Ukraine’s Paralympians Compete in Beijing With Heavy Hearts
Olympics|Ukraine’s Paralympians Are ‘All Thinking of Home’ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/sports/olympics/ukraine-paralympics-invasion.html #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none } Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Ukraine’s Paralympians Are…
Hybrid Assistive Limb technology gives hope to spinal injury patients to move again – ABC News
News Ticker Flood warning For the latest weather warnings in Queensland and NSW, search on ABC Emergency Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app Hybrid Assistive Limb technology…
Covid pandemic sparks steep rise in number of people in UK with long-term illness
Figures have soared by 1.2m in two years of pandemic as long Covid takes its toll Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than a third of…
| American Foundation for the Blind
The purpose of this study was to examine how technology in the workplace influences the experiences of workers who are blind, have low vision, or are deafblind. This report summarizes…
Making Pre-employment Testing Accessible: WellPoint Offers a Best Practice
From the desk of Louis E. Orslene, MPIA, MSW, JAN Co-Director In the workplace, employers increasingly use pre-employment testing to predict the employment success of their applicants. These tests are…
Rwanda Looks to New Efforts for Supporting Persons With Disability
Rwanda Looks to New Efforts for Supporting Persons With Disability Africa, Misc., News, March 6 2022 Rwanda is looking to start implementing new efforts for supporting persons with disabilities. Mid…
The Snowboarders the Paralympics Didn't Want Around
Olympics|They Weren’t Wanted at the Paralympics. They’re Excelling Anyway. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/06/sports/olympics/beijing-paralympics-snowboard-dispute.html Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story They Weren’t Wanted at the Paralympics. They’re…
Accommodation Search
JAN’s Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) system is designed to let users explore various accommodation options for people with disabilities in work and educational settings. These accommodation ideas are not…
Are You Ready To Challenge Your Accessibility Assumptions? – Office of the CTO Blog
VMware's no-mouse challenge! UX Design Innovation and Accessibility … Making the digital space accessible is everyone's responsibility.
Recent Developments in Hearing Technology – News Medical
In the past decades, the technology behind hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices have developed immensely.
Private Equity Takes Aim At Disability Services
Private equity firms are increasingly investing in services for young people with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities with potentially troubling consequences, a new report warns. The post Private Equity Takes…
Text to speech – IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
Text to speech Text to speech The way that blind and low vision users interact with most technology is through synthesised speech reading out the content of the screen. Text…
Meet Vasu Sojitra: The Athlete Challenging Ideas About What Is Possible
Travel|Meet the Athlete Challenging Ideas About What Is Possible https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/travel/vasu-sojitra-disabled-skier.html Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Q. and A. Meet the Athlete Challenging…
Bringing the Pandemic Home: The Shifting Realities of Intimate Violence for Disabled People in the Time of COVID-19 | Shelton | Disability Studies Quarterly
Bringing the Pandemic Home: The Shifting Realities of Intimate Violence for Disabled People in the Time of COVID-19 Sam Z. Shelton Abstract In this article, I explore the shifting realities…
Children and adolescents with disabilities in Brazil: effects of the COVID-19 pandemic | Almeida | Disability Studies Quarterly
Children and adolescents with disabilities in Brazil: effects of the COVID-19 pandemic Luciana Alves Drumond Almeida, Mellanie Fontes-Dutra Abstract The present research aimed to perform data survey and analysis of…
Lives turned upside down in COVID-19 times: exploring disabled people's experiences in 5 low-and-middle income countries using narrative interviews | Wickenden | Disability Studies Quarterly
Lives turned upside down in COVID-19 times: exploring disabled people’s experiences in 5 low-and-middle income countries using narrative interviews Mary Wickenden, Jackie Shaw, Stephen Thompson, Brigitte Rohwerder Abstract This article…
SIG top ten – IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
SIG top ten SIG Top Ten Being more accessible doesn’t have to be difficult. With a bit of smart design we can we can make a big difference to people’s…
How this enterprise is helping the disabled community find employment – YourStory
Stories How this enterprise is helping the disabled community find employment By Apurva P {{monthName}} {{day}}, {{year}} Bengaluru-based AssisTech Foundation works to improve the life of the disabled. The assistive…
Cutscene Guidelines – Accessible Game Design
Cutscenes Games are a versatile storytelling medium, but make sure you make your cutscenes accessible via voiceovers and captions so everyone can follow along. Best practices for cutscenes Any time…
Aesthetic Guidelines – Accessible Game Design
Aesthetics For players with low visual acuity or field-of-view, having good contrast and readability is key. Using clear visual design benefits all players. Best practices for aesthetics According to the…
Platform level accessibility recommendations – IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
Guidance on how and why gaming hardware and operating systems can enable access for gamers with disabilities Barrie Ellis, Tara Voelker and Ian Hamilton, published March 2017 Accessibility matters, for…
Making games accessible – UWP applications | Microsoft Docs
Read in English Save Table of contents Read in English Save Feedback Edit Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Table of contents Making games accessible Article 06/30/2021 19 minutes to read 8…
Game Accessibility Top Ten – IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
Game Accessibility Top Ten NOTE: This is an archive of previous versions of the SIG top ten, from 2015, 2010 and 2005. The current version is available here. SIG Top…
CDC Adds IDD To List Of Conditions At Increased Risk From COVID-19
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the CDC is for the first time acknowledging that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have an elevated risk of severe disease from COVID-19.…