Accessibility in the News—6/15/18.

In this week’s news we saw several stories on the improvement of accessibility for disabled theatergoers, whether it be through improved theater access, or an app that can help provide closed captioning. Accessible cities was also a hot topic this week, from smart urban planning to maintaining accessible infrastructure. And, with last week’s publication of WCAG 2.1, several legal commentators weigh in what those changes mean for website owners.

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This is how smart cities can become more inclusive

June 8, 2018 | Source: World Economic Forum | Urban Planning, Accessible Cities, Technology

For urban planners, data and technology are valuable tools in the drive to improve administration and services. But while these innovations are making urban environments more livable, they come with a hidden cost: the potential to deepen inequality among digitally marginalized groups. Around the world, governments are making cities “smarter” by using data and digital technology to build more efficient and livable urban environments. This makes sense: with urban populations growing and infrastructure under strain, smart cities will be better positioned to manage rapid change…

Guerilla Opera Works With Visually Impaired Patron To Make New Works Accessible

June 8, 2018 | Source: Broadway World | Performing Arts, Theater, Opera, Visually Impaired

Lead by co-founding member, Aliana de la Guardia, Guerilla Opera is launching a new outreach program to support a deeper, richer and interactive experience for patrons with visual disabilities. This project was developed in collaboration with Nicolas Martinez, a young musician with visual disability and friend of the cast. Martinez attended a production and he and de la Guardia immediately recognized the potential to more fully engage with and enhance the experience of visually impaired patrons…

BECU will restore accessibility for blind customers to its website and mobile banking app

June 8, 2018 | Source: Seattle Times | Banking, Litigation, Mobile Apps, ADA

BECU, one of the nation’s largest credit unions, has agreed to make its website and mobile banking app accessible to blind users after complaints from a national organization and local credit union members. The agreement came after the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), its Washington affiliate and three blind individuals warned they might sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Washington State Law Against Discrimination, said Eve Hill, an attorney for Baltimore-based law firm Brown, Goldstein & Levy…

Website Accessibility Guidelines Have Been Refreshed– Welcome WCAG 2.1

June 8, 2018 | Source: The National Law Review & Klein Moynihan Turco & Seyfarth Shaw | W3C, WCAG, Website

After nearly ten years, on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, the World Wide Web Consortium (the “W3C”), the private organization focused on enhancing online user experiences, published the long awaited update to its Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (“WCAG 2.0”), known as the WCAG 2.1. Those who have been following along with website accessibility’s ever-evolving legal landscape are well aware that, despite not having been formally adopted by regulators for the vast majority of the private sector, compliance with WCAG 2.0 at Levels A and AA has become the de facto baseline…

Boise State changing accessibility policy after KTVB story

June 8, 2018 | Source: KTVB.com | Disability Rights, Performing Arts, Theater, Inclusion

Frustrated, a Star woman spoke out after attending a show at the Morrison Center on Boise State University’s campus, where her crutches were taken away from her. Morrison Center staff told her it was policy, because her crutches posed a safety hazard. Jennifer Ballard was born with spina bifida, and says her crutches are her legs. After our story and Jennifer’s advocacy – Boise State University changed their policy. BSU and leaders at the entertainment venues on campus met with the Idaho State Fire Marshal this week…

GalaPro app’s accessibility, translation services come to ASU Gammage, Tony Awards

June 9, 2018 | Source: AZCentral.com | Mobile App, Performing Arts, Theater

If you have tickets to the national tour of “School of Rock” at ASU Gammage, this month’s performances are a chance to try out a new app that provides accessibility services — closed captioning and audio description — as well as translations into foreign languages. Based in Tel Aviv, the GalaPro startup (short for Gala Prompter). Available for both Android and iPhones, it currently covers more than a dozen Broadway shows and is beginning to test its services in cities across the United States…

Is Your Website ADA Compliant?

