April 06, 2018
The Local Organizing Committee of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will be making the event more accessible by providing audio-descriptive commentary for blind and partially sighted football fans.
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April 04, 2018
The FCC has proposed a new set of rules that would enable the introduction of new technologies and services which benefits the public and promotes accessibility for persons with disabilities.
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April 02, 2018
The government of India has implemented several educational reforms that would make it accessible to students with disabilities such as the introduction of a massive open online course portal, the creation of a national digital library, and a portal of accessible learning resources.
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April 02, 2018
Leading global companies such as Microsoft, Google, AirBnB and Uber are leveraging the power of technology to make traveling more accessible for persons with disabilities who constitute a $1 trillion market share.
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March 15, 2018
The short-term lodging company, AirBnB, has recently rolled out a search filter that helps travelers with disabilities easily find accessible accommodations around the world.
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March 13, 2018
The Knesset Labor, Welfare, and Health Committee has approved a comprehensive revision of Regulation 35 of Accessibility to Online Services Regulations which aims to strike a balance between the need to make online services accessible to people with disabilities and the technological and economic burdens deriving from implementation of these accessibility requirements.
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February 08, 2018
Part 1 of our accessibility series explored the importance of businesses deploying accessible IT to recruit and retain employees with a view to reducing job polarization and inequality. Part 2 described how national equality laws are imposing affirmative obligations on businesses to make “reasonable accommodations” in the workplace for employees with disabilities — which may include ensuring that IT devices and services are enabled with accessibility functions.
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January 31, 2018
University Provost Ben Polak last week announced the creation of a new policy requiring Yale websites and applications to be accessible to people with disabilities, one year after the Yale College Council’s disability resources task force highlighted the need for universal accessibility at Yale.
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January 26, 2018
“The county has invested a significant amount of resources to help ensure that its website is made easier to use and more accessible for people with disabilities,” according to a news release.
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December 18, 2017
The Australian Standard EN 301 549 which supports access to ICT for people with disabilities and provides ICT suppliers with accessibility guidelines and certainty will soon be included in the ICT services scheme.
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December 06, 2017
The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has launched a $22.3-million program, the Accessible Technology Program, a new program that, over the next five years, will co-fund innovative projects to develop new assistive and adaptive digital devices and technologies particularly for Canadians with disabilities.
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November 19, 2017
The Florida Department of Education Division of Vocational Rehabilitation has awarded Accessible Communication for the Deaf, an IU Group Company, to deliver American Sign Language interpreting services during its quarterly meetings in Fort Lauderdale.
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