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Lyft settles DOJ lawsuit alleging violation of Americans with Disabilities Act

June 22, 2020 | Source: TechCrunch & The Verge

Lyft has agreed to settle a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice that alleges the ridesharing company discriminated against disabled people — specifically those who use foldable wheelchairs or walkers. One complainant, known as J.H. in the suit, alleged Lyft drivers denied giving him a ride on several occasions because of his collapsible wheelchair. As part of the settlement, Lyft has agreed to pay $42,000 to the four complainants and $40,000 to the U.S. Treasury…

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Increasing Access & Opportunity: 30 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

June 15, 2020 | Source: Women In Government Podcast

This July 26th marks the 30th anniversary of a landmark decision that changed the lives of people living with disabilities. Back in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act or (ADA) was passed and signed into law. It effectively prohibited the discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life. On this episode of the Women In Government Podcast, our panel discusses how far we’ve come from the dark days of people being viewed as “defective” and in need of “fixing.”…

Twitter Just Rolled Out a Feature That’s Inaccessible to Disabled Users

June 19, 2020 | Source: Slate & Central Fife Times & SoyaCincau & Mashable & Engadget & Yahoo & Ubergizmo & Adrian Roselli & Best Gaming Pro & Business of Apps

On Wednesday, Twitter announced that it added a new feature that will enable iOS users to create tweets using their voice. “Hear us out: we’re testing a new way to start a conversation,” it tweeted, sharing a flashing black-and-white image of its logo against a black background and an audio clip in which one can hear a voice saying, “One, two. One, two, mic check. (Taps mic.) Is this thing on? Tweet with your voice.” But its tweets immediately drew backlash from several members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, who pointed out the feature’s inaccessibility…

COVID Quarantine + Surge in eCommerce = … ADA Discrimination Claims?!

June 19, 2020 | Source: Ward and Smith

While much about COVID-19 and its long-term impact on businesses and the economy is unknown, its effect of a worldwide increase in a reliance on digital means to engage in business transactions is undeniable and unlikely to decrease as we move forward. This means all organizations – commercial businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, healthcare entities, and professional organizations – need to consider whether this new reliance on digital means of consumer interactions creates previously unconsidered risks and liabilities to their operations…

San Diego County CU Must Face Claim Over Website Accessibility, Court Rules

June 22, 2020 | Source: Credit Union Times & Payne & Fears

A California state appeals court has revived a visually impaired man’s disability discrimination case against San Diego County CU over its website accessibility, an issue that broadly has presented liability issues for credit unions.

The plaintiff who brought the lawsuit in July 2017 has relied on special software that can turn visual information on a computer screen into sound. The complaint, which asserted a claim under California civil rights law, alleged the credit union’s website was incompatible with the software and posed “numerous access barriers.”…

Self-driving taxis could be a setback for those with different needs – unless companies embrace accessible design now

June 22, 2020 | Source: The Conversation

Autonomous vehicles (AVs), like self-driving taxis, continue to garner media attention as industry and political stakeholders claim that they will improve safety and access to transportation for everyone. But for people who have different mobility needs and rely on human drivers for work beyond the task of driving, the prospect of driverless taxis may not sound like progress. Unless accommodations are built in to autonomous vehicle designs, companies risk undermining transportation access for the very communities this technology is promising to include…

Activists plan accessible Black Lives Matter protest in Portsmouth

June 22, 2020 | Source: Foster’s Daily Democrat

A Black Lives Matter protest more accessible to those in the disabled community is being organized for Friday in Portsmouth. Juliana Good, a graduate student of the University of New Hampshire’s master of public policy program, said she wanted to organize the event after attending several protests in the Seacoast area that were not accessible. “There were no ASL (American Sign Language) interpreters, the routes were not really planned with wheelchair users in mind,” she said. “Being deaf, I miss out on a lot of the speeches and the chants and everything, so I wanted to create something that was accessible to the community.”…

How to say ‘Black Lives Matter’ in sign language and why it’s different for different people

June 22, 2020 | Source: Indy 100

Use this brilliant illustration to teach yourself how to sign Black Lives Matter in American sign language, because deaf people are very much a part of the movement too. But some people noticed that in the illustration of a black child signing, the first hand movement is slightly different. This is because Black American Sign Language or Black Sign Variation is a dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) used by deaf African Americans. When schools Southern states were segregated, sign language developed along different lines among the two communities of deaf signers…

For disabled and other marginalized fans, online events aren’t a compromise—they’re a lifeline

