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Pandemic-fueled increase in online activity likely to give rise to website accessibility lawsuits

June 3, 2020 | Source: McAfee & Taft

With the COVID-19 outbreak forcing most people to either shelter in place or severely limit their outside activities, people everywhere are online more than ever. As a result, website accessibility lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act are expected to sharply increase. Title III of the ADA requires places of public accommodation with websites (including retail businesses) to ensure that their websites are accessible to everyone, including visually impaired individuals using screen-reading software…

Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Blind Students

June 4, 2020 | Source: Brown Goldstein Levy & The News&Observer & The Progressive Pulse

Duke University systematically discriminates against blind students and alumni in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, according to a lawsuit filed today. The action, brought by the National Federation of the Blind and Duke MBA Mary Fernandez, alleges that Duke failed to ensure that blind students can interact with digital content and platforms and access course materials—including hard-copy Braille materials and hard-copy tactile graphics when requested and appropriate—on an equal basis with students without disabilities…

Websites need to become ‘places of public accommodation’ under the Americans with Disabilities Act

June 8, 2020 | Source: The Hill

In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was groundbreaking. Congress passed it to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities. Though the ADA never fully achieved that goal, it was a significant step in the right direction. However, 30 years later, in the information age, the ADA is obsolete and urgently needs an update. Title III of the ADA prohibits disability discrimination in “places of public accommodation,” which include businesses that are generally open to the public. Congress listed several examples including schools, retail stores, restaurants and movie theaters…

ADA Website Litigation Update — Serial Plaintiff Gets No “Lucky Charm” from New York Federal Judge

June 9, 2020 | Source: Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell

In a case indicating that courts may be weary of serial plaintiffs filing multiple cookie-cutter lawsuits, a United States District Judge in the Northern District of New York has ordered a plaintiff to show that she has standing to bring ADA hotel website accessibility lawsuits to federal court. The disabled plaintiff, who resides in Florida, has filed 29 nearly identical ADA website cases in the Northern District of New York seeking injunctive relief, damages, and attorneys’ fees…

Marvel Superheroes, Major Lawsuits And Universal Accessibility On Standardized Tests

June 11, 2020 | Source: Forbes

With countless comics, a hit series and a critically panned film, there’s still one question that’s never been answered about Marvel’s blind crime-fighter, Daredevil: What was his LSAT score? Let’s back up for a moment. If you’re among the 125,000-plus people expected to take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) this year, you’ll have to navigate its notoriously challenging Logic Games. These elaborate puzzles describe scenarios with multiple variables, such as clowns leaving a clown car. Based on a fixed set of rules, students must order the variables, group them together or both…

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For the Deaf, Social Distancing Can Mean Social Isolation

June 4, 2020 | Source: The New York Times

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Ashlea Hayes, who is deaf and blind and who works as the secretary of National Black Deaf Advocates, has become much more cautious. She lives in Compton, Calif., where she usually does most of her food shopping herself, but lately she has become more reliant on delivery services. “The grocery stores and things are quite regulated, and that’s overwhelming,” Ms. Hayes said. “The sense of panic everywhere is overwhelming.”…

Colorblind Users Push Technology Designers to Use Signals Beyond Color

June 5, 2020 | Source: Wall Street Journal

Leaving a Zoom meeting used to be a challenge for Marta Olea, a university professor based in Madrid. Ms. Olea is colorblind so could not see the app’s red-on-black “Leave Meeting” text on her computer screen. A large proportion of the 300 million people living with color vision deficiency world-wide would have trouble finding the button too. The most common forms of the condition affect a person’s ability to clearly see shades of green and red. Zoom redesigned the button in April to display white text on a red background…

Meet the deaf fitness instructor calling for more accessibility in gyms and on social media

June 6, 2020 | Source: INSIDER

Take a glance at India Morse’s Instagram feed and you’d be forgiven for thinking she was just another fitness influencer posting workouts, healthy recipes, and the odd mirror selfie. But look a little more closely and you’ll learn that Morse, whose handle is @youleanmeup, has a mission greater than helping people get fit — she’s fighting for more accessibility in the industry. Morse was born deaf and believes that the fitness industry isn’t inclusive enough. One of her main gripes, she told Insider, is that workout classes aren’t visual enough for the deaf community…

COVID-19 has put a chill on the Twin Cities senior housing industry

June 6, 2020 | Source: Star Tribune

After more than 40 years in a big house, Janet and Fred Jacobs are getting settled in their new digs: a two-bedroom apartment at the Pillars of Prospect Park, a new seniors-only building in Minneapolis. They have big windows, a balcony and a view of the Witch’s Hat water tower in a nearby park. A big move in the midst of COVID-19 has had its logistical challenges, but they will use social distancing as an excuse to focus on unpacking. “We’ll be cautious as far as not doing community gatherings or social dining,” said Janet Jacobs…

