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VisitEngland launches new accessibility guide for tourism businesses
Europe May 16, 2013
National tourist board VisitEngland launches Speak Up! - a free online guide designed to help tourism businesses market their accessibility to travelers with disabilities. Packed full of information, Continue reading the story...New Eye-Controlled AAC Devices, Gives Voice to People with Communication Disabilities
Europe May 16, 2013
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Tobii Technology, the global market leader in eye-tracking and Gaze Interaction assistive technology, announced its next-generation augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) products – the Continue reading the story...FIAPF to focus on copyright issues relating to persons with print disabilities
Europe May 15, 2013
The annual general assembly of the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) being held in Cannes this month will discuss the issues of access to Continue reading the story...ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum opens in Geneva
Europe May 15, 2013
GENEVA: Over 800 delegates from the private sector, government, NGOs and Internet-related organizations are meeting in Geneva this week for ITU’s fifth World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum, a Continue reading the story...People with vision disabilities can now access computers running Windows 8
Europe May 14, 2013
Dolphin Computer Access, a world leader in the development of assistive technology for people with vision and print impairments, today announced the immediate availability of SuperNova Continue reading the story...WSIS Forum Focuses on Future of Information and Communication Technology
Europe May 14, 2013
GENEVA: The annual meeting to review and measure progress towards targets set in Tunis in 2005 at the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Continue reading the story...Smart sustainable cities need holistic approach, say global stakeholders
Europe May 14, 2013
GENEVA: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have a crucial role to play in tackling the developmental challenges facing the cities that are becoming our primary choice Continue reading the story...Scotland’s first easy read newspaper launched for people with learning disabilities
Europe May 7, 2013
ABERDEEN: Easy News, produced and distributed every two months by disability charity United Response, translates the biggest news stories of the day into simple language with Continue reading the story...Belgium’s telecom operators to provide accessible service for people with disabilities
Europe May 6, 2013
Belgian regulator Belgian Institute for Post and Telecommunications (BIPT) has issued new guidelines for operators on informing persons with disabilities of available services and equipment adapted Continue reading the story...Computer game could improve sight of children with vision disabilities
Europe Apr 29, 2013
UK: Children with disabilities could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers. Academics from the University of Continue reading the story...Europe Archives
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