June 23, 2020 | Source: The A.V. Club

For some, events like concerts, drag shows, and comedy open mics being moved online amid the coronavirus pandemic is a temporary compromise. For those who have trouble attending events in person, the move has been a windfall, with more live entertainment than ever before now at their disposal. There are a number of reasons why someone might struggle with attending, say, a concert: The venue may not be ADA-compliant, for example, or they may have trouble standing for hours at a time, or they may simply be located far away from a major city without the funds or free time to travel…

Research brings tech tutorials to people with visual impairments

June 23, 2020 | Source: Tech Xplore

A research project that aims to help people that are blind or that have other visual impairments learn computer circuit design was recognized recently by a global conference on human-computer interaction. The Dartmouth study, “TangibleCircuits: An Interactive 3-D Printed Circuit Education Tool for People with Visual Impairments,” allows users to interact with models of circuit boards that provide audio feedback in response to being touched. The research received an honorable mention award from the annual conference of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction…

Mask requirement clashes with accessibility law in restaurant lobbies

June 23, 2020 | Source: Buffalo News

Tony Scioli grew into running My Tomato Pie, the family pizza-pasta-salads place on Niagara Falls Boulevard. Operating a restaurant through the various safety concerns has been a challenge. When he switched to takeout, the unprecedented call volume melted his phone system like a blowtorch on an ice pop. With reopening dining rooms came another challenge: keeping people happy while getting them to obey the state’s mask rules. Scioli’s restaurateur portfolio, developed on the fly, now includes legal analyst responsibilities…

Insider Exclusive: Region’s housing not keeping up with aging population, study says

June 23, 2020 | Source: The Telegraph

As Morgan County’s population ages the desire for them to stay in their own home might face an obstacle. Their home itself. A Census Bureau report released Tuesday says 90% of houses nationwide are not compatible with the aging population. The government agency looked at such things as the ease of access and safety features in making its determination. The report — Old Housing, New Needs — said just one in 10 houses has the necessities to allow those 65 and older to safely stay there…

The Latest Barbie Dreamhouse Now Includes A Wheelchair-Accessible Elevator

June 24, 2020 | Source: Simplemost

Around 2.8 million Americans use a wheelchair — a number that includes hundreds of thousands of children. Yet, children with mobility issues are rarely represented in the media, let alone when it comes to the toy section. Mattel wants to change all that. First, they started producing Barbies with wheelchairs, as part of their Fashionistas line in 2019. (The goal of the Fashionistas line is to promote diversity and celebrate the beauty in every skin tone, body size and even physical ability)…

Autonomous taxi firms can’t afford to forget about disabled passengers

June 24, 2020 | Source: TNW

Autonomous vehicles (AVs), like self-driving taxis, continue to garner media attention as industry and political stakeholders claim that they will improve safety and access to transportation for everyone. But for people who have different mobility needs and rely on human drivers for work beyond the task of driving, the prospect of driverless taxis may not sound like progress. Unless accommodations are built into autonomous vehicle designs, companies risk undermining transportation access for the very communities this technology is promising to include…

Advocates Worry Accessibility Will Be Sacrificed in MTA Funding Crunch

June 24, 2020 | Source: THE CITY & The Architect’s Newspaper

The MTA made opening more of the subway to riders with disabilities a centerpiece of the agency’s capital improvement program unveiled last year — with 10% of the $51.5 billion plan pegged for adding elevators at more than 60 stations. In a subway system where barely a quarter of the 472 stations comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the addition of elevators or ramps would, the MTA pledged, make the subway 43% accessible. Now that the MTA’s coronavirus-driven financial collapse has put virtually all upcoming projects on hold…

What parents must know about early detection of hearing loss in children

June 24, 2020 | Source: The Indian Express- India

Just like our other organs, the ears need regular check-ups, too. It takes a while for a baby to develop all the senses, which is why birth deafness or hearing loss may not come to the fore immediately. Dr J M Hans, who is a Senior Consultant-Paediatric Cochlear Implant at the Madhukar Rainbow Children’s Hospital, discusses this in a recent Facebook live on Express Parenting, wherein he talks about the early detection of hearing problems in children, and when to opt for a cochlear implant. Here are some excerpts…

New designation for autism, hearing loss will keep people safer during police stops in Michigan, advocate says

June 24, 2020 | Source: Lansing State Journal

Michigan residents with autism or hearing loss can get a special designation on licenses or identification cards advocates say will help keep them safe during encounters with police. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills Tuesday creating a “communication impediment” designation to go on vehicle registrations, drivers licenses and state identification cards. The law goes into effect next year. People with autism, deafness or hearing loss voluntarily can sign up for the designation…