Meet the man making sure Apple TV Plus’ show See respects accessibility

June 7, 2020 | Source: CNET

About midway through the first season of the Apple TV Plus show See, several characters on a raft need to share a message without alerting others around them. Normally, people would pass a written note, gesture with their hands, shoot messages with their eyes, or soundlessly mouth instructions. But in the world of See, where all characters are blind, communicating without making a sound can be tricky. That’s where hand signals come in. One by one, the characters in the scene squeeze the arm of the person next to them before tracing a message on their neighbor’s hand…

People with disabilities lead hundreds in a more accessible protest against police violence in Milwaukee

June 7, 2020 | Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Though people of color with disabilities are among the most severely harmed by police violence, they’ve faced barriers in participating in related protests. Organizers with disabilities set out to change that Sunday in Milwaukee. “People with disabilities weren’t really included in the marches,” said organizer Harvey Ross. “It’s like that in society for the most part. People see us but we’re not recognized.” The march, departing from Veterans Park, followed a route with fewer hills for those using wheelchairs and other mobility aids, who were encouraged to lead the protest in the front rows…

‘Adaptive PE’ making exercise accessible for every type of student

June 8, 2020 | Source: KSNT News (Video)

A local teacher is making physical activity accessible and fun for all of his students. Matt Dunkin is an adaptive P.E. teacher in the USD 501 school district. He helps modify games during gym class for nearly 70 special needs students, so that regardless of ability, everyone can play. During social distance learning, Dunkin created the Every Kid Can Play podcast where he has guests on to help educate the community about the importance of adaptive P.E…

Covid-19 Causing a Surge in E-Commerce—Is Your Website Accessible?

June 9, 2020 | Source: Bloomberg Law

From restricting restaurants to take-out only, to non-essential retail closures, the Covid-19 pandemic is undoubtedly having a severe impact on businesses. In light of these restrictions, consumers have resorted to making purchases online, perhaps more than ever before. With this surge in e-commerce activity, combined with a flurry of litigation alleging that websites are not accessible to individuals with disabilities, this article highlights key considerations for e-commerce businesses…

For Students with Disabilities, the Long Commute Can Be Just Next Door

June 9, 2020 | Source: BU Today

For most people, climbing the steps to the School of Theology, either from the front of the building or from Marsh Plaza, is almost as effortless as breathing. But for Elizabeth Foster, it’s an Everest of a challenge. The connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos syndrome makes standing in place or negotiating stairs treacherous for her. To get to class, she has to budget extra time to walk around almost the entire building to enter the one accessible entrance, in back, leading into the basement…

The Pandemic Made Telehealth More Accessible Than Ever. Can That Continue?

June 9, 2020 | Source: WOSU Radio

During the coronavirus pandemic, telemedicine appointments have increased dramatically to keep people away from hospitals and doctors’ offices. State and federal regulations have been relaxed to make these virtual visits more accessible than ever. Some question whether this new framework will be sustainable over the long term. “Patients really like it, and we like the ease of being able to communicate with our patients, and now that everyone’s adjusting, I think it’s really nice,” said Dr. Brittany Myers, a child and adolescent psychologist at MetroHealth…

For Deaf community, COVID-19 presents unique problems

June 9, 2020 | Source: Wicked Local Marshfield

Social distancing and wearing masks are vital in flattening the curve and preventing needless painful deaths at the hands of COVID-19. However the use of masks has been disempowering for the Deaf community because their independence has been stripped from them as communication is now a one way street leaving them in the dark. The Deaf community consists of Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, late-Deafness, and DeafBlind. Because the DeafBlind rely so much on touch to navigate the world, they are especially impacted by COVID-19 and the requirements of social distancing…

Public relations graduate paves a path toward accessibility

June 10, 2020 | Source: The Augusta Chronicle

Ask anyone who knows public relations major Sarah Massengale to describe her in a word and they might say she’s brazen. Or fearless. Or even stubborn. They might tell you about a time she corrected them in an email. Or in front of a 20-person class. Or loudly from the back of a 300-person lecture hall. What they won’t tell you — at least not at first — is that she’s blind. Even when her blindness is the first thing you notice about Massengale, it’s not the thing you remember…

Virus Blamed For Delays In Brewers’ ‘Wheelchair Ghetto’ Suit

June 10, 2020 | Source: Law360

Two wheelchair users who claim the Milwaukee Brewers maintain a “wheelchair ghetto” at Miller Park have urged a Wisconsin federal court not to toss the case because of delays, arguing their responses have been hindered in part because their lead attorney must home-school his three children amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Julie Withers and Dawn Green’s responses in the Americans with Disabilities Act case have been delayed in part because attorney Thomas Napierala’s wife is a “cardiovascular caregiver” who works with patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus..

