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Te reo Māori now part of online sign language dictionary
Asia-Pacific May 14, 2013
Deaf New Zealanders now have access to te reo vocabulary in the Online Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), thanks to Victoria University’s Deaf Studies Continue reading the story...Election Commission to provide ballot papers in Braille
Asia-Pacific May 13, 2013
KATHMANDU, NEPAL: People with vision disabilities will also be able to vote in the next CA elections. This is the first time in Nepal’s election history. The Continue reading the story...Australia helps children with hearing disabilities in India with cochlear implants
Asia-Pacific May 13, 2013
MUMBAI: The government of New South Wales, Australia, recently announced a grant of $110,000 AUS for a centre in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. The voluntary organization raises resources Continue reading the story...GAATES participates in the UN ESCAP Workshop on Disaster
Asia-Pacific May 8, 2013
BANGKOK, THAILAND: The Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES) participated in the Workshop on Synergized Standard Operating Procedures For Coastal Multi-Hazards Early Warning System Continue reading the story...Malaysia to host conference on learning disabilities
Asia-Pacific May 6, 2013
KUCHING: The Dyslexia Association of Sarawak will be organizing the first Asia-Pacific Conference on Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities (APCoLD) 2013 at the Borneo Convention Centre Continue reading the story...Singapore’s MRT improves accessibility for persons with disabilities
Asia-Pacific May 6, 2013
SINGAPORE:Residents at Khatib now have improved accessibility to the public transport network, thanks to a new lift at Khatib Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) pedestrian overhead bridge. Khatib Continue reading the story...Nepal to make public places accessible for persons with disabilities
Asia-Pacific Apr 30, 2013
KATHMANDU: The government today issued directives to make public places accessible for persons with disabilities. The directives developed and issued by the Ministry of Women, Children and Continue reading the story...Assistive technology to help students with vision disabilities in exams
Asia-Pacific Apr 30, 2013
CHENNAI, INDIA: In 2006, Satvir, a student with vision disabilities, became the first in the country to take the board exams using a Braille-enabled assistive software. Continue reading the story...Japan to introduce smartphone app for people with vision disabilities to read currency
Asia-Pacific Apr 29, 2013
TOKYO: Japan will be releasing a free smartphone app that can read the denomination of money for people who are blind and low vision. The new Continue reading the story...2-3 children with learning disabilities in every classroom
Asia-Pacific Apr 28, 2013
MUMBAI, INDIA: Fifty years ago in the month of April, the movement to sensitize people about learning disability began. Despite this passage of time, there still isn’t enough Continue reading the story...Asia-Pacific Archives
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