VICTORIA, BC: The Centre for Equitable Library Access officially launched its new national service which provides accessible library services and materials to Canadians with print disabilities.
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MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be holding a satellite registration for persons with disabilities and senior citizens of Manila on Sunday, June 1.
To be held
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MILWAUKEE: Manitowoc, Wis.-based Orion Energy Systems, Inc. violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability, a mobility disability, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Europe May 29, 2014
VIENNA: The Zero Project team is inviting leading experts and organizations to nominate outstanding practices and policies concerning this year’s topic:
Independent Living and Political Participation
The Innovative
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NEW ZEALAND: The Minister for Disability Issues Tariana Turia has announced the Disability Action Plan 2014-2018 today. The new plan is a collaborative effort between government
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WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it is permitting developers of federally funded construction projects to use an alternative design
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NEW ZEALAND: Education Minister Hekia Parata today launched a new Family Whānau Sign Language Facilitator service to support children who are deaf to develop a strong
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MUSCAT, OMAN: A symposium on ‘Policies of Dealing with Disability and their Prospects in the Arab States in the Light of the UN Conventions on the
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES: A party-list lawmaker has called on Congress to pass a bill that would provide all traffic lights with audible signals to help persons with
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Europe May 26, 2014
MALTA: A third of new buildings inspected last year did not meet accessibility standards and the majority required alterations, according to the National Commission Persons with
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NEW YORK: Researchers have developed a new smartphone application that warns people with vision disabilities of obstacles in their way to help them better navigate their environments.
Researchers
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NEW DELHI, INDIA: In a first of its kind, sign language interpretation facilities are being put in place at the Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony today enable
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PHILIPPINES: The National Council on Disability Affairs in partnership with the Department of Tourism held a “Regional Forum on Accessible Tourism for Person with Disabilities” and
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA: The Vancouver Taxi Association welcomes the additional funding for taxis announced by TransLink Friday afternoon, and stands ready to meet the unique needs
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New York: Spotting the early warning signs of autism has just become a bit easier for parents and physicians with a software that tracks and records
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CAMPBELLFORD, ON: Canadians with disabilities will gain better access to programs and services in their community, today announced Rick Norlock, Member of Parliament for Northumberland-Quinte West,
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Africa May 21, 2014
ABUJA: Ahead of 2015 general election, persons with disabilities in the country have lamented the situation where most polling booths are not accessible to them during
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AHMEDABAD, INDIA: It is now mandatory for all new buildings in city to have a accessible design. This came to light during a seminar organized by
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Northampton Community College will host a free seminar on emergency survival for older people and people with disabilities on 8 a.m. June 5.
The Seminar will be
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BHIMAVARAM, INDIA: A group of engineering students from S.R.K.R. Engineering College develop the cycle. A battery fitted to the tricycle stores solar power and helps it
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Europe May 19, 2014
LONDON: OwnFone, a London-based firm, claims to have put the world’s first Braille phone, that is invented by using customized 3D printing techniques, which costs just
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MILTON, ON: Is there anything better than a breakthrough technological device that enables some visually impaired people to recapture activities they haven’t experienced in decades, like
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Members of the disabled community have welcomed the move by the Government to finally table in Parliament legislation to give full protection to persons with disabilities.
The
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PHILIPPINES: Persons with disabilities in Cebu City may soon have easier access to recreational areas and other public places.
The City Council has passed an ordinance that
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TORONTO: As a novel grassroots strategy, the non-partisan AODA Alliance has just posted on YouTube its first-ever on-line virtual news conference. Using the internet to instantly
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COLUMBIA, MD: “The job description said weekends were required. Do I really have to work weekends? I’d rather not.”
“I can’t really see myself working at any
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WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the National Council on Disability invite the public to participate in an online dialogue
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WASHINGTON: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it is inviting public input on potential revisions to the regulations implementing Section 501 of the
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THANJAVUR, INDIA: Agitations will be held by persons with disabilities before the district collectorates of Thanjavur and Dharmapuri to highlight the deficiencies in the government schools
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Carleton University, with support from the Province of Ontario and the City of Ottawa, is holding a three-day International Summit on Accessibility in July 2014 at the
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NEW ZEALAND: Revenue Minister Todd McClay has welcomed the release of seven new videos that will help make tax compliance easier for customers who are deaf
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ANKARA: Minister of Family and Social Policies Ayşenur İslam complained about public institutions’ failure to comply with the ministry’s accessibility standards for people with disabilities at an
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NEW ZEALAND: Education Minister Hekia Parata marked New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week by launching new e-books that have been developed to improve children’s access to
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TORONTO: A portable toilet that can expand by four times the usual size to make life easier for people in wheelchairs, but can shrink for easy
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The Global Forum on Disability which will be held a day prior to the 7th session of the Conference of States Parties on 9th June, 2014.
The
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NEW DELHI: In an effort to disseminate information to visitors with vision disabilities, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has put up signs in Braille, explaining
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Europe May 13, 2014
MOSCOW: The Russian State Duma should pass amendments that will protect the rights of people with disabilities. The Duma should also introduce further amendments to protect
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NEW YORK: The 7th session of the Conference of States Parties will take place at United Nations Headquarters from 10 to 12 June 2014. The thematic
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed marketing of the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled
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JORHAT, INDIA: The World Vision India group recently organized an awareness campaign as part of the global action week for education with special emphasis on inclusive
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