Modesto Teen Who’s Legally Blind, Hearing Impaired Becomes Household Name In World Of Bowling

June 10, 2020 | Source: CBS Sacramento

Bowling is right up 16-year-old Jacob Gaddam’s alley. With talent to spare, the Modesto native has become a household name in the world of bowling. Jacob is legally blind and hearing impaired. His tenacious spirit and passion for life has led to national titles and mega stats. “I’ve shot a few 300’s, and one 800 series, and last season I clocked in at a 234 average,” Jacob said. The teen picked up his first bowling ball at the age of five, and a few years later, the family recruited coach Scott Bartlow…

Increasing Accessibility For All Learners In A Blended Learning Environment

June 11, 2020 | Source: The Tech Edvocate

In order for a blended learning environment to prove beneficial for students with a wide variety of needs and learning efficacy levels, K-12 teachers need to ensure that both the digital and physical classroom environments are facilitating accessibility for all learners as a top priority. Just the way a classroom or digital learning environment is laid out could mean everything in regards to your students’ ability to focus effectively. With schools everywhere now starting to transition their classrooms into blended modern learning environments, how these classrooms address accessibility concerns become more and more crucial…

Jack Fact — According to the CDC- National Center for Health Statistics, the number of US adults with hearing trouble is 41.3 million, the Percent of US adults with hearing trouble is 16.5%, the number of US adults with vision trouble is 32.2 million, and the Percent of US adults with vision trouble is 12.9%.

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Feds promise $14 billion for provinces, $600 one-time payment to Canadians with disabilities

June 5, 2020 | Source: iPolitics- Canada & Ottawa Matters & CTV News & RCI & The Lawyer’s Daily & Sudbury

The federal government is offering provinces $14 billion to kickstart their economies, while Canadians with disabilities struggling with additional costs created by the COVID-19 pandemic will be specifically supported with a one-time payment of $600 each. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly announced the new government dispersals at his daily briefing at Rideau Cottage early Friday, saying he told the premiers in their teleconference last night. “We know that the provinces and territories are under a lot of pressure right now and are facing real financial challenges because of this pandemic,” he said…

College student Aishwarya Sunaad designs masks that are accessible for people with hearing impairments

June 5, 2020 | Source: Newz Hook- India

Conventional face masks make it hard for people who are deaf and hard of hearing to communicate easily. Ashoka University student Aishwarya Sunaad has designed face masks that aim to address this gap. Many deaf and hard of hearing people rely on lip reading and sign language to communicate. Lip reading is hard with face masks that are now mandatory wear post the pandemic. They cover the mouth and make it hard for hearing impaired people to understand what is being said…

Temporary changes to our streets must be accessible for those with sight loss, say campaigners

June 5, 2020 | Source: Wales247- Wales

A coalition of charities are campaigning to ensure that new temporary transport measures consider the long-term impact on the blind and partially sighted community in Wales. RNIB Cymru and Guide Dogs Cymru are leading the charge to raise public awareness of the issues people with sight loss and mobility issues face when trying to get around safely. The charities are calling for Welsh Government to back a Coronavirus Courtesy Code that aims to promote safe social distancing for all pedestrians, road and public transport users…

New study to help social landlords support residents to live in accessible homes

June 5, 2020 | Source: AT Today- UK & Access and Mobility Professional

Foundations has launched a new research project designed to help social landlords support more of their residents to live in accessible homes. The Government-funded national body for home improvement agencies is looking at how housing associations and other registered providers carry out a range of home adaptations – from grab rails and stairlifts to changes that help tenants with sight loss or dementia. Foundations Independent Living Trust (FILT) is supporting the study, together with two leading housing associations that specialise in accessible properties: Habinteg and Anchor Hanover…

Illuminating the disability job gap

June 7, 2020 | Source: The Charlatan- Canada

Finding a job can be difficult for anyone, but for students with disabilities, the process can be even harder. One Ottawa-based research project is looking to change that. Launched in 2018, the David C. Onley Initiative (DCOI) was a two-year collaborative research project involving all post-secondary institutions in Ottawa. The project, which ended in April, aimed to shine light upon the barriers students with disabilities face when job-hunting and is set to produce its findings this September…

