Accessibility in the News — 5/5/2023.

Accessible housing is critical for individuals with disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives. Without appropriate housing, people with disabilities may face significant barriers that prevent them from fully participating in their communities. This includes obstacles such as stairs, narrow doorways, and inaccessible bathrooms that can limit their ability to move around their home or invite guests over. Accessible housing can provide people with disabilities the freedom and independence to perform everyday tasks with ease, such as cooking, cleaning, and using the bathroom, and promote greater social inclusion by allowing them to have visitors over. Furthermore, accessible housing can also increase the value of the property and make it attractive to a wider range of potential buyers or renters, thus benefiting the wider community.

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Casey bill would produce more accessible, affordable housing

April 28, 2023 | Source: Bradford Era & Gettysburg Times Publishing & Morning Times

Senator Gillibrand pushes to provide accessible, affordable housing for older Americans and people living with disabilities

April 30, 2023 | Source: Oswego County Today

Senators Urge GAO to Address Accessibility Gaps in Rural & Tribal Services

April 27, 2023 | Source: MyChesCo

Less than six percent of housing is designed to be accessible, according to a 2011 study from HUD. That’s not good enough, said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. Casey has introduced the Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act to address the housing affordability and accessibility crisis for people with disabilities. An accessible home can offer specific features and technologies, such as lowered kitchen counters and sinks, widened doorways, grab bars, and no step showers…

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Disabled Lives Are An Afterthought During School Shootings. But Why?

April 28, 2023 | Source: HuffPost

In May 2022, disabled student Anja, 16, was in her school’s cafeteria, completely unaware that a student was headed toward her high school in Chicago with a gun. Fortunately, the police apprehended the armed student before an active shooting could break out. But Anja was terrified after hearing about the threat. She knew too well that, as a disabled student, she would not have been protected if that situation had escalated. “The next day, I kept looking over my shoulder because I couldn’t shake the feeling that something would happen again,” Anja told HuffPost in an email interview…

A Bionic Eye That Could Restore Vision (and Put Humans in the Matrix?

April 30, 2023 | Source: CNET

A few feet inside the unassuming front door at Science Corp. in Alameda, California, lies a brightly lit room with large, transparent windows. On a late November afternoon, three gowned surgeons carefully circle a New Zealand white rabbit laid out on an ocean-blue cloth. About a month prior, the rabbit — named Leela, after Futurama’s one-eyed heroine — received an injection through the white of her eyeball. Just outside the surgery room, Max Hodak, the CEO of Science Corp., stands in jeans and a black hoodie, cradling a laptop in the crook of his arm…

Key Facts About Wheelchair Assistance at US Airports

April 30, 2023 | Source: Reduced Mobility Rights

For travelers with disabilities, navigating airport disability services can be a daunting experience. The good news is that airports are more equipped to handle special needs than ever before. From wheelchair assistance to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) protections for airline passengers, there are a variety of options available to make travel easier for those with disabilities. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about airport disability services and how to make the most of them…

Author, advocate seeks to make beekeeping accessible for all

April 30, 2023 | Source: The Northern Virginia Daily

The last several years have been challenging for Front Royal resident Justin Ruger. After suffering serious injuries in a car accident, Ruger found healing in honeybees and now he works to share his love of hives, with the goal of making beekeeping more accessible to children and the disabled community. The author of four books, Ruger will offer book readings and other bee-centric activities at 2 p.m. on May 27 in the garden at Samuels Public Library in Front Royal, said Michal Ashby, head of the library’s children’s department…

A political space for all: Towards greater inclusion of persons with disabilities

May 1, 2023 | Source: The Indian Express

On April 26, Election Commission (EC) officials prohibited disabled party supporters and workers from Aam Aadmi Party from campaigning in Bangalore for the upcoming Karnataka election. The contention for prohibition was that they were using wheelchairs for which no permission was sought. According to the ECI official, a wheelchair would qualify as a “vehicle” for which additional permission is required. The opposition by the EC official was as flawed as it was discriminatory against the disabled population…

OH! Nuts class action claims website not fully accessible to blind, visually impaired users

May 1, 2023 | Source: Top Class Actions

A legally blind man is suing OH! Nuts, alleging the company’s website is not accessible to people using a screen reader. Plaintiff Randy Sanchez filed the class action lawsuit against OH! Nuts Inc. on April 7 in a New York federal court, alleging violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Sanchez is blind and requires screen-reading software to read website content using his computer, he says. According to the lawsuit, OH! Nuts failed to design, construct, maintain, and operate its website www.ohnuts.com to be fully accessible to and independently usable by himself and other blind or visually-impaired people…

