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When healthcare providers are faced with the threat of legal action they often scramble to make their sites compliant, doing the bare minimum necessary to avoid legal and financial repercussions.…
Healthcare providers and services are expanding their reach by providing digital channels through which users and patients can perform their transactions. While these are positive developments that should provide convenience…
The travel industry, thanks to collaboration with disability experts, is entering the next decade well positioned to make a difference in the lives of the 1 in 5 people with…
Assistive technology provider Inclusive Technology has launched the world’s first eye tracker for the iPad Pro called Skyle, which helps people with complex access and communication needs to become more…
The research study provided by Acquire Market Research on Global ‘Stroke Assistive Devices Industry’ offers a strategic assessment of the Stroke …
Lastly, your website should be compliant with assistive technology in various … There are a few tips that can assist you in complying with the ADA and …
in Addition, according to him, it is not for the technical adaptation of a web site, but to ensure the accessibility of the organisation as a whole. “It’s more… …
Class sizes are cut to 12 to minimise noise that can make it hard for DHH children to recognise speech, and assistive technologies, closed captions …
“Adaptive technology and braille are two important areas where students receiving credit for the work that they do will advance them faster through the …
On one side are hearing devices, traditionally expensive, medicalised and often under-utilised. “They have been seen as assistive technologies, …
The US has had web accessibility standards since 2000, but they haven’t been enforced or adopted evenly. That said, …
if you’re in the midst of a website refresh, don’t forget to put web accessibility on your list of priorities, writes DelCor’s Tom Jelen. Making your website …
In what world do we put Beyoncé, Domino’s Pizza and PornHub in the same sentence? Answer: They all got sued recently for allegedly not having a website that complies with…
Fausto Panizzolo is a talented Italian researcher specialized in biomechanics and motion analysis. It was there that he founded the start-up Moveo Walks. His mission is to improve mobility, to…
Accessibility is an important part of making a website that’s usable for everyone. Visual accessibility sometimes doesn’t get enough attention–let’s help fix that. Here are five things to know about…
On Friday, February 7, 2020, California’s Attorney General’s Office released revisions to the proposed regulations (the “Modified Draft Regulations”) for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The CCPA is a…
RAZ Mobility (www.razmobility.com), a provider of mobile assistive technology, announced today the launch of the RAZ Memory Cell Phone. The cell …
Listen Technologies, provider of assistive listening, multi-language audio transmission and live streaming audio solutions, has teamed up with Disney …
The following summarizes Microassist’s work developing a Verbal De-escalation training program for the National Center for Campus Public Safety. The project was recognized with the 2019 Leaders in Learning award…
I’m sitting in the airport on my way home from two conferences put on by #A11yTO. I’ve been trying to figure out what made the three days in Toronto so great. This post is what I’ve come up with. #A11yTO is a volunteer-run digital accessibility community in Toronto. Puzzled by the title? A11y (that’s A-eleven-Y)…
On October 21, 2019 friends and supporters of Disability Rights Advocates, a national nonprofit disability rights legal center, gathered in New York to celebrate the organization and honor this year’s Eagle Award recipients. One of the honorees was Bank of America, a long-time digital accessibility and disability inclusion leader and Structured Negotiation champion. The picture…
In 2008 I heard that Jim Thatcher was coming to Berkeley as part of his role as the expert in the Target web accessibility case. I had been working in the digital accessibility legal space for ten years. Of course I had heard of Jim, but we had never met. I called and asked if…
[Update: Catherine Skivers died on December 12, 2019, a week after this post was written.] Catherine Skivers came to California in 1949 at the age of 23 with the man she had married at 16. Within a year, her husband had left her, offering her a one-way bus ticket back to her family in Missouri.…
Joseph Karr O’Connor died last month at the age of 65. As I get ready to attend the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference next month — for the 20th time — Joseph is on my mind and in my heart. He was a regular attendee and presenter at the conference, using the in-person gathering to cement…
Moreover, "For many organizations a lawsuit or fear of a lawsuit begins the conversation — there were over 2,000 web accessibility lawsuits in 2019 …
Doncaster Council has today launched a new campaign encouraging local residents to explore assistive technology as a way for them, or their relatives, to stay more independent. It is widely…
The latest in assistive technology that can be helpful to those with vision loss!
Software company Epic Systems cannot be held liable for its product's … Employers must be mindful of accessibility issues not just for employees and … and libraries — to remove…
Expo also Showcases Newest Disability Products, Adaptive Climbing Wall and Job Opportunities. Attendees can test their skills on the Abilities Expo’s first-ever Adaptive Spartan Course. The Assistive Technology Showcase will…
Just4Children has added the Recite Me software to its website. This is a cloud based web accessibility tool that allows website visitors to customise …