Nominations for the City of Vancouver Access and Inclusion Awards are now being accepted.
The Access and Inclusion Awards recognize individuals and organizations that demonstrate leadership and
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BRACKNELL, UK: Tobii Technology, a world leader in eye tracking and gaze interaction, has partnered with Dell OEM Solutions to launch the Tobii EyeMobile, an integration of its
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SAN MATEO, CA: Babies can learn to communicate using hand signs before they can speak, but parents need the right tools to teach their children. Now,
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WASHINGTON, DC: The U.S. Access Board issued new accessibility guidelines for outdoor areas developed by the federal government on September 26.
The Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines provide detailed
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NEW YORK: The Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES) took part in the United Nations General Assembly’s High-level Meeting on Disability and Development held
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NEW YORK: She calls herself Crystal, because of her brittle bones, but Nguyen Phuong Anh is fast becoming known for her sparkling voice and for shattering
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A report released today by the United Nations and its partners illustrates how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can help give access to resources to persons
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Europe Sep 27, 2013
New research by UK regulator Ofcom shows that young people with disabilities are taking advantage of the benefits of being online.
The study shows that levels of
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Watch how Nguyen Phuong Anh – ‘Crystal’ – is making her voice heard in the corridors of power at the United Nations and harmonizing messages with
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In a move praised by disability advocates, the Venezuelan government signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations on Tuesday.
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Nguyen Phuong Anh, or ‘Crystal’, has inspired millions with her singing. Here, she talks about living with an inherited condition that makes her bones brittle.
For more
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BANGKOK: Chaiyaphon Phupharat knows what he is talking about when he speaks about disability and how people with disabilities are more vulnerable when disasters happen.
In 1995,
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NEW YORK: The rights of persons with disabilities must be directly addressed by the post-2015 development agenda, United Nations officials today urged a High-level meeting of
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NEW YORK: World leaders will gather together at a High-level Meeting on Disability and Development on 23 September to consider and adopt a resolution that calls
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For too long, persons with disabilities had been excluded from development planning and it was time to recognize their enormous potential to create a more inclusive
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WASHINGTON: On Thursday, Sept. 26, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public symposium from 12-5 p.m. entitled “The Past, Present, and Future
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NEW YORK: UN high-level meeting to discuss the role of persons with disabilities in contributing to overall development, senior United Nations officials on September 20 urged
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HANOI: With its long coastline and large deltas, Vietnam is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the growing hazards of climate change,
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The Game Developers’ Association of Australia (GDAA) has included an inaugural Accessibility Award for this year’s Australian Game Developers Awards.
The new award seeks to reward games
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Europe Sep 20, 2013
Tobii Technology, the global market leader in eye tracking and Gaze Interaction, announced yesterday the launch of Tobii EyeMobile — a lightweight, highly portable peripheral that brings true
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CHENNAI, INDIA: While the resistance to encourage children with learning disabilities/dyslexia and autism is still prevalent in Indian society — Sankalp, the Open School Learning Centre
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Special Learning Inc., the leading global provider of mobile technology applications and educational resources for the special needs community, announced yesterday its newest line
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EGYPT: Amendments to the 2012 constitution drafted by the 10-member legal experts’ committee fail to preserve disability rights, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
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CHENNAI: She broke her spine in an accident when she was 18. Paralysed down her neck, nothing has dented Preethi Srinivasan’s spirit. Until the University of
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Africa Sep 19, 2013
UGANDA: Have you ever taken time to reflect on what the term justice means in its real sense? Ordinarily, one would imagine that it refers to
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A free iPad and Android game is delivering fresh observations about children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Nurfland, the first in a series of games being developed
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CHINA: Millions of children across China have just begun a new school year. Some are going to schools equipped with resources their parents could only have
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on September 10 announced a premium W3C Validator Suite to help people improve the quality of Web pages.
With the Validator Suite, it
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ABU DHABI: Two UAE based organizations are looking at ways to produce books for children with vision disabilities.
The subject was discussed when a delegation from
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Europe Sep 16, 2013
MADRID: Madrid has a standing commitment to tourism for all, as illustrated by the 6th Accessible Tourism Guide to Madrid. This publication offers up-to-date, detailed information
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NEW DELHI: The wait is almost endless. In 2008, four UPSC candidates with vision disabilities hopefuls — Shiwam Kumar, Pankaj Srivastava, Abhishek Kumar and Rahul Mittal — got
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A Mumbai-based young woman entrepreneur is seeking to a make a difference to the lives of people with vision disabilities in India by launching the country’s
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit yesterday against the owners, builders and designers of an eight unit apartment complex at 175 and 195 Silsbee Avenue in
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A United Nations independent human rights expert yesterday urged Moldovan authorities to urgently adopt measures for greater social inclusion and take more efforts to integrate people
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Africa Sep 13, 2013
The Lagos State Office of Disability Affairs (LASODA) held a three-day workshop at the Wesley School for The Hearing Impaired to teach primary health workers sign
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Europe Sep 12, 2013
MOSCOW: Millions of people with disabilities in Russia continue to face significant barriers to participation in society. In 177 days, Russia will host the March 2014
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The UNWTO recommendations on “ for All” (2013) have been approved and endorsed by the General Assembly. Updated from the 2005 version, the recommendations
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NEW ZEALAND: The Human Rights Commission joins the IHC and People First New Zealand in calling for an explanation of progress for people with learning/intellectual disabilities.
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NEW ZEALAND: A new map developed by Hamilton City Council will help people with disabilities find their way around the CBD more easily.
Hamilton CBD Accessible
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OVERLAND PARK, KAN.: For people with vision disabilities, using a mobile device hasn’t always been easy. Kyocera Kona from Sprint helps to solve that problem by providing
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