Accessibility in the News — 4/8/2022.

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Bringing Website Accessibility Lawsuits in New York Just Got a Little Harder for Repeat Plaintiffs

March 31, 2022 | Source: Seyfarth Shaw

New York federal courts have been inundated with website accessibility lawsuits in recent years and continued to lead the country with 2,074 cases filed in 2021. By comparison, California came in at a distant second with only 359 filings for the same period. Most of these 2,000+ New York lawsuits have been filed by a relatively small number of firms on behalf of blind plaintiffs who make vague and conclusory allegations about how they could not access the goods and services on dozens, if not hundreds of websites…

Dozens of Northern California wineries face website accessibility lawsuits

April 1, 2022 | Source: North Bay Business Journal & KSRO

4 steps to fixing a business website after an accessibility lawsuit

April 1, 2022 | Source: North Bay Business Journal

North Coast wineries are part of a growing wave of lawsuits nationwide alleging that company websites aren’t compliant with federal and state laws requiring equal access to those with disabilities. Cases naming wineries as defendants have more than doubled in the past five years in California alone, with at least one lawyer saying he expects them to spread to other types of businesses. Vintners and other businesses face thousands of dollars in penalties plus legal costs if they lose in court…

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Apple to Rerelease Oscar Winner ‘CODA’ in Theaters

March 30, 2021 | Source: Hollywood Reporter

After CODA made history with the first Oscar best picture winner for a streaming service, Apple and its Apple TV+ platform are set to rerelease the watershed movie for Deaf representation in theaters from April 1. After also winning the best supporting actor Oscar, for Troy Kotsur, and the best adapted screenplay trophy, for writer-director Siân Heder, CODA will return to theaters with open captions to be accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing…

Sesame Workshop debuts a new character who uses a wheelchair

March 31, 2022 | Source: CNN

There’s a new furry friend in the neighborhood. Ameera, the latest Muppet character from the team at Sesame Workshop, will soon make her debut on the new season of “Ahlan Simsim,” the version of “Sesame Street” that airs in the Middle East and North Africa. A born leader, Ameera is 8 years old and loves science and basketball. When she’s not dreaming up experiments or shooting hoops, she loves cracking jokes and making her friends laugh…

The housing gap for Michigan’s senior, disabled residents

April 1, 2022 | Source: WILX

A house is expensive to build, so a home is difficult to find for people who have different needs. Most houses are not designed with accessibility for older people and people with disabilities in mind. Housing that does have accessibility is often too expensive for average people to afford. In response to the issue, the Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP) hosted an online panel discussion about it’s recent report, which explores what Michigan can do to relieve some of the stress for the state’s aging and disabled population…

The drones airdropping medicine from the sky are coming to America

April 2, 2022 | Source: The Hill

Billions of people around our world struggle to get access to medical essentials like blood and vaccines, due in part to a lack of sufficient infrastructure. But these last-leg delivery logistics problems are melting away thanks to a company called Zipline. Zipline is a medical drone delivery startup based out of South San Francisco, Calif. The company was founded in 2014 with the aim of solving the world’s most complex medical access challenges by using their autonomous drone delivery system…

Olivia Rodrigo brings sign language interpreter to Grammys 2022 red carpet

April 3, 2022 | Source: Page Six

Olivia Rodrigo is receiving high praise for walking the Grammys 2022 red carpet with a sign language interpreter on Sunday. “Olivia Rodrigo bringing a sign language interpreter for her interviews we stan an inclusive queen #GRAMMYs,” tweeted one fan, with another adding, “I could cry watching @oliviarodrigo talking on the Red Carpet and having a sign language interpreter with her.” Even “Coda” star Marlee Matlin thanked the “Drivers License” singer, 19, on social media for the move…

Feds Seek To Improve Airline Accessibility

April 4, 2022 | Source: Disability Scoop & The proposed rule

Airlines would be required to improve accessibility for travelers with disabilities on many of their planes under a proposed new rule. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently proposed a rule requiring that all new single-aisle aircraft with 125 or more seats have at least one accessible lavatory. The restroom would need to be large enough to allow a passenger with a disability to “approach, enter, and maneuver” and use all of the facilities — with the help of an assistant, if needed — and leave using the onboard wheelchair…

DOJ Alleges Disability Discrimination in Amended Lawsuit Concerning Design and Construction of Multifamily Housing in Hawaii