June 10, 2018 | Source: Business News Daily | ADA, Website, Compliance, Inclusion

The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires certain businesses to make accommodations to people with disabilities, including such measures as wheelchair accessibility to physical locations, access to service animals and the use of braille. In addition to these physical considerations, Title III of the ADA requires businesses to maintain an accessible website. What does that mean? The answer is not exactly clear, but these guidelines should help you get started toward building a truly accessible website, avoiding any penalties associated with the ADA and making your business more inclusive…

Somewhere not accessible for everyone? There’s a fund for that

June 10, 2018 | Source: Sudbury | Facilities Access, Funding Accessibility, Accessibility Services

Know someplace in your community or workplace that needs accessibility services? You can now apply for funding through Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF). The federal government has announced that it will be launching two new streams of funding available through EAF – the Small Projects Stream and the Youth Innovation Stream to provide a range of accessibility services. To increase accessibility, the Small Projects Stream will provide funding for up to $100,000 per project to support small-scale construction…

How One University Tackles Accessibility in MOOCs

June 10, 2018 | Source: Class Central | University, Higher Learning, Online Courses

As MOOCs move from an experimental technology to a more standard learning resource, course developers and MOOC platforms alike are spending more time thinking about how to make MOOCs accessible. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, colleges and universities are required to make their offerings accessible to people with disabilities. This includes MOOCs, as the University of California, Berkeley learned painfully in 2016 when the U.S. Justice Department issued an order that it revise its courses on edX…

Bionic arms empower kids to express themselves

June 11, 2018 | Source: Gates Notes | Bionic Limbs, Prosthetic, Engineering, Empowerment

From pitching a fastball to painting a masterpiece, the human arm is amazing in terms of all the things it can do. But I had a new appreciation for what an incredible feat of engineering—and art—the arm is when I visited a non-profit dedicated to designing bionic limbs for children with disabilities. Limbitless Solutions, supported by the University of Central Florida, aims to address the needs of thousands of children who were either born without arms or lost them because of accidents or disease…

Southington Restaurant to Make ADA Improvements

June 11, 2018 | Source: Patch | ADA, Litigation, Inclusion, Mobility

A popular Southington restaurant improving accessibility in a cooperative effort with the U.S. Attorney’s office, authorities said. John H. Durham, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, said Monday that his office has reached a settlement agreement with the Smokin’ with Chris Restaurant in Southington to resolve allegations that the restaurant was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The settlement agreement resolves an ADA complaint filed by an “individual with mobility disabilities” that claimed the restaurant was not accessible…

NAFCU applauds another win for credit unions over ADA

June 11, 2018 | Source: CUinsight & Credit Union Journal | ADA, Website, Online Banking, Credit Union

National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger issued the following statement in response to another win for credit unions facing litigation over unclear website requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A federal district court in Virginia again found that the plaintiff to such a lawsuit did not have standing to sue Roanoke Valley Community Credit Union. “This is the sixth complaint we have seen dismissed against a NAFCU-supported credit union and we are pleased to see the courts recognizing that these plaintiffs have no standing,” said Berger…

City of Atlanta Sued Over Dilapidated Sidewalks

June 11, 2018 | Source: Daily Report | Mobility, Litigation, Accessible Cities

With Atlanta’s newly-minted Mercedes-Benz Stadium as a backdrop, attorneys representing a potential class of disabled city residents contended that the city’s infrastructure is so poorly maintained that it violates federal laws requiring accessibility to public venues. Decatur attorney James Radford and Atlanta attorney Andrew Coffman of Parks, Chesin & Walbert announced Monday that they have sued the city in federal court in Atlanta for reneging on a 2009 settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department that required millions of dollars of improvements to the city’s dilapidated sidewalks…

Lessons from the Legal Rebel: Lainey Feingold on Structured Negotiation

June 11, 2018 | Source: IDIA | Lainey Feingold, Litigation, Lawyer, Negotiation

In a world where ‘honest lawyer’ is considered an oxymoron, (mis)characterizations of those in the legal profession as deceptive, aggressive, and combative are, unfortunately, common. In part, this can be understood within the context of the increasingly adversarial and zero-sum nature of litigation, which inherently posits two opposing sides. Leading disability rights lawyer Lainey Feingold, however, wants to solve problems differently. Rather than the skeptical and distrusting demeanor she feels some American law schools still cultivate amongst their students…