Learning how to make your workplace more disability friendly — from people who live with a disability

June 7, 2020 | Source: ABC News- Australia

Andrew Meddings will never forget the look he was met with when he arrived to a job with a new client. The pair had spoken over the phone, but this would be their first in-person encounter. “Someone had recommended me and [the client] had heard great things about my work,” the 53-year-old said. “When I turned up he said: ‘Jeez, John said your work was amazing, but he didn’t say anything about you being in a wheelchair’.” The Sydney resident, who designs and installs swimming pools, employs four staff plus a number of contractors and his work has taken him across Australia…

Lockdown and the impact on deaf children

June 7, 2020 | Source: The Guardian- UK

We are concerned about the impact that Covid-19 is having on the 45,000 deaf children in the UK. Many deaf children and young people describe that deaf peers are very important to them, but they currently have limited access because of lockdown. Many use British Sign Language as a preferred language at school but may have limited access to this at home, relying instead on lip reading, facial expressions and other means. The increasing use of face masks creates large communication problems for deaf children and young people…

Physical and mental impact of lockdown ‘driving demand for accessible travel’

June 8, 2020 | Source: Travel Weekly- UK

The physical and mental impact of Covid-19 lockdown is driving demand for the UK’s £15 billion accessible tourism sector. Consumer confidence is returning as the disabled community plans to resume travelling as restrictions are lifted. The message comes from a new study by Lake District accessible activity breaks centre Calvert Lakes, which found that 60% of those with disabilities, their carers or their family members, are planning to arrange an accessible break during the remainder of 2020. As many as 95% will be booking in the UK, rather than abroad…

Making quality education more accessible to PWDs

June 8, 2020 | Source: Daily Monitor- Uganda

Education is a human right. Actually, every goal in The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires education to empower people with the knowledge, skills and values to live in dignity, build their lives and contribute to the development of their societies. However, not many parents of persons with disabilities (PWDs) recognise this, especially in Uganda’s rural areas, because disability is one barrier to children getting education. The 2017 Education Abstract of the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) found that about 16 per cent of Ugandan children have disability…

Covid-19 work flexibility improves accessibility for people with disabilities

June 8, 2020 | Source: RNZ- New Zealand

New Zealanders with disabilities have been calling for more flexibility in working arrangements for years and Covid-19 has made that more of a possibility. Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero said one in four New Zealanders have a disability, so workplaces must stay flexible, and have improving the diversity of their workforce on their radar to fully utilise their skills. “During Covid New Zealanders at large got real insight into the disabling world that many people with impairments or chronic health conditions have to deal with on a daily basis,” she said…

Disability advocates in Nova Scotia say they’ve been excluded from COVID-19 policies

June 8, 2020 | Source: SaltWire Network- Canada

Advocates for people with disabilities in Nova Scotia said when introducing regulations and protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic, regulators keep forgetting one thing: them.

Louise Gillis of Sydney, president of the Canadian Council of the Blind, said no one in related organizations was contacted – to her knowledge – in regards to incorporating challenges into the policies and regulations that people who are blind or with vision loss might endure…

Talking to everyone – Australian Taxation Office (ATO) puts accessibility at forefront of marketing and communication

June 9, 2020 | Source: Mirage News- Australia

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has completed the Access and Inclusion Index in three of the last four years. According to John Lennox, Assistant Director, Diversity & Inclusion, the reason the ATO participates in the Index is simple: “It’s important to assess ourselves to see how we are tracking year-on-year. We also want to know how we compare to the rest of the market.” “By participating in the Index,” John added, “we can all learn from each other. There might be things the ATO is doing well which we can share with others. Equally, it shows us what we could do better.”…

New programme to train young disabled Londoners in inclusive design and accessible services

June 9, 2020 | Source: THIIS- UK

A new, “ground-breaking” programme has been launched to support young disabled Londoners into careers in inclusive design, which will be led by Habinteg’s training and consultancy team – The Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE). Following a £322,000 grant from City Bridge Trust, CAE will train young people on inclusive design and the accessibility of buildings and services through the Pathways programme. Aimed at 18-30-year olds, the programme will provide the knowledge, skills and support young disabled people need to kickstart a career in inclusive design and access….