Juneau’s only public indoor track isn’t wheelchair accessible. Advocates are asking the city to add an elevator

May 1, 2023 | Source: KTOO

Accessibility advocates are asking the Juneau Assembly to fully fund a new elevator at the city’s public indoor track. The Dimond Park Field House has an indoor track above a turf field. School sports teams, Little League, soccer clubs and other groups use it year round. Stairs connect the field to a mezzanine and the mezzanine to the track. There’s no ramp and no elevator. Joan O’Keefe, director of Southeast Alaska Independent Living, or SAIL, said that leaves many people unable to use much of the facility…

Surgeon general declares loneliness epidemic, saying it poses risks as deadly as smoking

May 2, 2023 | Source: CBS & NPR

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an 81-page report from his office. “We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is missing,” Murthy told The Associated Press in an interview…

‘They’re everywhere’: Why touchscreens are causing huge accessibility problems for blind people

May 2, 2023 | Source: 9News

Nadia Mattiazzo remembers going to her regular café one day back in 2016 and trying to buy a cup of coffee. To her shock and dismay, she found there was no way she could pay for it. Mattiazzo, who is blind, said the café had installed a new eftpos machine overnight which had a touchscreen. With no fixed buttons to help her orientate the location of the digits, Mattiazzo could not enter her PIN. “I went in to buy my coffee and suddenly there was this screen and I had no cash,” Mattiazzo, who is the CEO of Women with Disabilities Victoria, said…

Museums and art spaces around Connecticut aim to make venues accessible to everyone

May 2, 2023 | Source: CT Insider

Art needs to be accessible to everyone. There isn’t a cultural program director, general manager or organizational leader anywhere in Connecticut who disagrees or neglects to emphasize its importance. They also won’t deny that making sure all facilities, exhibits and shows are entirely accessible can be challenging. After all, accessibility refers to more than just people with physical challenges who require ramps, elevators and extra space for wheelchairs. There are also patrons with autism and other neurological and developmental disorders who need special considerations due to crowds, loud noises and bright lights, and those who require auditory and translation assistance…

Bridging another digital divide: Accessibility for blind and low-vision consumers

May 2, 2023 | Source: McKinsey

Undoubtedly, digital channels have made everyday tasks, from depositing checks to buying tonight’s dinner ingredients, easier and more convenient for many people. But digitization has not always led to an optimal customer experience for everyone. The more than two billion people worldwide who are blind or low vision are often left behind. Our 2022 Global Digital Sentiment Survey found that consumers are interacting digitally with twice as many industries as they were before the COVID-19 pandemic…

Denver dance theater installs chair lift after councilman who uses wheelchair was unable to access stage

May 2, 2023 | Source: Denver 7

A dance theater in Denver has installed a chair lift to access the stage after a Denver city councilman, who uses a wheelchair, was unable to access the stage ahead of a debate in February. On Feb. 13, District 10 Councilman Chris Hinds arrived at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD) Performing Arts Complex in Five Points for a Denver City Council debate. He was then told there wasn’t a ramp or lift to get him onto the stage. Hinds told Denver7 he already felt conflicted about participating in the debate because it was happening at the same time as a city council meeting, and he didn’t want to be perceived as shirking his elected duties for the sake of campaigning…

Mass Audubon’s All Persons Trails making nature accessible to all

May 2, 2023 | Source: Spectrum News

Mass Audubon has established a type of trail that is designed to be inclusive of everyone who wants to spend time in nature. The All Persons Trails offered at 14 Mass Audubon sites broaden accessibility to experience nature in any way one feels comfortable. “Our All Persons Trails are a space where anyone can come, any age, any ability, any level of comfort in nature and come out here and enjoy our spaces,” said Jenn Madson, regional director for Worcester County at Mass Audubon…

Increasing entertainment accessibility for the hard-of-hearing community

May 3, 2023 | Source: Rapid Growth Media

This year’s Super Bowl XLVII halftime performance heavily spotlighted both famed singer, Rihanna, and Deaf American Sign Language Interpreter, Justina Miles. During the 13-minute performance, however, viewers had to access an alternate source to watch Justina Miles’ interpretation. Miles still captivated audiences, as snip-its and videos of her expressive signing blew up on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, quickly leading to national popularity. In addition to Miles’ performance, this year’s Super Bowl XLVII also showcased esteemed Deaf actor and Oscar winner Troy Kutsor, who interpreted the national anthem…

Beach-accessible wheelchairs no longer offered for disabled, senior Myrtle Beach visitors