April 4, 2022 | Source: DOJ & KITV

The Justice Department filed an amended complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, alleging that 14 entities designed and constructed five condominium and apartment complexes in Hawaii without accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act. Two of the properties — Kahului Town Terrace, in Kahului, Maui; and Palehua Terrace, in Kapolei, Oahu — were built with financial assistance from the federal government’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program…

Meet the Plano Influencer Advocating for Wheelchair Accessibility Across the World

April 4, 2022 | Source: D Magazine

Peruvian influencer Marcela Marañon doesn’t think she started living until after she became paralyzed. Marañon grew up in the Peruvian capital of Lima, but moved to Plano after high school to learn English. She enrolled in Collin County Community College, got a job at a pizza shop, and bought a car. On September 2, 2002, she and her boyfriend got in a car wreck on the Dallas North Tollway. “It was a very horrible accident,” she says. At 20, Marañon became an above-the-knee amputee. She was paralyzed from the waist down…

Years after the Americans with Disabilities Act, a Utah 4th grader can’t use his school’s playground. Here’s why.

April 4, 2022 | Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

Mike Suarez sits quietly at the edge of the sidewalk, watching kids buzz around the playground at Crestview Elementary School. One child rockets down a slide. Another lurches awkwardly across the monkey bars. Mike’s mom, Amber Suarez, reminds the 9-year-old to apply the brakes on his wheelchair so he doesn’t roll onto the gravel that covers the play area. Mike is quick to say that recess is his favorite part of coming to Crestview. He has a long list of friends in his fourth grade class — but Mike can’t fully be included with them outside the classroom…

Snapchat creates tool for users to start learning American Sign Language

April 5, 2022 | Source: Today

A team of deaf engineers known as the “Deafengers” has spearheaded a new Snapchat feature called ASL Alphabet that aims to bridge the divide between the deaf and hearing worlds by helping people learn American Sign Language. As Hollywood celebrates “Coda,” the Oscar-winning best picture that depicts the struggles of a mostly deaf family, Snapchat is working to eradicate some of the communication barriers portrayed in the film. The new augmented reality-enabled Lens, which was released on Tuesday and made in partnership with the technology company SignAll…

Over a quarter of 12-to-19-year-olds have prediabetes, research shows

April 5, 2022 | Source: The Washington Post

Will diabetes cripple our health care system? Maybe. Here’s how to prevent the disease

April 7, 2022 | Source: Courier Journal

U.S. residents on the cusp of developing Type 2 diabetes include about 28 percent of youths ages 12 to 19, according to research published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. They have a condition known as prediabetes, which means that the level of sugar (glucose) in their blood is higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as having full-fledged diabetes. The researchers found that the percentage of youths with prediabetes has more than doubled in recent years, going from just under 12 percent in 1999 to 28 percent by 2018…

MBTA Resolves Allegations of ADA Violations

April 5, 2022 | Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts & WBUR & WHDH & Middletown Press

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has resolved allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing a subsidy for users of The Ride paratransit service to supplement their paratransit rides with ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, even though these companies did not have the capacity to provide service to passengers who used wheelchairs. During its investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office found that because wheelchair accessible vehicles were either unavailable or the wait times were excessive, wheelchair users could not benefit from the MBTA program…

Blind student from Bastrop makes history while taking the A.C.T.

April 5, 2022 | Source: KNOE

A junior at Bastrop High School is making history. He’s blind and is now the first in the nation to complete the A.C.T. using a unique software called JAWS. JAWS stands for “Job Access With Speech” and it’s a software program that translates computer text into speech. Many blind students have tried to take the A.C.T. with JAWS, but Ky’ren Johnson is the only one who’s done it. “I didn’t even know I was the first one. I thought that was just a regular thing but then when I found out I was like really?!” said Johnson…

Make New York City a National Leader in Employment for People With Disabilities

April 5, 2022 | Source: City Limits

There are nearly 1 million New York City residents today with a self-identified disability. The size and diversity of this population makes few generalizations possible. But one thing is clear: far more city support will be needed to ensure a full and equitable economic recovery from the pandemic for New Yorkers with disabilities. In 2021, according to a new report from the Center for an Urban Future, nearly 17 percent of all working-age New Yorkers with a disability were unemployed—more than double the pre-pandemic level (7.4 percent)…

Litigation against New York State Board of Elections Resolved, New York to Create Statewide Accessible Absentee Ballot Program