Deafness and design: A conversation with Ravi Vasavan, designer at Koto

June 9, 2020 | Source: Creative Review- UK

Nick: Hi Ravi. We often end up talking on Text Radio about the medium itself, and the role that writing vs speech plays in people’s lives. You have a powerful perspective on that. Do you want to say more about what you think of this medium, and how it connects with the way you communicate generally? Ravi: Yes, the format has a smack of familiarity for me, because it’s how I communicated with many hearing people growing up. From pen and paper to dingy old Nokia phones, onto iPhone and so on…

Disabled final year students of Delhi University petition UGC to call off exams

June 10, 2020 | Source: NewzHook- India

The abrupt lockdown has affected students across India, disabled students especially. In these circumstances the Delhi University’s decision to conduct online exams for final year students has caused huge dismay and stress. Sambhavna, a body that speaks for disabled teachers and students, has petitioned the University Grants Commission to call off the exams. Poor Internet connectivity, lack of accessible reading materials and frequent power cuts. Just some of the issues Ranu Maini, a final year master’s student of history at Ramjas College, Delhi University (DU), is battling with in the run up to her final year exams…

Parliament calls for a new ambitious #EUDisabilityStrategy

June 10, 2020 | Source: EU Reporter

As the current EU Disability Strategy comes to an end, Parliament is calling on the European Commission for an ambitious post-2020 strategy. Discover its priorities. What the Parliament wants in the new EU Disability Strategy. The European Parliament wants an inclusive society in which the rights of people living with disabilities are protected and adapted to individual needs and where there is no discrimination. During the June plenary session, MEPs will vote on its priorities for a new EU Disability Strategy post 2020, building upon the current European Disability Strategy for 2010-2020…

Better Access To Parking For Disabled Needed In Altona

June 11, 2020 | Source: Pembina Valley Online- Canada

The Equal Access Altona committee is recommending Altona town council improve accessibility to parking in the community for people with disabilities. Committee chair Amy Pankewich says there’s a need for more spaces and better-designed spaces in the community. “This proposal came about through feedback from individuals in the community. I think there are a lot of facilities around town that are heavily used, so implementing these changes and demonstrating their effectiveness at the town level will be really valuable moving forward.”…

“Ground-breaking” Pathways programme to train young disabled Londoners in inclusive design

June 11, 2020 | Source: AT Today- England

A new programme has been launched to support young disabled Londoners into careers in inclusive design, which will be led by Habinteg’s training and consultancy team – The Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE). Following a £322,000 grant from City Bridge Trust, CAE will train young people on inclusive design and the accessibility of buildings and services. Aimed at 18-30-year olds, the Pathways programme will provide the knowledge, skills and support young disabled people need to kickstart a career in inclusive design and access…

New Student Group Seeks Mandatory Accessibility Classes for Lecturers

June 11, 2020 | Source: The University Times- Ireland

Trinity students, alongside the Disability Service, have launched a new co-operative with the aim of introducing mandatory accessibility classes for lecturers and promoting awareness of students with disabilities on campus. The group, called the Trinity Ability Co_Op, hopes to introduce classes that would be developed by the group alongside the Disability Service, with the aim of educating lecturers on how to deal with students with disabilities. Members hope to ensure lectures understand College-approved accommodations for students with disabilities, and encourage them to make tutorial notes and subtitles for online lectures available…

Gene Therapy and Editing : Novel options for inherited retinal blindness

June 11, 2020 | Source: Healthworld- India

Millions of people the world over suffer visual disability as a result of retinal dystrophy that involves the death of retinal cells that are important for the light sensing function of the eye. Enormous progress has been made in other blinding conditions involving the cornea, lens, among others. However, the retinal dystrophies and optic nerve atrophies do not have any proven therapy till date. The major forms of retinal dystrophies such as Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), Leber’s congenital amaurosis (LCA), Stargardt’s disease etc. are either inherited disorders or developed with aging…

Covid-19 makes life ‘extra difficult’ for the blind

June 11, 2020 | Source: Health-E News- Africa

Virus prevention measures were drafted without concern for those with partial vision or blindness, say visually impaired and blind South Africans. Touching surfaces when walking is a basic skill often used by visually impaired people to ground themselves and locate where they are, but this has become increasingly dangerous to do with the spread of Covid-19 in the country. Touching a contaminated surface or object, and then touching one’s face may lead to contracting Covid-19, and visually impaired and blind community are acutely aware of their increased risk factor…

Building the Woke Web: Web Accessibility, Inclusion & Social Justice

June 11, 2020 | Source: A List Apart- UK

What would your life be like without the internet? Not if it didn’t exist at all, but if you were locked out of it? Would your days be different? Unrecognizable, even? Keeping your answers to that in mind, do you think access to the internet is a human right? Do we need to be able to access it to fully participate in modern society? To answer “yes” to these questions would have been unthinkable 20 years ago. Globally, over 40% of people still do not have access to the internet. That lack of access and the issues it creates have helped motivate digital equity initiatives like Tech Goes Home and the Good Things Foundation…

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