Universal Design Resource (UDR)
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European Research Council (ERC)
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These Gloves Can Convert Sign Language Into Spoken Word
University of Washington sophomores Thomas Pryor and Navid Azodi demonstrate their “SignAloud” glove, which converts American Sign Language into written and spoken text. The invention won a 2016 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize.
CART: A System That Works for Nearly Everyone With Hearing Loss
Most of us have been at events with a sign-language interpreter, but how many have ever seen a CART screen? CART, which stands for “communication access real time translation,” provides instantaneous captions for what is being said. It’s also one of the best-kept secrets in the hearing loss world.
universalising design
Rob Imrie has been awarded a three year Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council, to the value of €853,000, to investigate the role and relevance of universal design. The research is a collaboration between Goldsmiths, University of London and the Open University.
Apple shares new short film on autism proves that accessibility features matter
Apple has released a new pair of videos on its YouTube channel highlighting the effect that technology has on people with disabilities. The video, called “Dillan’s Voice,” features a teenager named Dillan Barmache, a 16-year-old kid who is autistic, and shows how he uses Apple products to express his thoughts.
Facebook Accessibility
Facebook accessibility specialist and engineer Matt King lost his vision completely in college. When he joined our accessibility team after more than 20 years in the accessibility field, one of the projects he was most excited to work on centered on using object recognition technology to automatically describe photos for people who are not able […]
The ‘Canoemobile’ Makes National Parks More Accessible to People With Disabilities
If you’re a person with or without a disability and you’d love to experience the thrill of the open water, the Canoemobile may be for you. In celebration of the National Park Service centennial, the Canoemobile, operated by Wilderness Inquiry, will connect people with disabilities to the outdoors by getting them into canoes and out […]
Just Turned 40? An Architect Says It’s Time To Design For Aging
When Architect Matthias Hollwich was approaching 40, he wondered what the next 40 years of his life might look like. He looked into the architecture that serves older adults, places like retirement communities and assisted living facilities, and didn’t like what he saw. But what if we changed our habits earlier in life so we […]
DISABILITY REMODELING – WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COST TO RENOVATE?
If you’re looking to renovate your home so as to be more accommodating to a person with a disability, then there are many considerations that you will need to keep in mind. For starters, you will need to think about the limitations that the person’s specific disability has on them; do they have difficulty getting […]