April 5, 2022 | Source: DRA & BronxTimes

The National Federation of the Blind of New York State, American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Disability Rights New York, and several New York voters with disabilities, including Rasheta Bunting, Karen Gourgey, Keith Gurgui, and Jose Hernandez, have settled the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit they brought against the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) in 2020…

Web accessibility emerges as a top CIO priority

April 6, 2022 | Source: CIO

The list of tasks facing enterprise CIOs today is so long that it can be tempting to overlook the little things—like making sure the alt text on your website works correctly. But CIOs increasingly ignore such details at their peril: 11 lawsuits are filed every day in U.S. courts over website inaccessibility. And 412 of the top 500 internet retailers have been party to at least one lawsuit over the last four years alleging that their websites discriminate against users with disabilities…

How New DOJ Guidelines Can Make the Web More Accessible for Disabled People

April 6, 2022 | Source: Verywell Health & William D. Goren & Morgan Lewis & BenefitsPRO & Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz & ArentFox Schiff

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued web accessibility guidelines on how state and local governments, as well as businesses open to the public, can make their websites more accessible to blind people, others with low vision, and people with other disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, establishing the right of reasonable accommodations for the disability community. However, internet access has not always been equitable for disabled people…

‘Should be much better’: New polling places raise accessibility complaints

April 6, 2022 | Source: WKOW

Barbara Arntz says she’ll never miss an election. Citing her parents’ dedication to voting, the 89-year-old Madison resident said she finds a way to the polls. On Tuesday, however, she worried she’d encountered an obstacle she wouldn’t be able to conquer. Arntz’s polling place had changed and she was now set to vote at the ‘Duck Pond’ ballpark in Warner Park. “I didn’t see the ramp. I saw the steps,” Arntz said recalling her first thought upon arrival. “I said I can’t walk up those steps!”…

Scans reveal the brain’s early growth, late decline and surprising variability

April 7, 2022 | Source: NPR

U.S. life expectancy falls for 2nd year in a row

April 7, 2022 | Source: NPR

The human brain starts with a bang and ends with a whimper. That’s the conclusion of a project that used more than 120,000 brain scans to chart the organ’s changes throughout the lifespan. The results appear in the April 6 issue of the journal Nature. Among the key findings: The brain reaches 80% of its maximum size by age 3. The volume of gray matter, which represents brain cells, peaks before age 6. The volume of white matter — a way of measuring the connections between brain cells — peaks before age 29…

Synchrony Class Action Claims Financial Advice Website Not Accessible to the Blind

April 7, 2022 | Source: Top Class Actions

Synchrony Financial’s website is not accessible to blind people, depriving them of the company’s financial advice services, a new class action lawsuit alleges. Plaintiff Leshawn Young filed the class action lawsuit against Synchrony Financial Apr. 5 in a New York federal court, alleging violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Young alleges that the website synchronybank.com is not usable by those who are blind, like her, and who use a screen reader to navigate the internet. She said she recently tried to go on the website and encountered multiple access barriers…

Jack Fact — An invisible disability, also called non-visible disabilities or hidden disabilities, refers to any disability that cannot be observed physically. Examples include mental health conditions, sensory impairments, cognitive impairment, autism and Asperger syndrome, autoimmune diseases and neurological disorders. As of December 2020, 20-21% of adults in the UK reported having a disability (14 million people). Leeds University estimates that approximately 70% of these disabilities are invisible.

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Richard Branson Praises LinkedIn for Adding ‘Dyslexic Thinking’ as Official Skill

March 30, 2022 | Source: Bloomberg- UK

Sir Richard Branson has hailed LinkedIn’s decision to recognise the term “Dyslexic Thinking” as a major step towards helping people feel proud of their neurodiversity. The businessman and entrepreneur, 71, and global charity Made By Dyslexia have collaborated with the business-focused social network to recognise the term as a valuable skill. The platform is now offering its members the chance to add it to their profiles, while online resource Dictionary.com has also said it will be adding “Dyslexic Thinking” as an official term…

Nelson’s long-awaited pride crossing proposal revoked due to accessibility concerns

March 31, 2022 | Source: NZ Herald- New Zealand

A year since it was first raised by Nelson City Council, the proposal for a pride crossing has been revoked due to accessibility concerns, instead, city centre bike sheds will be decorated in support of the region’s LGBTQIA+ community. The pride crossing was proposed by councillor Rohan O’Neill-Stevens and supported by the council’s Infrastructure Committee in February 2021. In a delayed report presented to the committee on Thursday, councillors were advised a pride crossing would not be suitable for the communities blind and low vision community…