Accessible fishing and overcoming disability

June 25, 2020 | Source: Valencia County News Bulletin

New Mexico is a state of abundant outdoor opportunity. For people living with disabilities, accessing these opportunities can sometimes be tricky. Thankfully, state, federal, private businesses and non-profit organizations are working together to create a situation in New Mexico where people of all abilities can enjoy the Land of Enchantment’s great outdoors. There are a lot of access improvement projects going on across our state; here are just a few of the locations that are being singled out in this week’s report for their quality adaptive fishing opportunities…

New York’s New Accessible Absentee Ballots Aren’t Accessible Enough, Voters Say

June 25, 2020 | Source: City Limits

New Yorkers with disabilities had mixed reactions to the accessible absentee ballot option that the state Board of Elections (BOE) implemented for the June 23 primary. Voters with disabilities named a number of problems with their accessible absentee ballots, from them not being compatible with screen reader technology to having issues with printing the ballot and bringing it to the mailbox independently. These problems, voters with disabilities said, got in the way of them being able to vote independently and privately…

How gene therapy and CRISPR are helping to cure blindness

June 25, 2020 | Source: MarketWatch

In recent months, even as our attention has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak, there have been a slew of scientific breakthroughs in treating diseases that cause blindness. Researchers at U.S.-based Editas Medicine and Ireland-based Allergan have administered CRISPR for the first time to a person with a genetic disease. This landmark treatment uses the CRISPR approach to a specific mutation in a gene linked to childhood blindness. The mutation affects the functioning of the light-sensing compartment of the eye, called the retina, and leads to loss of the light-sensing cells…

Jack Fact — One in 4 U.S. adults – 61 million Americans – have a disability that impacts major life activities, according to a report in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The most common disability type, mobility, affects 1 in 7 adults. With age, disability becomes more common, affecting about 2 in 5 adults age 65 and older.

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5 things blind people in Pakistan want you to know

June 19, 2020 | Source: Samaa News- Pakistan

Human beings have the amazing ability to adopt and adjust to the compulsions of circumstance. The blind, like their sighted counterparts, try to adapt in order to survive and pursue their goals in life. With sight out of the equation, the blind are dependent on hearing, taste, touch and smell to make sense of their surroundings to go about their daily life. Naturally, it is quite challenging now, whether a person happens to be congenitally blind, low-vision or a late blind…

Recorded lectures should be readily accessible, not a last resort due to crisis

June 19, 2020 | Source: Varsity- UK

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the gaping flaws in the traditional Cambridge education: its ‘romantic’ facade of antiquity has fallen away to reveal an old-fashioned University ill-equipped to support students through what was for many the most challenging exam term of their academic career. Failure to make contact hours accessible to disabled students before the pandemic left Cambridge on the back foot this term, now that remote teaching has become a necessity for all students…

Disabled blogger’s guide for planning an accessible trip this year as lockdown eases

June 19, 2020 | Source: The Sun- UK

Millions of us have had our getaways cancelled due to the pandemic – and are anxious about when we will be able to travel once restrictions are lifted. But what does the future of travel look like for the 2.2million people currently shielding, including the disabled, elderly and those with medical conditions? Disabled travel blogger Carrie-Ann Lightley has worked, lived and loved accessible travel for more than 15 years. She has reviewed many accessible travel destinations on her blog, and shares top tips for safe travel for disabled and older people…

People with learning difficulties ‘terrified’ by inaccessible Covid-19 guidance

June 19, 2020 | Source: Largs and Millport Weekly News- UK

People in England with learning disabilities have called on the Government to make its coronavirus guidelines easier to understand, with some “absolutely terrified” they may find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Campaigners say that while accessible information has been provided on certain topics during lockdown, it has been arriving up to two weeks later than the regular releases, leaving some people feeling like “second-class citizens”. Accessible information is simply information that someone can understand…

South Western Railway take part in lanyard scheme for people with disabilities

June 19, 2020 | Source: Bournemouth Echo- UK

South Western Railway has taken part in a scheme to support people living with invisible disabilities. The Sunflower Lanyward Scheme will help those with a disability discreetly indicate they may need extra support. Those wearing a lanyard do not need to disclose what disability they have, but station and train staff will be on hand to offer those customers additional support and assistance if they require it. SWR’s accessibility and inclusion manager, Michael Adlington said:…

Students with disabilities struggle through online classes, demand better accessibility

June 21, 2020 | Source: EdexLive- India

Neha Sharma (name changed), who suffers from cerebral palsy, has been unable to interact with her teachers online for some time now. She says there are days that she doesn’t understand much of what go on in her e-classroom and has to mostly rely on her classmates’ notes for studying. “I personally am able to access all my classes and assignments but it is not the same. I am still able to manage somehow but what about those who don’t seek help?” the 30-year-old MA student said…

