Accessibility

Two young boys playing a video game

SpecialEffect designs customised solutions to enable physically disabled people to play video games

Playing video games helps increase creativity, build teamwork skills, and develop problem-solving abilities. People with physical disabilities have limited opportunities to enjoy video games given…

Eleanor Beidatsch is seated on a wheelchair

COVID-19 improves accessibility, opening doors for disabled people in Hollywood – By Eleanor Beidatsch

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These disabled streamers & advocates are helping to tackle accessibility issues in gaming

Close up of Sheri Byrne Haber

“Create a personal connection to disability, with the people who are making decisions” – Sheri Byrne Haber at Eyeway Conversations

Person in wheelchair holding a Covid mask

Accessibility of Covid websites a challenge for persons with disability, new app aims to address gaps faced by blind people

Image featuring SignTime app and other accessibility features on an Apple phone

Apple rolls out new accessibility features for disabled people to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Person facing the computer with the words GAAD2021 and #CovidAccessibilityBugBounty

Put your accessibility skills to use, join BarrierBreak’s Covid Accessibility Bug Bounty campaign!

Row of bottles with the words Covid and Coronavirus injection written on labels

Access to Covid vaccines a challenge for disabled people across India, disability rights groups urge priority

Images from L to R of Javed Chaudhari, Shams Mohammed and Vibhas sen

Top India para sportspersons offer help to disabled & non-disabled people affected by Covid-19 pandemic

Logo of Score Foundation featuring an eye and the rising sun and BarrierBreak logo of an open door with the text Eyeway Conversation

Disability podcast series Eyeway Conversations highlights importance of creating accessibility in physical & digital spaces

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Open-source platform using gene therapy to find a cure for kids with rare diseases

Images of the 5 products featured in the article

Innovative! Now inclusive & accessible beauty products focusing on disabled people

Hand in a blue glove with an injection and a vial

Greater priority access to COVID-19 vaccine for people with intellectual disabilities necessary, say experts

6 models with disabilities wearing clothes from JAM the Label

JAM the Label introduces functional & stylish fashion for disabled people

Model with one hand wearing the BraEasy bra

Australian mom’s adaptive bra invention for disabled daughter can help all women dress independently

Mindy Scheier is wearing a black leather jacket

Mom & fashion designer Mindy Scheier is making fashion more inclusive for all

Images of Kaycee Marshall, Adriana Mallozzi, Jovana Mullins, Ryan Hudson-Peralta, and Qaysean Williams. and Mindy Scheier

Meet the innovators determined to democratize fashion globally

Two makes playing a game

Microsoft expands accessibility efforts with new programme for evaluating Xbox, PC games

The Spatial Orientation Park teaches people with vision disabilities how to navigate the world around them.

Library of smells for blind and visually impaired people to open in Poland

The Infant-Toddler Program at Perkins School for the Blind is an early intervention program that supports young children with visual impairments and their families. (a pre - COVID photo)

With Perkins’ tele-health program, kids with vision impairments continue to receive support through the pandemic

Images of the featured games with the line Top board games for people with vision impairments

Top Board Games for People with Vision Impairments

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Nike’s new GO FlyEase hands-free sneaker promises comfort & access for everyone

NH Voices

Important order from the Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities.

12474-1101-2020 – Letter to All Central and Deemed Universities Please read the full order for detailed information.

An amalgamation of a building with a ramp, a stage in a theater and a group of audience members with a walking stick on an off-white background in blue ink

Professionals from Cultural World Gather to Discuss Accessibility and Inclusion in Culture

Affordable and Independent Mobility for Persons with Disabilities in India – Challenges & Way Forward (series 3 of 3)

Affordable and Independent Mobility for Persons with Disabilities in India – Challenges & Way Forward (series 2 of 3)

On Good Deeds Day, Consul. General Mr. Jonathan Zadka and Ms. Hila Zadka, head of culture & academic relations Israel visited Biswa Gouri Charitable Trust

Affordable and Independent Mobility for Persons with Disabilities in India – Challenges & Way Forward (series 1 of 3)

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Budget 2021-22: Disabled Cold Shouldered

Teletherapy: A Blessing in Disguise for Families of Children with Special Needs

Build Back “Better”: a misnomer for transportation without Accessibility and inclusivity?

No Data on Violence Against Disabled Women

McDonald’s India unveils new EATQUAL packaging specially designed for customers with limited upper hand mobility