Disabled People Struggle to Evacuate From Wildfires
U.S.|‘We Didn’t Have a Plan’: Disabled People Struggle to Evacuate From Wildfires https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/12/us/wildfires-disabled-people-evacuation.html #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none } Chuck Lindahl in his living room at his home in Chester,…
How To Prepare For A Disaster If You Live With A Disability
For people with disabilities, evacuating at a moment’s notice or stockpiling supplies can be complicated. However, experts say there are things everyone can do to prepare, no matter their needs.…
OSHA Cites Group Homes For COVID-19 Worker Deaths
A group home operator failed to protect its employees from exposure to COVID-19, federal regulators found after investigating the deaths of two workers following outbreaks at its facilities. The post…
California’s New Emergency System Aims to Make Beaches More Accessible
California’s New Emergency System Aims to Make Beaches More Accessible Americas, Built Environment, Disaster, June 18 2021 USA: Randy Dean’s passion project started three years ago out of a beat-up…
Survey: Majority of docs hold misconceptions about people with disabilities
Health Large majority of doctors hold misconceptions about people with disabilities, survey finds By Rebecca Sohn Feb. 1, 2021 Reprints Adobe A new survey of U.S. doctors finds that more…
Creating Accessible STEM Content
MATHML and Accessibility. MathML is a low-level specification adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for the presentation of …
Escambia County to spend $300K to make Pensacola Beach more accessible
What would make Pensacola Beach more accessible for people with disabilities? Emma Kennedy Pensacola News Journal View Comments View Comments This story has been updated to correct a mistake that…
New AI tech makes news and entertainment accessible for end-users with sight loss
Launching today, a new artificial intelligence (AI) personal assistant for blind and visually impaired people will, for the first time, make news and …
Microsoft to let people with disabilities test games for accessibility support
This program -headed by Mike Gamble, the company's principal software engineering lead- is able to validate games using the Xbox Accessibility …
Medical & Mobility Equipment Rentals for Disabled Travelers – Wheelchair Travel
Traveling with your own medical and mobility equipment is possible, but why go through the hassle when you can rent instead? The companies listed here offer equipment rentals that will…