The new way to travel if you’re disabled and use access

June 21, 2020 | Source: BBC- UK

Due to social distancing, the way we travel has changed and for many disabled people the access support they once relied on has changed too. Here’s the lowdown on what to expect if you’re used to being guided between platforms, using wheelchair spaces on trains or if you’re a guide dog owner wondering whether that old dog will forget his tricks. If there’s one type of access worker that doesn’t always follow the rules, it’s guide dogs. So has pawsing their usual routine for three months meant they have lost vital skills?…

Celebrating one year since the enactment of the Accessible Canada Act

June 21, 2020 | Source: NewsWire- Canada & Mirage News & Benzinga

One year ago today, the Accessible Canada Act (the Act) received royal assent. This was a significant milestone for Canadians with disabilities and the efforts to make Canada barrier-free. The Act also created Accessibility Standards Canada. Formerly known as the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization (CASDO), the organization is majority led by persons with disabilities. This new departmental corporation has the mandate to develop accessibility standards in areas under federal jurisdiction…

Deafblind community advocating for equal access to intervenor services

June 21, 2020 | Source: Newmarket Today- Canada

For many Canadians, it can be difficult to imagine what it must be like to live with a combined loss of vision and hearing. For Michael, this is the reality. Deafblindness, a combined loss of hearing and vision, impacts access to information, communication, and mobility. Diagnosed with Congenital Rubella Syndrome (also known as the German measles) just three days after birth, Michael has vision and hearing loss, along with a heart condition. When Michael was born, his family lived in Quebec…

Audio description on ABC and SBS delivers greater accessibility

June 22, 2020 | Source: Mirage News- Australia

The Morrison Government welcomes the launch of audio description on ABC and SBS television programs from today, making content more accessible for blind and vision impaired Australians. The national broadcasters will each receive $2 million in Federal Government funding in 2020-21 to provide audio description – a verbal commentary that complements the soundtrack of a television program – across an average of 14 hours of weekly programming…

Wheelchair gang tours Merritt

June 22, 2020 | Source: Merritt Herald- Canada

A self-proclaimed “Wheelchair Gang” hit the streets of Merritt on Friday afternoon, showcasing a new electric drive unit that improves accessibility for people with limited mobility who rely on wheelchairs to get around. “We are part of a much larger organization called Accessible Okanagan,” said Accessible Okanagan Society President, James Hektner, who was also in Merritt Friday taking part in the ride. “A couple dozen of us have a new innovative product that uses Lithium to power our manual wheelchairs by clipping on a powered front-drive technology. Similar to an electric bike but designed for wheelchairs…

Gerry Post believes a better Nova Scotia is possible after COVID-19

June 22, 2020 | Source: The Chronicle Herald- Canada

Whether isolating solo or hunkered down with partners, kids or friends, one effect of weathering this pandemic is more people struggling with feeling alone. Lockdown and social distancing have left us feeling disconnected from our people and the world. For many, that’s a new feeling. For others, the feeling is more familiar. Certainly, for Nova Scotians living with a disability, the physical and social barriers they face daily mean feeling isolated is nothing new. “A lot of people have been isolated for years because of barriers,” says Gerry Post…

What it’s like to travel the world as a wheelchair user

June 22, 2020 | Source: Daily Hive- Austria

Travel plans have been put on hold for people worldwide due to COVID-19. Bianca (Bibi) Riedmann and her boyfriend hoped to take a road trip through the US and Canada this summer, starting in California, passing through BC and Alberta along the way. The couple lives in Lochau, Vorarlberg, in the westernmost province of Austria. Postponing the trip for a year would be an easy option for some, but for 32-year-old Riedmann, this period could mean a small loss of one of her remaining physical abilities…

A passion for digital accessibility and employment earns Life Without Barriers a high score for Innovation

June 23, 2020 | Source: Mirage News- Australia

As an organisation, Life Without Barriers is passionate about digital accessibility. To embed accessible practice into its operations, it established a new business unit within its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) division called ICT Digital and Innovation. This team is led by the Manager Digital and Innovation, Scott McShane, who took an innovative approach to digital accessibility by initiating the creation of an Accessibility Guild, which is a first in the community sector…

Disabled people ‘being let down’ by streaming service accessibility features

June 22, 2020 | Source: Carrick Herald- UK & AT Today & Yahoo Finance- UK

People with disabilities are being failed by streaming services with a lack of accessibility options, charity Scope has said. A study by the disability equality charity has highlighted issues in closed captions, audio descriptions and website accessibility on some platforms. Scope said it was concerned that many disabled people were being left with a feeling of isolation and exclusion, which was being exasperated by the difficult conditions caused by the coronavirus lockdown…

