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Here's what's happening in accessibility news. We provide these news briefs for your information and convenience, and we don't endorse or recommend any of these publications or products. Check back for updates every weekday.
August 5, 2021,Bloomberg:
An amendment aimed at boosting ADA compliance for public transit agencies was criticized as a “woke planning mandate” by a GOP senator.
August 5, 2021,NorthJersey:
In less than a month, at the shot of a gun, Gianfranco Iannotta and his wheelchair will burst from the starting line as one at the Tokyo Paralympics, his arms pumping furiously down the track.
August 4, 2021,BusinessWire:
Fiverr and Wix are teaming up to provide a unique program where experts from Wix will train people with disabilities to build accessible websites. Participants can then offer their services as web accessibility builders on the Fiverr platform.
August 3, 2021,Forbes:
The needs of disabled people—especially in this technologically dominant age—is a prime example of diversity and inclusion. Accessibility is so important, not only to technology but to life in general, because making things accessible is precisely how we feel included.
August 3, 2021,Wired:
Before the game reveals at Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest last month, the host took to Twitter to announce several accessibility initiatives for his event. Not only would disabled viewers have access to an ASL costream led by Chris “DeafGamersTV” Robinson, they also had the opportunity to tune into a completely audio-described version on Brandon “Superblindman” Cole’s Twitch channel.
August 2, 2021,WKBN27:
President Joe Biden said people who are dealing with the long-term effects of COVID-19 will have access to disability protections.
August 1, 2021,TapInto:
Members of the bipartisan New Jersey Legislative Disability Caucus on Tuesday joined members of the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey, and intellectual and developmental disabilities advocates to discuss housing accessibility for individuals in the I/DD community.
July 30, 2021,41KSHB:
Disability Pride Month ends July 31, but that doesn't mean those who work with the disabled community stop growing their services. PawsAbilities in Olathe is looking to expand.
July 29, 2021,Railway Technology:
Accessibility has always been an issue on the UK railway network, often discouraging passengers with disabilities from using the transport system. To create a system that is more inclusive and accessible the UK Government has announced a series of initiatives, including an audit of all UK train stations, to restore passenger confidence in the railway system.
July 28, 2021,Forbes:
This week marked the 31st anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, colloquially known as the ADA. President George H.W. Bush signed the bill into law on July 26, 1990 in a ceremony at the White House’s Rose Garden.
July 28, 2021,Temple Now:
Andrea Vassar, director of Disability Resources and Services, talks about how the pandemic has affected accessibility features for the disabled community, the process for establishing accommodations, and what tools will still exist after the pandemic.
July 27, 2021,Orlando Sentinel:
From paying bills to making travel plans to catching up on the latest news, more and more Americans are relying on the Internet “almost constantly” to handle day-to-day necessities. The role technology plays in our daily lives has become so ubiquitous that it’s easy — for most of us — to take it for granted.
July 26, 2021,ABC 11:
Monday marks 31 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA took effect. The anniversary, near the end of the Disability Pride Month, is a reminder that although law mandates access for people who are disabled, they must still overcome many hurdles to both getting to and inside the workplace.
July 26, 2021,The Hill:
President Biden on Monday celebrated the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a sweeping civil rights law, and announced a new program to help Americans experiencing long-term COVID-19 symptoms and conditions.
July 26, 2021,Bloomberg:
Monday marks the 31st anniversary of the enactment of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the groundbreaking legislation that became the gold standard for accessibility and guaranteed people with disabilities equal access to public transportation. President Joe Biden, who co-sponsored the original legislation, will mark the occasion with an event in the Rose Garden.
July 22, 2021,GCN.com:
Colorado now requires that both state and local government agencies meet website accessibility standards.
HB-1110, signed by Gov. Jared Polis on June 30, calls for the state’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) to develop web accessibility standards and hire a software developer to help state agencies implement them, according to a report in Colorado News Online.
July 20, 2021,Forbes:
For most people, the internet is a ubiquitous social hub, economic driver and professional facilitator as billions of people access web content every day.
July 20, 2021,Pagosa Daily Post:
To the state lawmaker who sponsored legislation for people with disabilities, the success of House Bill 21-1110 is the perfect example of why “representation matters.”
