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U.S. Department of State Hosts EMPOWER Conference to Advance Disability Rights Worldwide
Americas May 21, 2013
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces the first EMPOWER Conference on disability inclusive diplomacy. The EMPOWER program is a series of two-way Continue reading the story...Website upgrade to make navigating online environment easier for customers with disabilities
Americas May 21, 2013
ATLANTA: Georgia Power announced yesterday that it has upgraded its website (www.GeorgiaPower.com) to feature a suite of accessibility tools, including an assistive technology-enabled gateway that allows Continue reading the story...ClearView+ speech now available
Americas May 21, 2013
The new ClearView+ Speech with intuitive Point&Read is ready for shipping. The Optelec ClearView+ Speech combines High Definition video magnifcation and accurate Text-to-Speech that makes it Continue reading the story...University of Arizona MIS Department Launches Talking Campus Website with AudioEye
Americas May 20, 2013
TUCSON, ARIZ.: AudioEye, Inc. the creators of the Audio Internet, the patented audio browsing and automated publishing technology announced today that the University of Arizona’s Management Continue reading the story...Call for Papers for the Disability Experience Conference
Americas May 20, 2013
The Students for Disability Advocacy, a newly formed student group at the University of Pittsburgh whose mission is to advocate for students with disabilities, will be Continue reading the story...New communicator device lets people who are deafblind converse with anyone
Americas May 20, 2013
HumanWare, in partnership with the Washington State Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH), developed a deafblind communication system. The DeafBlind Communicator is the result Continue reading the story...Webinar on using smart technology and the cloud to make telehealth accessible for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities – May 22
Americas May 20, 2013
NEW YORK: The Webinar on using smart technology and the cloud to make telehealth accessible for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities will be held on May Continue reading the story...Government of Canada supports participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life
Americas May 19, 2013
ESSEX, ONTARIO: People with disabilities in the Windsor-Essex region will benefit from a new project designed to meet their growing needs and support them in achieving Continue reading the story...EEOC revises guidelines for employment rights of people with specific disabilities
Americas May 19, 2013
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on May 15 issued four revised documents on protection against disability discrimination, pursuant to the goal of the agency’s Continue reading the story...6th Conference of States Parties on the CRPD
Americas May 17, 2013
The 6th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will take place from 17-19 July 2013. A Continue reading the story...Americas Archives
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