Students with mobility challenges suffer the grueling maze of BHS

June 11, 2018 | Source: BHS Register | Mobility, Disability Rights, Inclusion, School

White flakes from the surprising snowfall in mid-April sprinkled freshman Hannah Waterman’s hair after her dad helped her out of the back seat of their car in the morning. It was 8 a.m., just in time for her school day to start at Burlington High School (BHS). One of the paraeducators who works daily with Hannah guided her from the parking lot behind A building into F building. On the bottom floor, they turned right, pushed the button to the elevator door, and waited for several seconds…

A New Jersey schoolteacher devoted 45 years to helping students with disabilities. Now she’s leaving them $1 million

June 11, 2018 Source:CNN | School, Learning Disability, Donation, Generosity

Genevieve Via Cava loved teaching and loved her students. Now, seven years after her death, they are learning just how much. The teacher in Dumont, New Jersey, devoted 45 years of her life to helping students with learning disabilities. After her retirement in 1990, Via Cava continued to visit the school district for which she worked, checking in on classes and sometimes stopping by the superintendent’s office. Via Cava died in 2011. And this April, the Dumont Public Schools received something they never expected: a check from her estate for $1 million…

Can smart cities be equitable?

June 11, 2018 | Source: Brookings | Accessible Cities, Smart Cities, Infrastructure, Government

Around the world, governments are making cities “smarter” by using data and digital technology to build more efficient and livable urban environments. This makes sense: With urban populations growing and infrastructure under strain, smart cities will be better positioned to manage rapid change. But as digital systems become more pervasive, there is a danger that inequality will deepen unless local governments recognize that tech-driven solutions are as important to the poor as they are to the affluent…

Officials to develop online accessibility plan after federal disability probe closes

June 11, 2018 | Source: The GW Hatchet | University, Higher Education, Website, Discrimination

Following the closure of a federal investigation questioning the accessibility of GW’s websites, the University is employing new strategies to detect inaccessible content online. The move comes after the University fell under federal investigation in April 2017 after a complaint, which has not yet been released to the public, accused GW of disability discrimination based on the accessibility of its websites. Officials said the investigation into the complaint has concluded, and the University will develop a plan to guarantee that new online content is accessible…

Accessibility has become a requirement

June 12, 2018 | Source: Computerworld | WWDC, Apple, Developers, Assistive Tech

Apple made a range of announcements at WWDC 2018 that put accessibility at the core of the company’s mission. So, developers no longer have any excuse to avoid using the accessibility tools the company provides. The focus is highly visible in the latest Mac and iOS releases (available this fall), which bring a range of smaller accessibility improvements. What’s important about that is that in doing so, Apple is solving problems other platforms have not yet begun to address at a core platform level…

Senior housing grows up

June 12, 2018 | Source: REjournals.com | Seniors, Housing, Assisted Living, Healthcare

As Baby Boomers approach the age where some form of assisted living starts to become part of their reality, the table is set for the sector to see an explosion in new development. With this increase in demand, one would expect an uptick in efficient, market rate senior housing. But that hasn’t really been the case. In the last decade or so, there has actually been more interest to create new senior living communities that are bristling with amenities, supplying concierge-level access to healthcare…

City budget includes influx for school accessibility, social workers for homeless students

June 12, 2018 | Source: Chalkbeat | Education, Accessible Schools, Disability Rights, Students

After months of negotiations, Mayor Bill de Blasio reached a handshake budget deal with City Council this week that includes a funding boost to make schools more accessible to students with physical disabilities and a modest increase in the number of social workers who serve the city’s growing population of homeless students. Some of the biggest education items in the mayor’s $89 billion deal had been announced months earlier or were long-anticipated, including a $125 million increase in school budgets, and funding for the mayor’s expansion of pre-K for three-year-olds…

