This Deaf-Blind Paralympian was Told to Navigate Tokyo Alone. So She Quit Team USA.

July 28, 2021 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

Five years ago, Becca Meyers was on the floor of her room in the Olympic Village at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, balled up and sobbing, frustrated and terrified. She had stopped eating because she couldn’t find the athletes’ dining area. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/this-deaf-blind-paralympian-was-told-to-navigate-tokyo-alone-so-she-quit-team-usa/ Related

New Award-Winning App Helps the Visually Impaired Manage Their Wardrobe

July 22, 2021 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

Two Industrial Design students from Carleton University have won an Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition award from Universities Canada. Liana Meere and Mandy Hui took top honours in the competition’s Attitudinal/Systemic barriers category for their concept Closet, a label system that enables people with visual disabilities to independently manage their clothes. Read more […]

Is There a Right Way to Act Blind?

July 2, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, Blind, International

Activists slammed the TV show “In the Dark” for casting a sighted actress in a blind lead role. But what if blindness is a performance of its own? Read mroe athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/is-there-a-right-way-to-act-blind/ Related

Candy-like Models Could Make Science More Accessible to visually Impaired Students

June 1, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, Blind, International

A groundbreaking study by Bryan Shaw, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Baylor University, aims to use small, candy-like models to make science more accessible to the blind or visually impaired. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/candy-like-models-could-make-science-more-accessible-to-visually-impaired-students/ Related

Smart Shoes Help the Visually Impaired

May 19, 2021 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

Shoes with sensors embedded in them have been created to alert blind and visually impaired people to obstacles in their path. Read more at https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/smart-shoes-help-the-visually-impaired/

Smartphone App Helps Blind People Stand in Socially Distanced Lines

May 12, 2021 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

During the pandemic, everyone is expected to stay socially distanced, with at least six feet between them and the person in front of them. For those with normal vision, standing in line while remaining at a safe distance from the person in front of you isn’t a problem. However, for the blind or visually impaired, […]

Blind People, Advocates Slam Company Claiming to Make Websites ADA Compliant

May 10, 2021 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

Throughout the pandemic, as blind people, like everyone else, became increasingly dependent on websites to purchase goods, one of the fastest-growing companies that works with clients like Oreo cookies and Energizer batteries to make their websites more accessible has been engulfed in an increasingly contentious relationship with blind people. Many blind people say its product […]

Intel and AI Developer Create Backpack for Visually Impaired

April 29, 2021 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

Jagadish K. Mahendran, an independent Artificial Intelligence (AI) developer, and his team have collaborated with Intel to help ease the mode of transport for visually impaired people. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/intel-and-ai-developer-create-backpack-for-visually-impaired/ Related

Federal Court Rules NYC Discriminates Against Blind and Low Vision Pedestrians by Failing to Make Crosswalk Signals Accessible – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

January 15, 2021 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

New York, NY – In a decision that will remake the streetscape of New York City and improve safety and accessibility for all New Yorkers, a federal court ruled today that New York City’s failure to provide accessible pedestrian signals (APS) at 96.6 % of its signalized intersections violates the civil rights of people with […]

His Dream: Running Blind and Running Free

December 30, 2020 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

A blind runner issued a challenge to technologists last year to find a way for him to run safely without a guide. They did. Read more at https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/his-dream-running-blind-and-running-free/

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