The MAN Bus Modification Center has achieved a first, equipping an MAN Lion’s Coach with a ceiling lift for Voyages Emile Weber. This will make trips safer and more comfortable for passengers with physical disabilities. People with reduced mobility can use a lifting platform to board the MAN Lion’s Coach. New track-guided mobility system ensuresContinue reading “New ceiling lift raises the bar for universally accessible coach travel | MAN Bus Germany”
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How to write helpful reviews for people with acces…
More than 65 million people worldwide need wheelchairs to get around. Yet, information about accessibility isn’t always easy to find. From sharing photos of wheelchair-friendly entrances to answering questions about accessibility, Local Guides like you can help make life easier for many people by adding this important info on Google Maps. This doesn’t just help peopleContinue reading “How to write helpful reviews for people with acces…”
Remote Work to Accommodate Workers with a Disability
… Remote Work is about Accessibility, Not Exclusion Remote work may be seen as exclusion. However, it is really meant to do the opposite. Remote work allows businesses to take advantage of a larger talent pool. Also, it allows more people with disabilities to enter the workforce. Hiring workers with disabilities ensures that your business gets the benefits,Continue reading “Remote Work to Accommodate Workers with a Disability”
Here are the ways AI is helping to improve accessibility
Smart home speakers and voice assistants Smart home speakers like Google Home, Amazon’s Echo series, and Apple’s HomePod have given digital voice assistants a new lease on life — and they aren’t just a lazy way to queue up your favorite podcasts. For people with certain disabilities, they’re a godsend. … Speech-to-text and text-to-speech SmartContinue reading “Here are the ways AI is helping to improve accessibility”
Microsoft, others spearheading a ‘smart cities’ initiative for everyone
Microsoft has teamed up with two organizations to make smart cities more accessible for everyone, including the disabled and elderly. The collaboration, announced in May, includes Microsoft, the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict) and World Enabled, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the disabled. Its mission is simple: define the stateContinue reading “Microsoft, others spearheading a ‘smart cities’ initiative for everyone”
Can Google Assistant and Voice Search Really Help Those Who Need it the Most ? – State of Digital
There are many voice activated devices to help us in the home and at work, including Google Assistant, Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple and Cortana from Microsoft. … Strategy Analytics predicted that in Q4 2017 that smart speakers would reach 12 million units world wide and so 24 million for all of 2017. Google unveiledContinue reading “Can Google Assistant and Voice Search Really Help Those Who Need it the Most ? – State of Digital”
RFID Enables Hands-Free Transit Entrance for Vancouver Disabled
… The hands-free solution, known as the Universal Fare Gate Access Program, represents the world’s first transit authority system that offers hands-free automated access to disabled passengers, according to Erin Windross, TransLink’s planner for access transit planning. The RFID technology, which consists of UHF access-control cards and readers above fare gates, is provided by British Columbia RFID and Internet of ThingsContinue reading “RFID Enables Hands-Free Transit Entrance for Vancouver Disabled”
What Does Inclusive Design Mean?
Why is accessibilty seen as an after-thought, or at worst an expense to help a handful of disadvantaged people? Have you ever tried using a website or app on your smartphone whilst riding a bus when the sun is streaming through the window? You probably have. How did that work out for you? … …theContinue reading “What Does Inclusive Design Mean?”
Designing inclusively: Some examples
The video below has lots of examples of designing inclusively in the built environment. There are two key messages: get a diverse group of people together before you start designing, and think about all the extra people you can serve or sell to when you design with everyone in mind. While there are several videos around withContinue reading “Designing inclusively: Some examples”
Does fashion care about disabled people and the purple pound?
Britain’s disabled population has a spending power of £80bn, yet, as a frustrating shopping trip to Mayfair proved, many clothes shops are completely inaccessible Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones have a positive understanding of practical issues affecting disabled shoppers. Britain’s disabled population has a spending power of £80bn, yet, as a frustrating shopping trip toContinue reading “Does fashion care about disabled people and the purple pound?”
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