealand have introduced the new Accessible Packaging Design category to their annual Packaging Innovation & Design Awards program. The Accessible Packaging Design Special Award is designed to recognise packaging that is accessible, intuitive, easy-to-open and innovative and is offered in partnership with Arthritis Australia and Arthritis New Zealand…

Thousands still available for business accessibility grants

February 6, 2019 | Source: The Signal- Canada

Only 13 of Nova Scotia’s 6,000 restaurants have joined a pioneering program designed to help improve accessibility for disabled patrons and employees. Businesses can get grants through the provincially funded Business Access-Ability Grant program launched in 2017. Only 24 business have received funds from the program in the last year, including restaurants, hotels and stores. Gerry Post, executive director of the Nova Scotia Accessibility Directorate, said many businesses aren’t aware of the grant…

No approval for buildings in Kerala without accessibility features

February 6, 2019 | Source: NewzHook- India

Here is some good news for people with disabilities in Kerala. The Commissioner for People with Disabilities has stated that all new buildings as well as the ones under construction must be accessible. Without this, they will not get approval. The government must be given a clear plan and sketch of accessibility features inside every building, a move that has got the approval of the disabled community. This will apply to all constructions including public places, parks, schools, hotels, auditoriums, malls, parking spaces, public bathrooms, bus stations and ticket counters…

Adelaide Fringe Teams Up With Local Inclusion Groups To Improve Festival Access

February 6, 2019 | Source: Broadway World- Australia

More audience members than ever before will be able to enjoy the Adelaide Fringe thanks to new accessibility initiatives being introduced for the 2019 festival. For the first time, Adelaide Fringe is partnering with Deaf Can:Do and the Royal Society for the Blind (RSB) to help raise awareness of the services available to festival-goers who have access requirements. Adelaide Fringe Director and CEO Heather Croall said new initiatives included a 2019 Accessibility Guide and online search filters for shows with Auslan interpretation, open captioning, hearing loop, audio description, relaxed performances and tactile tours…

Canada’s pending accessibility law comes off as the Liberals just fulfilling an election promise

February 7, 2019 | Source: CBC- Canada

Canada is finally on the verge of passing federal disability legislation. So why aren’t I, a disabled woman, celebrating? Because Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act is not the legislation many disabled Canadians asked for or need. Instead of being a consistently applied right, accessibility in Canada is still a “special treat” that some of us get to experience, sometimes. The hope for the ACA was that it would define accessibility broadly and specifically, spell out expectations, apply those widely and give disabled people the power to say…

Halifax taxi reform highlights accessibility

February 7, 2019 | Source: The Coast Halifax- Canada

Uber’s inevitable arrival inches closer after council’s transportation standing committee sent the Vehicle for Hire Licensing Program Review through to council Tuesday morning. With a few amendments, the staff report, based on Hara Consultants review will make big changes for the municipality’s taxi drivers from increasing training for drivers, adding GPS in cars, making credit and debit machines mandatory and increasing the limit on the number of licences available. A supplementary report is to be prepared to look at implementing Transportation Network Companies like Uber or Lyft—which kept the ride-sharing giants out of the discussion…

Make voting accessible for the disabled

February 7, 2019 | Source: The Parliament Magazine- EU

Speaking at an event in Brussels, Marek Plura says both candidates and voters who have a disability face a range of impediments. These, he said, include “inaccessible” voting booths and difficulties getting to and from voting stations. He was addressing a conference on Tuesday, organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) about “participation of persons with disabilities in European elections.” Plura, who is one of the few MEPs with a disability, said, “For voters who are disabled, just driving up to the local polling station can be a major problem…

VIA Rail amps up accessibility efforts

February 7, 2019 | Source: Progressive Rail Roading- Canada

VIA Rail Firmly Committed to Helping Achieve Universal Accessibility for all Canadians

February 6, 2019 | Source: Business Insider- Canada

The Canadian Council of the Blind bestows its 2019 President’s Award to VIA Rail Canada- Cision- Canada

VIA Rail Canada Inc. yesterday unveiled completed renovations at its station in Ottawa, Ontario, that meet international accessibility standards. The terminal now is the most accessible station in the railroad’s network, said VIA Rail President and Chief Executive Officer Yves Desjardins-Siciliano — who helped inaugurate the renovated facility — in a press release. Started in 2016, the CA$15 million project included the installation of two elevators between the station and boarding platforms, and construction of a heated, level boarding platform with an access ramp…

Access for disabled persons must be ensured everywhere

February 8, 2019 | Source: The Daily Star- Bangladesh

Government should ratify the Marrakesh Treaty immediately to make production and international transfer of specially-adapted books for people with blindness or visual impairments easier, speakers at a consultation meeting said yesterday. They also urged the government to ensure equal access for people with disabilities to all social services such as infrastructure, communication, transportation, information and technology. The treaty does so by establishing a set of limitations and exceptions to traditional copyright law…

ADHB achieves the Rainbow Tick and the Accessibility Tick

February 8, 2019 | Source: Scoop- New Zealand

Auckland DHB has achieved Rainbow Tick accreditation for inclusivity and diversity, making it the first District Health Board in New Zealand to reach this milestone. Last December, Auckland DHB also became the first DHB to receive the Accessibility Tick for their efforts to make the work place more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities. Auckland DHB Chief Executive Ailsa Claire says the two ‘tick’ programmes are the right thing to do for staff, patients and whānau…

‘Make buses accessible to the disabled’

February 8, 2019 | Source: The Hindu- India

The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Transport Secretary to come up with a comprehensive plan to convert the existing government buses to become fully disabled-friendly and to lay down specifications required in the new buses to be purchased in the future. Justices Vineet Kothari and C.V. Karthikeyan ordered that the plan should be submitted in the court by next month. The interim order was passed on a public interest litigation petition filed by advocate L. Muruganantham in 2017 seeking better facilities for people with disabilities in government as well as private establishments…

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