Sea of Thieves update brings Skeleton Thrones event, color blind accessibility

June 13, 2018 | Source: Windows Central | Gaming, Colorblind, Microsoft

Microsoft had a whole lot to show off for Sea of Thieves future content at E3 2018, but if you’re looking for something to dive into right now, the game’s latest patch has plenty to do. The update, which comes in at version 1.1.2, includes the first of Sea of Thieves regular events, called Skeleton Thrones, along with a new colorblind accessibility mode and a whole load of new Bilge Rat content. The biggest addition by far is the Skeleton Thrones event, which gives players a new bit of content to keep an eye on while sailing the high seas…

History and Rules of Handicap Parking Spaces

June 13, 2018 | Source: The News Wheel | Parking, Disability Rights, History

Nowadays, every parking lot as a couple spaces specially designated for people with disabilities. But, that wasn’t always the case. There was a time that parking lots were a total free-for-all, forcing those with physical disabilities to traverse the entire length of the lot to access a building—and even then, there might not be a way to get onto the curb or into the building. When and how did today’s disability parking regulations form? Here is a general history…

I’m A Travel Writer Who Uses A Wheelchair — And I Want To See More Stories Like Mine

June 14, 2018 | Source: Bustle | Travel, Access, Mobility, Wheelchair

My husband and I have a wedding anniversary pact: We don’t buy presents or cards, but each year we take a trip together on our anniversary. This past year, I spent a long time planning a trip to Pisa, researching and putting together an itinerary to include day trips to Florence and Lucca. The hotel confirmed an accessible room with wheel in shower, which is really all I need — or so I thought. On arrival, I discovered a large step at the hotel entrance, and no ramp…

Montague reviewing its ADA compliance

June 14, 2018 | Source: The Recorder | ADA, Government, Compliance

For the most part, Montague and its five villages are “in good shape” regarding compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act according to a recent self-evaluation. However, there are still a few steps the town needs to take to become fully accessible to those with disabilities. A public forum held Tuesday discussed this year’s ADA self-evaluation and transition plan, which was completed by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG). Those working on the plan, town government employees and concerned residents came to the meeting to discuss the evaluation findings and voice concerns…

Housing Advisory Network Coalition plans meeting on accessibility and universal design

June 14, 2018 | Source: Temple Daily Telegram | Housing, Accessible Design, Seniors

The Housing Advisory Network Coalition met this week to discuss an August event it is planning on accessibility and universal design. The goal is to bring city officials, builders, developers and advocates together to discuss how to meet the needs of a growing population of seniors who are going to need access to housing that meets their needs, both financially and physically. There is an $80 billion market that includes seniors and people with disabilities. Every generation is different, said Peggy Cosner, executive director of HOCTIL, Heart of Central Texas Independent Living…

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Meet the blogger inspiring people with disabilities to wear what makes them happy

June 8, 2018 | Source: Metro – UK | Fashion, Empowerment, Inclusion, Diversity

It’s frustrating that this is still the case, but it’s rare to see someone with a disability in the world of fashion. The lack of body diversity in the industry extends beyond size and skin colour, leaving many feeling excluded. Think about it: When did you last see a fashion ad featuring a model with any form of disability? Thankfully, while disabled representation hasn’t made its way to the mainstream, it’s out in full force on Instagram. On the internet sit pockets of online communities where those with disabilities can share a love of fashion in a space that feels genuinely inclusive…

Pitching ideas for a more accessible Montreal

June 8, 2018 | Source: Globalnews – Canada | Accessible Cities, Disability Rights, Smart Cities

Participants in Concordia University’s Enable Montreal competition on Friday unveiled their solutions to make the city more accessible. Nine teams made up of students, entrepreneurs and disability rights activists showed off their accessible designs. Teams got to pitch their solutions to city officials as well as to the public. Kenechukwu Nnodu, who took part in the event, gets around the city by wheelchair and knows all too well how public transit can get in the way of the simplest of things, like going out…

Accessibility guide to Fife launched

June 11, 2018 | Source: The Edinburgh Reporter – Scotland | Travel, Scotland, Access

Euan’s Guide, a charity website used by disabled people to review, share and discover accessible places to visit, has launched an accessibility guide to Fife. The guide to one of Scotland’s most popular regions features a range of accessible locations, from the home of golf, St Andrews, to Fife’s famous sandy beaches and its picturesque fishing villages.The Fife guide, the third in an Accessible Highlights series, is free and downloadable and it is being promoted with a series of digital postcards showing just how accessible the region is for disabled visitors…

