Monthly Archives: June 2011

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Panasonic launched cordless telephone for people with hearing disabilities and low vision

News Jun 30, 2011

Panasonic, the leading brand of cordless home telephones worldwide, introduced a new DECT 6.0 plus technology cordless telephone to enable consumers with hearing and visual disabilities Panasonic Continue reading the story...

Hachette Teams with Essential Accessibility to help Disabled Readers

Americas Jun 30, 2011

The Hachette Book Group is teaming with Essential Accessibility, a turn-key online tool developed to help disabled community easily access online content. Essential Accessibility software gives Continue reading the story...

Chinese Library launched device to read Non-Braille Books for Blind People

Asia-Pacific Jun 30, 2011

Beijing: A library for blind people in Beijing has launched a state-of-the-art device that would read out a book aloud to blind people. The device – launched Continue reading the story...

PEI launched website for tourists with disabilities

Americas Jun 29, 2011

Prince Edward Island (PEI) has launched a website to make its tourism industry more accessible to people with disabilities. Accessadvisor.ca will soon use the internet, smartphone apps Continue reading the story...

California State University ensures web accessibility for visually and hearing impaired students

Americas Jun 28, 2011

California State University (CSU) has automated accessibility monitoring to ensure that its thousands of websites and millions of Web pages are ready for use by faculty, Continue reading the story...

Israeli researchers develop a “virtual cane” for blind people

Middle East Jun 27, 2011

JERUSALEM: A cane that works as a “virtual flashlight” to help blind people with spatial navigation was displayed at the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. Developed by Continue reading the story...

Poor parking a hazard for blind people, says NSW Transport Minister

Asia-Pacific Jun 24, 2011

Australia: New South Wales (NSW) Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian is asking residents to keep their eyes open for thoughtlessly parked cars on behalf of those who Continue reading the story...

Wheelchair users face metro ‘ban’ in St. Petersburg, Russia

News Jun 22, 2011

St. Petersburg, Russia: Wheelchair users have been banned from the St. Petersburg metro – and the scandal is throwing more attention on to the Continue reading the story...

Netflix sued by NAD over lack of subtitles

Americas Jun 20, 2011

Netflix has been sued by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) for failing to offer closed-captioning on enough of its streaming content. In a lawsuit (PDF) Continue reading the story...

Asiana Airlines opens lounge for disabled passengers at Incheon International Airport

Asia-Pacific Jun 17, 2011

Seoul, South Korea: Asiana Airlines opened the first airport lounge specifically for disabled passengers at Incheon International Airport on Wednesday. Disabled passengers undergo boarding procedures at Continue reading the story...
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