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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Nigeria passes law on discriminating against persons with disabilities
Africa Apr 30, 2012
ABUJA: House of Representatives has passed a law which makes it a crime for any individual or corporate organization to discriminate against persons with disabilities either Continue reading the story...Swiss company develops app for blind people to recognize products
Europe Apr 30, 2012
Codecheck, the Swiss company has developed app that help people who are blind and low vision to recognize products. The app detects and reads what is Continue reading the story...Inaccessible municipalities to face legal action in Turkey
Middle East Apr 30, 2012
ISTANBUL: A regulation that imposes obligations on municipalities with regards to addressing deficiencies in providing access for persons with disabilities will come into force on July Continue reading the story...Persons with disabilities get online guide to top tourism attractions
Europe Apr 30, 2012
A website which gives information on disability access to some of Northern Ireland’s most popular venues and attractions has been launched. Adapt NI Development Manager Caroline Shiels Continue reading the story...University of Delaware professor leads efforts to support science students with disabilities
Americas Apr 30, 2012
Karl Booksh points to data collected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) showing that Americans with disabilities make up some 10-15 percent of the population but Continue reading the story...Canadian technology improving the lives of persons with intellectual disabilities
Americas Apr 30, 2012
If apps and devices have the power to make our lives easier and more enjoyable, they also have the power to change people’s lives. Putting new Continue reading the story...Colorado disability rights group wants wheelchair access to all U.S. Hollister stores
Americas Apr 29, 2012
A Colorado disability rights group is asking the U.S. District Court in Coloradoto order Hollister to make all its stores with steps accessible to wheelchair users. If Continue reading the story...Newcastle City Council needs $15m to make bus stops accessible
Asia-Pacific Apr 29, 2012
An audit of the city’s bus stops has found Newcastle City Council needs to spend between $10 million and $15 million to bring them to an Continue reading the story...FCC will allow text-to-speech emergency alerts
Americas Apr 28, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission has decided to defer, rather than prohibit, converting emergency alerts from text to speech, a prohibition in its initial EAS order. In an Continue reading the story...Winner of Miss Wheelchair Tennessee aims to improve transportation access for persons with disabilities
Americas Apr 27, 2012
UTC graduate student Jean-marie Lawrence won the title of Miss Wheelchair Tennessee for her platform focusing on improving accessibility on public transportation for persons with disabilities. Jean-marie Continue reading the story...News Archives
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