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 […]

COVID-19 Information Accessibility Lacking for Blind and Low Vision Australians – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

October 14, 2020 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

A Monash University study has found that graphical information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic regularly presented in mainstream media is inaccessible to blind and low vision people (BLV). Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/covid-19-information-accessibility-lacking-for-blind-and-low-vision-australians/ Related

COVID-19 Information Accessibility Lacking for Blind and Low Vision Australians – Accessibility News International

October 14, 2020 / by BBG Security / Communications

Posted October 12, 2020 A Monash University study has found that graphical information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic regularly presented in mainstream media is inaccessible to blind and low vision people (BLV). Researchers from Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology (IT) found nearly half of BLV people surveyed wanted improved access to information about daily […]

New York State Maintains Discriminatory Bar to Employment for Those with Less Than 20/40 Vision – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

June 25, 2020 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

Disability Rights Advocates challenges the State’s irrational, blanket disqualification of workers based on disability, seeks to bring hiring standards into compliance with the law Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/new-york-state-maintains-discriminatory-bar-to-employment-for-those-with-less-than-20-40-vision/ Related

New York State Maintains Discriminatory Bar to Employment for Those with Less Than 20/40 Vision – Accessibility News International

June 25, 2020 / by BBG Security / Employment

Disability Rights Advocates challenges the State’s irrational, blanket disqualification of workers based on disability, seeks to bring hiring standards into compliance with the law June 10, 2020 New York, NY Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a national non-profit legal center, filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the State of New […]