May 3, 2023 | Source: WPDE

The City of Myrtle Beach is no longer offering free beach-accessible wheelchairs, meaning disabled and senior beach-goers may now have a hard time accessing the beach. This is a free service the city provided for years, however, they made the decision to halt lending beach-accessible wheelchairs during the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictions like social distancing. Now, it’s not returning at all, as the city is no longer providing specialty wheelchairs…

Biden administration warns consumers to avoid medical credit cards

May 4, 2023 | Source: NPR

The Biden administration on Thursday cautioned Americans about the growing risks of medical credit cards and other loans for medical bills, warning in a new report that high interest rates can deepen patients’ debts and threaten their financial security. In its new report, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimated that people in the U.S. pai

d $1 billion in deferred interest on medical credit cards and other medical financing in just three years, from 2018 to 2020. The interest payments can inflate medical bills by almost 25%, the agency found by analyzing financial data that lenders submitted to regulators…

Can a P3 Make New York Subways More Accessible to Disabled Users?

May 4, 2023 | Source: Engineering News-Record

The subway entrance at 39th Street and Avenue of the Americas in midtown Manhattan is an inconvenience and irritation for disabled transit users—including staff of the Center for the Independence of the Disabled, an advocacy organization based nearby. Thousands of daily riders go through station turnstiles. The entrance’s main value to the disabled or those with strollers, luggage or packages was the ability to reach the train platform level by elevator. But since last August, the elevator has been out of service, says Jeff Peters, the center’s spokesman…

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Neelam Bookstore & Cultural Space: Democratic designs to assemble accessibility

April 27, 2023 | Source: The New Indian Express- India

As a child, buildings were a part of my life since my father was a civil engineer though he doesn’t practice anymore. I didn’t know architecture could be seen politically. When I was young. But I knew I wanted to become an architect and design environments. Later, when I was pursuing architecture, I was inspired by the Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Libeskind. He translated all his emotions into a space that narrates the pain and agony of Jews during the World War II…

Dubai’s RTA enhances accessibility of its facilities for people with disabilities

April 28, 2023 | Source: Intelligent Transport- India

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it has completed 82% of retrofitting buildings and facilities to make them accessible to people with disabilities. This project includes the first and second phases to make them compatible with the Dubai Building Code – Accessibility for People of Determination. Abdulrahman Al Janahi, Director of Building and Facilities, Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector at RTA, said: “During the first and second phases of the project, which had been completed recently, the Building and Facilities Department retrofitted several locations…

Ability N.B. says more accessibility a way to reach new employees eager for work

April 28, 2023 | Source: BBC- UK

A new service launched Friday by Ability New Brunswick hopes to help businesses become more accessible — for their employees and their customers. Accessible N.B. will offer free assessments and “provide recommendations for new design, modifications or adaptations” for businesses of all sizes, according to its website. More than 26 per cent of New Brunswickers live with a disability, according to Ability N.B., the second highest percentage in Canada. Haley Flaro, executive director of the organization, said there’s a lot of work to be done…

N.B. program to help businesses and organizations become more accessible

April 28, 2023 | Source: Global News- Canada & Country 94

Ability New Brunswick is launching a new program to provide free accessibility reviews to small-and-medium size businesses and organizations for the next three years. Three people have been hired, trained and certified to give the reviews in an effort to help workplaces, businesses, tourism spaces and post-secondary institutions develop insights on how to become more accessible. “We’re getting inundated with requests for accessibility reviews and we’ve always done it off the corner of our desks,” Ability NB executive director Haley Flaro said. “This was an opportunity to expand that.”…

Cheltenham Jazz Festival aims to democratise culture as accessibility pioneer

April 29, 2023 | Source: BBC News- UK

The Cheltenham Jazz Festival says it is embracing accessibility improvements as a way to help “democratise culture”. To that end it has adopted the use of a sign to make people aware that not all disabilities are easily visible. It has also installed viewing platforms for wheelchair users and lowered the height of bars too. Andrew Lansley, innovation manager at Cheltenham Festivals, said organisers tried to make the event more accessible to people with additional needs…

St. John’s adding hybrid, accessible buses to Metrobus fleet

April 29, 2023 | Source: CBC- Canada

The City of St. John’s is adding eight hybrid buses to the Metrobus fleet, which it says will also bring added accessibility to the public transit system. In an announcement on Friday at the Metrobus depot in St. John’s, officials outlined a partnership deal between all three levels of government to support 18 transportation projects for St. John’s and the surrounding area. The federal government is contributing $15.8 million, while the government of Newfoundland and Labrador is adding nearly $12 million and the city $8 million…