Disabled Montrealers could use some allies

June 11, 2018 | Source: Montreal Gazette – Canada | Disability Rights, Discrimination, Inclusion

In this era of Black Lives Matter, the #MeToo movement and Indigenous people’s calls for redress and restitution, the daily obstacles and indignities endured by people with mobility deficits and other disabilities continue to be largely ignored. While in no way minimizing the lasting traumas of colonization, racism and sexual harassment, let’s not forget that disability cuts across all genders, ages, races and cultural communities. Many, if not most, disabled individuals are subject to multiple forms of systemic bias and discrimination on top of the hardship that comes with a body that does not work or look as it should.

Step Change Studios: inclusive dance for all disabled people

June 11, 2018 | Source: Disability Horizons – UK | Dance, Performing Arts, Accessible Arts

No matter what your disability, you should be able to take part in dance classes. It’s a great way to keep fit, meet new people and socialise with old friends. Our writer Tom Housden talks to Rashmi Becker, who set up Step Change Studios, a dance company that does exactly that – helps people of all abilities dance. Step Change Studios caters to different ages and abilities. Can you explain more about the people you support to dance and how they find the experience?…

Inspirefest snapshot: Making the world of work accessible for those with autism

June 12, 2018 | Source: Silicon Republic – Ireland | Autism, Asperger’s, Empowerment, Employment

As the head of the Irish branch of Specialisterne Ireland, Peter Brabazon is responsible for helping thousands of individuals with autism and Asperger’s to access employment. The world of work should really be accessible to everyone who wants to participate, but history would tell us that this certainly has not been the case. When Thorkil Sonne was the technical director of a Danish telecommunications company, his three-year-old son Lars was diagnosed with autism…

Council looking to improve accessibility downtown

June 12, 2018 | Source: Strathmore Standard – Canada | Accessible Cities, Accessible Parking, Access, Disability Rights

Plans for new curb drops and accessible parking spaces throughout downtown Strathmore were viewed by members of the town council during their regular meeting on June 6. The council accepted the information, but so far plans have not yet been approved. Council adopted the downtown accessibility plan for handicapped parking and wheelchair ramps. All future handicapped stalls will have a standardized look and feel and will include curb drops from the road to sidewalks as well as signs on posts…

For Canadians with disabilities, accessibility is still a recurring issue

June 12, 2018 | Source: This Magazine – Canada | Disability Rights, Canada, Awareness

On August 20, 1995, I slipped into the passenger seat of my friend’s rusty old hatchback. It was nine o’clock at night. As we pulled onto the highway, heading from Ottawa toward Montreal, I wriggled to get comfortable on the vinyl seat, smooth against my bare legs. Fastening the seatbelt, I settled in. By ten o’clock we had hit a moose. The first thing I remember is someone calling my name. I opened my eyes to the chaos. Shouting, slamming car doors, flashing lights. I couldn’t feel anything; I couldn’t move. Next came the emergency room…

Overcoming the obstacles to accessible travel in Europe

June 12, 2018 | Source: Travel Weekly – Europe | Travel, Mobility, Europe, Transit

About 10 years ago, while traveling with my mother in Europe, the issue of accessibility became real for me for the first time. My mother, although elderly, was fit: She played golf a few times a week and had no mobility or other age-related issues that prevented her from traveling freely, which is probably why I hadn’t experienced firsthand the challenges some members of the traveling public routinely face. On that trip, however, she tripped and fell while alighting from a bus on our way to the Barcelona cruise terminal…

Smarter London Together

June 13, 2018 | Source: Greater London Authority – UK | Smarter Cities, Technology, Innovation

The Mayor has launched Smarter London Together – his roadmap to make London ‘the smartest city in the world’. This roadmap is intended to be a flexible digital masterplan for the city. It sets out how we want to collaborate with the capital’s boroughs and services, from TfL to the NHS. We also want to work more effectively with the tech community, our universities and other cities. We see London’s future as a global test-bed city for innovation where the best ideas – eg from the AI sector – are developed here with the highest standards for privacy and security, and spread around the world…