Derry arts venues to improve access and participation for people living with disability

April 1, 2022 | Source: Derry Journal- Ireland and Derry Now

The Millennium Forum and the Playhouse Theatre are among ten leading arts venues across Northern Ireland that have signed up for the Equality and Access Standards Initiative (EASI) which is aimed at improving equality, access and inclusion for D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse (DDND) arts practitioners, audience members, employees and volunteers. The new pilot scheme is managed by the University of Atypical which advocates for people with a disability and runs the popular Bounce Arts Festival…

New accessibility guidelines to use universal design approach

April 3, 2022 | Source: The Hindu- India

HC asks Delhi govt to file report on accessibility of foot over bridges, escalators to specially-abled, senior citizens

March 31, 2022 | Source: The Print- India & Live Law

The Centre would soon notify the latest version of guidelines and standards for accessibility, based on which a certificate course for students as well as government and private sector construction professionals was in the works, according to persons involved with the process. The draft Harmonised Guidelines and Standards for Universal Accessibility, 2021, prepared by a team of the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee) and the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry’s think tank National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), were first published by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in December 2021…

Yarmouth develops plan to make town accessible for people with disabilities

April 3, 2022 | Source: CBC- Canada

The Town of Yarmouth, N.S., has released a plan that officials hope provides a road map to make the town fully accessible for people with disabilities. Town council approved the accessibility action plan at a meeting on March 24. The plan stems from a provincial government requirement that public-sector bodies develop strategies by this spring to help Nova Scotia become accessible by 2030. Stephen Nicoll, a citizen who chairs the town’s accessibility advisory committee, said the plan is wide ranging in its scope, and is not just looking to make sure that buildings have wheelchair ramps…

‘My heart sank’: Use of ‘kissing’ gates criticised over lack of accessibility for wheelchair users

April 3, 2022 | Source: TheJournal.ie- Ireland

The use of ‘kissing’ gates in Dublin’s Dodder Valley Park has been criticised for making it “impossible” for wheelchair users to use a greenway in the area. Journalist Ellis Palmer Babe, who is a wheelchair user, posted a video of himself on Twitter trying to get through a ‘kissing gate’, which he encountered while cycling on the Dodder Greenway with members of South Dublin County Council. Kissing gates are designed to control access to certain areas…

How MBA programmes can remove barriers for people with disabilities

April 4, 2022 | Source: Study International- Canada

Equitable access to employment is a prerequisite for a just society, yet many job candidates struggle to find work aligned with their goals, needs and qualifications. This is especially true for job candidates or people with disabilities, who often experience barriers to entering the labour market and progressing in their careers. This is a problem for the people affected, but also for society. Underemployment and unemployment create a host of financial and human costs carried by all…

Increased accessibility available for popular city pool

April 4, 2022 | Source: Norwich City Council- UK

An even greater number of people will be able to use one of the city’s most popular swimming pools, after the addition of a new piece of equipment to increase accessibility. In recent years, many visitors to Riverside Leisure Centre who have decreased mobility have been using a pool hoist to gain access to the pool. However, this has now been replaced with a new, state-of-the-art Pool Pod which will offer an improved solution going forward…

Veteran B.C. Liberal Stephanie Cadieux resigns seat, takes federal accessibility post

April 4, 2022 | Source: Energeticcity- Canada

A member of the British Columbia Liberal caucus is resigning her Surrey-area seat after 13 years at the legislature to become Canada’s first chief accessibility officer. Stephanie Cadieux, who represents Surrey South, is the first woman with a disability to serve in the legislature and in cabinet, where she held a number of portfolios including children and family development, social development and labour. Cadieux said leaving the B.C. legislature and her role serving the people of her riding and the province is tough but the opportunity is the right one…

Wheelchair Accessibility in Cornwall, Ontario — Striving for Excellence

April 5, 2022 | Source: TheSeeker- Canada

Approximately 2.6 million people in Ontario have a disability, meaning that one in four Ontarians (who live with a disability) regularly face various accessibility related challenges in their everyday lives. For those who plan to visit Cornwall, however, concerns regarding public transit and accessible attractions can be a major issue, especially when it comes to wheelchair access. From locations that strive for accessibility to the overall outlook on accessibility throughout Ontario, here’s what you should consider before visiting…