Master plan aims at making Lethbridge more accessible

June 24, 2020 | Source: Globalnews- Canada & Lethbridge Herald

After more than two years in the works, the City of Lethbridge’s mobility/accessibility master plan was presented to members of city council on Monday at the community issues committee meeting. The long-term strategy aims at making the city universally accessible and easier to navigate for people who struggle with mobility. The document — which is available on the city’s website — states that the plan’s vision is to “guide the optimization of our physical infrastructure to allow for equal access to programs and services for all people, including those with physical, sensory and cognitive challenges.”…

Housing NZ’s accessible homes goal should be much higher – Disability Rights Commissioner

June 24, 2020 | Source: RNZ- New Zealand

Last night, Checkpoint reported on a family including a young disabled boy in a wheelchair who’ve been living in a South Auckland garage for six months because of a lack of suitable housing. Maria, her 7-year-old son Jerasaiah who has cerebral palsy, and his sister who has epilepsy share a double bed in the garage attached to a granny flat that is used by four generations of the whānau. The family’s on the housing waiting list – after Checkpoint got involved their priority rating went up four spots…

Europe’s Accessibility Act: a step in the right direction

June 24, 2020 | Source: Euronews- Europe & Euronews

The EU Accessibility Act aims to make it easier for people with disabilities. In addition to improving infrastructure it also seeks to ensure more products and services like smartphones, tablets, ATMs or e-books are accessible. Accessibility is seen as key to other fundamental rights such as entry to the workplace, education, public services, leisure. There are currently 120 million Europeans with some form of disability. That high figure is partly due to the rising number of elderly people in the overall population. Until recently EU member states had their own divergent legislation…

Where to buy transparent coverings for people with hearing problems

June 24, 2020 | Source: The Armenian Reporter- UK

The UK government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have both advised wearing face coverings in a bid to reduce the illness transmission of Covid-19. As of 15 June, face coverings have been mandatory in England while using public transport, in Ubers and in hospitals. The new rules signify anyone travelling by train, Tube, bus, ferry or plane in England should really be wearing a face covering. From 22 June, Scotland has made it compulsory for people to wear face coverings on all public transport too, like the Glasgow Subway, Edinburgh trams and taxis. Those under five and with certain medical conditions are exempt…

Silenced again: Time to make video-conferencing and TV broadcasts accessible to the hearing impaired

June 25, 2020 | Source: Daily Maverick- South Africa

Those with hearing loss face a constant battle to be equally accommodated in society’s spaces. With the Covid-19 lockdown, they have been dealt an extra blow. The audio-visual accessibility features of online tools do not work optimally. The author tested several platforms with the help of members of the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities. The Covid-19 lockdown forces people to rely on technology for almost all communication. In some cases, people spend hours on screens, fatigued by the intensified digital interaction or frustrated by audio and visual distortions if they don’t have fibre connections…

‘How Will We Write Online Exams?’: DU’s Visually Impaired Students

June 25, 2020 | Source: The Quint- India (Video)

Like most other universities around the country, Delhi University is going to hold online examinations for its students because of the coronavirus outbreak, with an uncertainty lying over their heads. We were recently notified about an online book examination (OBE) due to begin from 1 July. The question raised by many students was accessibility. To what extent are these online book exams actually accessible to the underprivileged sections of the society? With regard to the visually impaired students appearing for the OBE, we think the university has not taken into consideration our needs…

New Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations now in force

June 25, 2020 | Source: NewsWire- Canada & Lethbridge News Now

VIA Rail Committed to Follow the Way Towards a More Accessible and Inclusive Future

June 25, 2020 | Source: Cision

Starting today, persons with disabilities have new protections under the Canadian Transportation Agency’s (CTA) Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR). The ATPDR require transportation service providers to: ensure that aircraft, trains, ferries, buses and terminals (such as airports) are accessible by complying with specific technical requirements; meet communication needs of travellers with disabilities; provide accessible services; and make border and security screening more accessible…

Elderly face risk of irreversible blindness

June 25, 2020 | Source: New Straits Time- Malaysia

With ageing comes many issues that we may be unprepared to face, but loss of sight can be devastating. Malaysia is expected to become an ageing nation by 2035, with 15 per cent of its population aged 65 and above. While ideally, the elderly should remain active well into their golden years, it’s estimated that 46,000 Malaysians above the age of 45 are at risk of irreversible blindness due to wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). While vision changes will naturally occur as a person ages, actual vision loss is not a normal part of ageing…

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