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Living with DisabilityWe wrote last year that the global pandemic could prove to have a silver lining for people with disabilities for two primary reasons. First, everyone on the planet has now experienced, to an extent, w
Awareness Days and ObservancesAs April comes, so does Autism Awareness Month, which many autistic people dread. While many well-intentioned, non-autistic people assume that this month properly recognizes the autism community, many
Assistive TechnologiesHow much of your budget would you say goes to helping customers find their way around? How disability friendly is your business? How important is capturing this market?
GeneralMore than one billion individuals with disability worldwide represent a vast but under-served market opportunity for vacation destinations and tourism services. As the summer approaches and tourism fa
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Awareness Days and ObservancesThe past week or two, there have been stories reporting that most vaccine information isn't accessible . A few months ago, people were talking about voting and candidate information not being accessib
Living with Disability2020 brought unexpected challenges to the world, forcing businesses everywhere to hastily adapt to a world that wasn’t leaving the house. A handful of these changes came with side effects that directl
Living with DisabilityThere are an estimated one billion people in the world who experience disability in some form. That is 15% of the global population with a greater prevalence of disability appearing in developing nati
Laws and RegulationsMany people have disabilities that are not visible, such as autism, deafness, and ADHD, and if law enforcement were aware of these disabilities, it may alter the manner in which they interact with the
Assistive TechnologiesAt the cutting-edge of technological innovation in the mobility space resides Andrea Mocellin, inventor and designer of the Revolve folding wheel. The Revolve is a full-size 26-inch spoked wheel that
Inclusive Design PracticesDisproportionate impact on people with disabilities Inaccessibility to transportation disproportionately affects people with disabilities, which contributes to, among other lasting impacts , higher un
Living with DisabilityRacial and ethnic minority communities are expanding at a much greater rate than the existing majority of white Americans. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a report estimating the results of t
Visual and Media AccessibilityHaving full confidence that you're taking the right dosage of the right medication shouldn't be a privilege. Neither should knowing when to refill a prescription or catching errors made by the pharmac
Inclusive Design PracticesA primary goal of accessibility, and universal design more broadly, is to offer an equivalent experience to as many users as possible. By addressing equitable use, flexibility in use, perceptible info
Visual and Media AccessibilityWith the US video game market currently worth over $60 billion , and 164 million adults playing video games in their spare time, the game industry is big business, and it’s only going to get bigger. T
Disability Rights and HistoryA few decades ago, people who were diagnosed with a disability were pigeonholed into a category and often set on a course over which they had little control. A blind person might be sent to a boarding
Living with DisabilityA harsh and unfortunate reality for some individuals is that, regardless of their intellectual capabilities, their career opportunities could be limited due to long-term impacts of the physical inacce
Living with DisabilityAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a non-apparent, neurodevelopmental disorder that can cause, among other symptoms, restlessness, inattention, lack of executive function, carelessness
Visual and Media AccessibilityIn June, Twitter rolled out a new feature across all accounts that allows users to record 140-second voice clips in lieu of 280-character text messages. The move signified a broad effort by Twitter to
Laws and RegulationsTicket sales for events are a covered activity under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . When a venue for an event provides tickets for sale to third-party vendors (which includes online ticke
GeneralAs one year comes to a close, tech trend predictions begin to flood in for the next. How many of the big tech waves of 2021 will be fully accessible? While some innovations are driven by or responsive
Living with DisabilityDuring the course of our lives, we all encounter challenges and hardships, sometimes severe. People with disabilities, however, can experience these difficulties on a more frequent basis and find that
Living with DisabilityOne of the strategies used to promote inclusivity and accessibility that has proved the most controversial is the disability simulation. In a disability simulation, participants are asked to use a whe