The Windermere organisation making adventures open to all

May 1, 2023 | Source: BBC- UK

When asked about what rock climbing means to Pip Rowlands, she signs “friends”, “strong” and “perseverance”. Pip is one of many climbers who take to the outside crags with hope of some sunshine. But many people living with disabilities can have a myriad of complications getting out into nature due to accessibility, travel and cost. The BBC has been to meet the Windermere-based organisation striving to make outdoor activities possible for “absolutely everyone” – and the people benefitting from it…

Cardiff: Disabled people’s 20-year railway station access fight

May 1, 2023 | Source: BBC- UK

Disabled people have been struggling to use one of Wales’ busiest railway stations for more than 20 years. Cardiff’s Cathays station is the seventh-most used in Wales yet people with mobility issues and wheelchair users cannot easily cross platforms. The footbridge between the two platforms has no lift and the Transport for Wales (TfW) website describes the steps as steep. TfW said a “proposed” accessible bridge was part of the South Wales Metro. The station is right next to Cardiff University so Alice Moore, who represents students with disabilities, said it was “a really important aspect of public transport for students”…

People with Disabilities Want Accessible TVET Institutions; Call on Government to Ensure Inclusiveness in Developmental Projects

May 1, 2023 | Source: FrontPageAfrica- Liberia

Several people living with disabilities from five counties in Liberia have completed a three-day accessibility audit training aimed at enabling them to conduct an accessibility audit of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) centers and suggest recommendations for improvements that will assist people with disabilities to attend. The training was organized by the National Commission on Disabilities in partnership with AIFO Liberia. Delegates from Lofa, Bong, Nimba, Bomi, and Montserrado Counties attended the training held in Monrovia from April 26 to 28, 2023…

Province ramps up funding for 51 companies operating wheelchair-accessible cabs

May 1, 2023 | Source: Nelson Star & BC Gov News- Canada & My Prince George Now

Provincial grants worth $2.6 million promises to improve transportation for British Columbians with accessibility challenges. Minister of Transportation Rob Fleming said the grants will help 51 tax companies across the province reduce maintenance costs for nearly 400 wheelchair-accessible taxis. “Reducing the costs of maintaining wheelchair-accessible taxis will keep existing vehicles on the road in good condition and encourage more supply,” Fleming said. “It will also make it easier for companies to recruit and retain drivers for these vehicles, making sure more people will have access to these specialized taxis province-wide.”…

Senior and accessibility groups say GRT strike greatly impacts members

May 2, 2023 | Source: CBC- Canada

As Grand River Transit workers enter their second day on the picket line, local seniors and disability groups say the strike is impacting their members’ ability to get around the city and access programing. Executive director of KW AccessAbility, Edward Faruzel, told CBC News they are pausing the organization’s in-person programming and services as long as the strike continues. “I can’t go to work, our members can’t come to our programs, they can’t go shopping or to the doctors, or do anything because they rely on transportation,” he said…

JAM The Label: inclusion and accessibility in retail

May 3, 2023 | Source: Power Retail- Australia

JAM The Label, an adaptive fashion brand based in Melbourne has just launched their new range, an enhanced streetwear capsule collection. We sat down with founders Molly Rogers and Emma Clegg to discuss the stylish new capsule collection, the accessibility of ecommerce, and how other retailers can collaborate with the disability community to ensure inclusion and accessibility for all. JAM The Label sells accessible clothing anyone can wear. Trendy, stylish, and adaptable, their enhanced streetwear designs are functional for all customers…

Marsham Court on unlocking the value of the ‘purple pound’

May 3, 2023 | Source: Boutique Hotelier- UK

The value of the Purple Pound to the global economy is thought to be £274 billion per annum and is currently rising at a rate of 14% per annum. However, it is estimated that UK businesses lose in excess of £2 billion worth of revenue per month, by ignoring the needs of disabled people. Of this figure, the estimated loss to hospitality businesses per month is £163 million. Marsham Court, a family-owned boutique hotel in Bournemouth, has been nationally recognised for its accessibility. How and why has a hotel with limited resources focused so much on accessibility and managed to achieve such an inclusive property?…

“We are not alone”: Disabled people in Sudan’s conflict

May 3, 2023 | Source: Disability Debrief- Sudan

Sudan has a population of almost 50 million people. Even before the most recent violence, almost 16 million required humanitarian assistance. Sudan’s tragedy is, according to commentator Nesrine Malik, that “of a country that dared to ask for more and is now being punished for it.” Omar Al-Bashir ruled the country for thirty years, which included the genocide in Darfur. Even under Bashir’s rule, the public place of disability evolved rapidly. As with many countries, ratification of the United Nations Convention on disability rights was followed by new national legislation and increased government and civil society attention…