Making sports accessible for all

April 6, 2022 | Source: The Hindu- India

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics was a watershed moment for Indian sports. History was written when a Paralympic gold medal was won by a female Indian athlete for the first time. This achievement was an important symbol of how far India has come in using sports to foster inclusion. It also became a conversation starter about how Indian women are finally claiming space for themselves in what is traditionally seen as a male-dominated field…

JR East to raise fares by 10 yen to improve disabled accessibility

April 6, 2022 | Source: The Asahi Shimbun- Japan

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will become the first railway operator to hike passenger fares and use the funds to improve accessibility for the disabled. The plan is to tack on 10 yen (8 cents) to a ticket for JR East’s 16 major lines, including the Yamanote, Chuo and Keihin-Tohoku lines. The increase will go into effect from spring 2023. The transport ministry in December 2021 created a new system of adding fares to a ticket to pay for the installation of platform safety doors and elevators at train stations…

New electric car charger answers call for accessibility

April 6, 2022 | Source: Auto Express- UK

Design agency Duku has revealed a world-leading, fully accessible public charger for electric cars, complete with a range of features intended to remove barriers for less-able drivers. The new 7-22kW charger design has a patented fully assisted cable feed that is operated by buttons on the plug, so it can be deployed one-handed. A motorised drum delivers only the length of cable required, removing the effort of coiling and uncoiling…

Councils urged to create more inclusive and accessible play spaces

April 6, 2022 | Source: Nursery World- UK

According to the Children’s Play Policy Forum and UK Play Safety Forum, ‘society’ has failed to produce enough accessible and inclusive places for children to play within a reasonable distance of their homes. The need to uphold every child’s right and need to play is addressed in a joint statement from the charity and industry body. It is hoped that the ‘Including Disabled Children in Play Provision’ statement will increase understanding around the barriers that keep many disabled children and their families excluded from local play spaces…

Toronto Stadiums Are Making Events More Accessible for People With Sensory Needs

April 6, 2022 | Source: Complex- Canada

It’s about to get a lot more comfortable for some Torontonians to cheer on their favourite teams or go to a concert soon. On Tuesday, MLSE announced a new partnership with non-profit KultureCity that will make events more accessible for people who experience sensory overload. With the partnership, shows and games at Scotiabank Arena, BMO Field, and Coca-Cola Coliseum will soon offer accommodations that will help combat overstimulation…

Federal Organizations Obligated to Prepare Accessibility Plans

April 6, 2022 | Source: SHRM- Canada

The Canadian government has taken the next step toward establishing Canada as a world leader in accessibility. The Accessible Canada Regulations address services that will become more accessible to Canadians with disabilities, including redesigned physical spaces, travel on a barrier-free transportation network, and more options to consume digital content and technologies. People with disabilities looking for work will have increased access to employment opportunities and accessible workplaces…

Only one in three DWP websites complies with access laws, says internal report

April 7, 2022 | Source: Disability News Service- England

Fewer than one third of the websites and other digital services run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is compliant with its legal duties on accessibility, according to an internal report obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. A DWP report shared internally in February 2022 shows that 36 of the 141 “live” digital services run by DWP are currently said to be “very high risk”, with another 23 considered “high risk”. These services include websites, mobile phone apps and software used by the department…

At 8 million, India has the world’s largest blind population. Nearly half of it was preventable

April 7, 2022 | Source: Firstpost- India

India’s air pollution is one of the highest in the world and poses a serious threat to the country’s health. Pollution acts as a catalyst for infections and illnesses that have a malignant effect on eye health. For this reason, proper care is required for the protection of eyes from a variety of illnesses. Eye diseases are very common and can turn out to be far more devastating than one might think. In addition, as we get older, our eyes become more susceptible to a variety of eye diseases. Getting eye examinations on a regular basis by an ophthalmologist are essential for good eye care…

World Health Day: Eye care tips for elderly, senior citizens

April 7, 2022 | Source: Free Press Journal- India

You have walked the earth for almost six decades now, so you are definitely not brand new. But you are wise, mature and a walking encyclopaedia of life experiences. So, while you revel in all the greatness of ageing, you also feel a little feeble here and little twitch there. An ache here and a creak there and you realise that ageing also comes with diminishing physical attributes. And just like your creaking bones and not-so-supple skin, your sensory powers start getting weaker too…

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