Proportion of UK students who are state educated now under 90%, the first fall for eight years
Month: February 2019
I don’t think I’ve ever been so hurt by a piece of art. People with disability deserve better
Posted in General
Stage director Anthea Williams walked away from one of Sydney festival’s biggest shows crushed. ‘How disability is understood affects me every day of my life’
Surrey to Build World’s First Translation System for British Sign Language
Posted in Accessibility News
Originally Published: 03 October 2018 The worlds first machine capable of turning British Sign Language (BSL) into written English is set to be built by…
Broken elevators, muffled announcements, a lack of Braille the transit system can be commuting chaos for riders with disabilities Oct 21, 2018 By Brit McCandless…
Sharon Montgomery-Dupe (sharon.montgomery@cbpost.com) Published: Oct 18 at 10:22 p.m. A Sydney woman said she recently took the jet as a start to an exciting vacation…
Editors Note: As a member of the Accessibility Team that tested Gutenberg I can tell you at the time I tested it, it was garbage…
It’s Been Revealed That Canadians Diagnosed With Mental Health Issues Are Put On A List That Is Shared With The FBI And US Border Patrol
Posted in Accessibility News
October 30, 2018 In the past five years, Canada has made tremendous strides in the fight to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. The #BellLetsTalk…
by Sarah Meehan Contact Reporter The Baltimore Sun October 29, 2018 Three blind Maryland residents and the National Federation of the Blind are suing Walmart,…
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…
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,…