Greece pledges to make over 200 beaches more accessible. Here’s how

May 3, 2023 | Source: USA Today

More people will soon be able to enjoy Greece’s clear blue waters as the country pledges to make hundreds of its beaches accessible to those with mobility challenges, including those in wheelchairs and the elderly. The country will install remote-operated ramps at 287 of its beaches to make them wheelchair-friendly, officials said at a press conference last month. The system is designed by the Greek company Seatrac. Other infrastructure improvements include better parking areas and bathroom and changing facilities, plus more ramps…

Meet the Photographer Highlighting Live Music Accessibility by Taking Portraits of Artists on Stairs

May 3, 2023 | Source: VICE- Australia

In 2019, Melbourne photographer Brittany Long began a project called Stairing Through the Lens – which involves taking portraits of musicians on stairs at music venues and music festivals across Australia. Britt says the project is all about “taking back the power and showcasing artists in a different light and from a different perspective.” Brittany is a wheelchair user, describing herself to me as “a live music photographer on wheels” – she has experienced first-hand the numerous widespread issues people with disabilities face in accessing and working at live music venues and music festivals…

Click here: Twitter alt text meme that isn’t funny for blind people

May 4, 2023 | Source: BBC- UK & The Mirror & Evening Standard

You’ve probably seen one of the latest Twitter memes doing the rounds. There’s black text – “click here” – on a white background. And an arrow pointing to the ALT image description label. Behind that, there’s a joke or a punchline. Brands including McDonald’s (ALT: “Extra pickles life”) and Red Bull Gaming (ALT: “Ice cold Red Bull”) have jumped on the trend. Just a bit of light-hearted content to make their followers laugh, right? Well, alt text, short for alternative text, is a description of an image used by blind or partially sighted people to help them navigate social media…

SignHealth calls on police to take ‘immediate actions’ to improve accessibility for deaf victims and survivors of violence (BSL)

May 4, 2023 | Source: The Limping Chicken- UK

SignHealth has called on the police to take “immediate actions” to improve accessibility, after a report claimed the criminal justice system is “failing” Deaf and hard of hearing women who are survivors or victims of violence. The Deaf health charity is a member of the sector’s Communications Barriers Working Group, which late last month published its Listen to Us! report.The publication explored the communication barriers facing victims and survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG) from marginalised communities…

How accessible is the new Parliament complex for the disabled?

May 4, 2023 | Source: Scroll.in- India

The Budget session that concluded on April 6 may be the last to be held in the Parliament building. With the new Parliament complex ready, the monsoon session in July-August is likely to be held there. At the same time, Parliament is also transitioning digitally with the soft launch of the Sansad portal and the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha websites. With this evolution of Parliament, it is imperative that not just its physical but also its digital aspects are accessible. But the procedural accessibility for persons with disabilities is often ignored in the functioning of Parliament…

Lack of late-night accessible transportation options has this man singing the blues

May 4, 2023 | Source: CBC- Canada

John Travers loves attending and promoting shows of local artists in London’s music scene. The 48-year-old can often be found at various concert venues around the city on weekends. However, getting back home from these events has become a frustrating challenge for Travers, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. The only ride options he has are Voyago Paratransit or accessible taxis, he said. Voyago only runs until midnight and a requires that bookings be made three days in advance with no guarantees of getting a desired time slot…

Heathrow Express launches accessibility charter

May 4, 2023 | Source: Passenger Terminal Today- UK

Heathrow Express has partnered with wheelchair basketball team London Titans to launch an accessibility charter to highlight the airport’s access provisions and goals. As part of its accessibility goals, this initiative will include maintaining Heathrow Express’s step-free rail-airport transfer service so that passengers with wheelchairs and mobility aids can travel from train to plane and back again with ease. The charter was created by Heathrow Express to support the team’s travel to the 2023 EuroCup tournament, with the Titans traveling to the Finals in Turkey in May…

Canada’s first accessibility commissioner facing investigation of claims that he mistreated staff

May 4, 2023 | Source: CBC- Canada

A year after the federal government praised its “historic appointment” of Canada’s first accessibility commissioner, the government has ordered an external investigation into claims that he mistreated staff, CBC News has learned.

Justice Minister David Lametti said he became aware of “the situation” in January and asked his department to look into it. The Department of Justice has retained the Ottawa firm Quintet Consulting to investigate the allegations against Commissioner Michael Gottheil. According to emails viewed by CBC News, the firm starts interviews next week…

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