Automatic door openers, curb cuts and hope: What’s changed since CBC’s Access Denied series

June 13, 2018 | Source: CBC – Canada | Disability Rights, Building Access, Mobility

Ashley Martin-Hanlon couldn’t hide her enthusiasm as she approached the coffee shop. Last time she went there, she had to ask someone to open the door for her. Now there’s an automatic door opener. “Ooh, button. This is new,” said Martin-Hanlon, before powering on through. It’s one of several improvements that accessibility advocates reported to CBC in the months following our Access Denied series. The stories highlighted how people with disabilities are sometimes excluded from day-to-day activities…

Fremantle’s Centre for Accessibility officially launched

June 14, 2018 | Source: Community Newspaper Group – Australia | Non-profit, Digital Accessibility, Accessible Resources

The Centre for Accessibility is a not-for-profit collaboration working to promote digital access was officially launched last week. The online website provides resources for organisations to ensure their online resources are accessible. Minister for Disabilities Services Stephen Dawson officially opened the centre. Mr Dawson said people with disabilities would actively lead the centre. “Organisations have a vital role to play to breaking down the barriers to digital accessibility,” he said…

Everyone has ‘a moral imperative’ to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities, says UN chief

June 14, 2018 | Source: European Sting – Europe | Disability Rights, United Nations, Human Rights

Cementing and protecting the rights of around 1.5 billion people around the world in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a “moral imperative” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday. He was addressing a conference of signatories to the Convention at UN Headquarters in New York, describing it as one of the most widely-ratified international human rights treaties, which reaffirms that people with disabilities are entitled to the same treatment as everybody else…

With slight adjustments, spaces can be made user friendly

June 14, 2018 | Source: Daily Nation – Kenya | Accessible Design, Accommodation, Inclusion

In May 31, practising interior designers, academics and students in related professions gathered at Radisson Blu Hotel in Upper Hill for the first ever interior design conference in Kenya. The event, organised by the Interior Design Association of Kenya (IDAK), was held under the theme “Design for Diversity: Inclusive design as a catalyst for change”. One of the things that stood out during the day-long discussion was the need to build structures that can be used comfortably by everyone, including those with disabilities, without having to make special adjustments to accommodate them, since this makes them feel stigmatised…

Finding hope in disability

June 15, 2018 | Source: Khmer Times – Cambodia | Education, Empowerment, Vocational School

People with disabilities – those with no limbs or on wheelchairs – are not a rare sight. But we often go past them, disregarding how bad their conditions are or how they’re coping with society’s discrimination against them. But at Banteay Prieb in Kandal province, these people with disabilities – both physical and mental – are given equal opportunities to learn basic skills to regain their confidence and dignity. Agnes Alpuerto and Say Tola recently visited Bantey Prieb’s Vocational Training Center for the Disabled…

Albinos ‘Have Unique Abilities’

June 14, 2018 | Source: Fiji Sun – Fiji | Albino, Awareness, Discrimination

Fijians who suffer from albinism have been urged to accept their own unique abilities. The plea has come from 16-year-old Saint Joseph’s Secondary School student Sabina Moce, herself an albino, who believes she is special and unique in her own her way. This was her message yesterday at International Albinism Awareness Day at Ratu Sukuna Park, Suva. Sabina of Lodoni, Tailevu, is the eldest of six siblings, three of whom suffer from the disability…

Elderly abuse a growing problem

June 15, 2018 | Source: The Northlines – India | Healthcare, Seniors, Awareness, Retirement Home

A few days back, Geeta Kapoor breathed her last in the SRV Hospital in Mumbai. She spent the last days of her life waiting for her only son Raja who had left her in a hospital last year and never returned to pick her up. Our own Ashoke Pandit, well known producer-director and social activist who is based in Mumbai, with the help of director Madhur Bhandarkar and Ramesh Turani had put her in an old age home. Sadly, even the death of this 67-year old veteran actress who had acted in more than 100 films including ‘Pakeezah’ and ‘Razia Sultan’, could not move her son…

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