by Adrian Ghobrial and News Staff Posted Nov 2, 2018 2018 at 7:56 am EST Two visually-impaired Toronto women will have their complaint investigated by…
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Universities are under legal pressure to make their websites fully accessible to people with disabilities, but is “fully” even possible? By Lindsay McKenzie November 6,…
How to Work on Work
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by Paul Edwards I have been involved at the state level of ACB since 1977 and have worked as a rehab teacher and a rehab…
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA: Canada has received a wake-up call in recent months about the urgent need to remove physical barriers in the built environment and…
Our Biased Web: Why Don’t We Care About Making The Web Accessible For All?
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Kalev Leetaru AI & Big Data I write about the broad intersection of data and society. As society has increasingly awoken to the dangers of…
Accessibility: A Source of Future Anxiety and a Significant Consideration for Canadian Consumers today
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Seven-in-ten Canadians say universal accessibility should be the goal for newly constructed buildings January 22, 2019 As Canada’s population grows older, millions of Canadians find…
By Evan Jones January 17, 2019 Many East Lansing residents go through doorways and live in apartments without realizing the barriers common designs present to…
By Carlos Sosa Policy Alternatives, Jan. 17, 2019 Recently the Manitoba Government made a decision to reject a core funding application from the Manitoba League…
Siri on the ReSound Linx Quattro Smart Hearing Aid a First for AI voice Control
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Next stop: integrating with Google Assistant. Jessica Dolcourt January 9, 2019 “Hey Siri, stream iTunes through my hearing aid.” That’s just one of many things…
UK Faces Accessible Housing Crisis – Only 7% of Homes Deemed Accessible
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Controversy rang out in November 2018 when the Home Builders Federation objected to councils across England wanting to increase the number of homes with universal…