Global Accessibility News August 6, 2012

Sainsbury supermarket to introduce Braille help for shoppers with vision disabilities Europe Aug 6, 2012 Sainsburys in Oxney Road, Parnwell, will put Braille panels at the bottom of signs to help people with vision disabilities use the shop. A branch in Liverpool Read More... Saudi deaf students face limited university courses to study Middle East Aug 6, 2012 My daughter has disability, but she is also very ambitious, said Naeema, mother of 17-year-old Noura. Noura was born partially deaf, but that did not hold Read More... Equal chances for Fijian with disabilities Asia-Pacific Aug 6, 2012 In Fiji for the first time, AusAIDs Disability Reference Group held high level consultations on Disability Inclusive Development in the Pacific from 1- 3 August, 2012. As Read More... Affordable vibrating smoke alarms for people who are deaf Asia-Pacific Aug 6, 2012 People who are deaf in NSW will be given a heavy discount off special smoke alarms that vibrate and activate strobe lights during a fire. Average alarms Read More...

Argentina lacks guide dog law Americas Aug 6, 2012 Argentina lacks any law or national policy related to guide dogs. People who are blind or low vision owning such a dog might face a multitude of Read More... Creative resource for children with vision disabilities in India Asia-Pacific Aug 5, 2012 CHENNAI: Children with vision disabilities now have a rich fund of accessible knowledge in the form of braille books, audio books, tactile books, made available by Read More... Device for people with vision disabilities Asia-Pacific Aug 4, 2012 BERHAMPUR, INDIA: Ten-year-old Pabitra Patra, student of Class V in the Red Cross School for the Blind, is jubilant after being provided with a low-vision device, Read More... San Diego launches accessible emergency alerts Americas Aug 3, 2012 San Diego in partnership with Twenty First Century Communications, Inc., has instituted a regional notification system that will be able to send telephone notifications to residents Read More... Technology helps Alaska facility for people who are blind Americas Aug 3, 2012 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA: George Rickard drove commercial vehicles for 11 years. Then one day, he could no longer see, and his career came to a halt. Rickard lost Read More... Transcription training writes new futures for people who are blind

Asia-Pacific Aug 3, 2012 TAIPEI: Wearing a big black headphone, Lin Shu-chi adjusted herself to a comfortable position and started to type swiftly what she was listening to, word by Read More... Assistive technology helps people who are deaf, but too costly Asia-Pacific Aug 3, 2012 NEW ZEALAND: Great technology exists to help people who are deaf, but many Kiwis cant afford it. Rapid advances in communication technology are passing the New Read More... US DOLs Office of Disability Employment Policy announces $950,000 grant to establish Accessible Technology Action Center Americas Aug 2, 2012 WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Labors Office of Disability Employment Policy today announced the availability of approximately $950,000 to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and Read More... Kyrgyzstan to ratify UNCRPD in 2012 News Aug 2, 2012 Kyrgyzstan will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in 2012. The member of the interdepartmental working group, Mirbek Asangariyev, reports. According Read More... Lack of regulation as a key barrier to Maldivian disability rights: IDA Asia-Pacific Aug 1, 2012 Despite having ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) back in April 2010, the Maldives must provide regulatory reforms ensuring against disability-based Read More... Government of Oman Adopts eAccessibility Middle East Aug 1, 2012

The Information Technology Authority (ITA) Sultanate of Oman invited me to visit Muscat, Oman recently to help them draft an eAccessibility Policy. It was an amazing experience and surprised in Read More... EFC to launch IT training program for people with vision disabilities Asia-Pacific Jul 31, 2012 SRI LANKA: The Employers Federation of Ceylon (EFC) will launch a six-month IT training program for eight people with vision disabilities in Vavuniya on August 2. The Read More... US Scientists aim to deliver visual images to people with vision disabilities Americas Jul 31, 2012 HOUSTON: Humans possess the unique ability to form mental images of things that exist only in their minds, and U.S. scientists now believe there may be Read More...

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