Google launches a tool to test your Android app for accessibility issues
If you’re building an Android app and want to ensure it’s easy for anyone to use — include people with visual, physical or age-related limitations — Google’s got just the thing. Its new Accessibility Scanner, available for free and compatible with Android devices running Marshmallow 6.0, goes through every screen in your app to detect […]
A day in the life of accessible design: the case of the invisible lift – Part 2
On reaching the automatic sliding glass doors at the North Entrance, you will find a call button for assistance if needed on the wall to the left of the doors. Reception is at a higher level approached by four limestone stairs here. A retracting staircase lift is provided here for wheelchair users and anyone with […]
These Scientists Are Building Fitness Trackers That Work For People With Disabilities
Fitness and weight tracking can help stop obesity, but for people with disabilities, they often don’t work at all. Sebastian Williams is 20 pounds away from a brand-new life. A 64 year-old disabled veteran in Austin, Texas, Williams has spinal stenosis—a condition that causes him pain in his neck and lower back—and osteoarthritis in his […]
Whill receives FDA approval for the Model M, its new mobility device
Japanese startup Whill’s Model M, a motorized wheelchair alternative, has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. This means that the Model M can now be prescribed by physicians as a medical device and covered by insurance.
Why Virtual Reality Could Be A Game Changer For The Disabled
“It has been in the hands of so few people, that we don’t know what the truth is yet.” Anyone who attended the 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco could be forgiven for thinking that virtual reality was the only game in town. Virtual reality-centered talks, demonstrations and discussions dovetailed with an expo floor […]
Outthinking Dementia
I first realized it the day my father asked me which number came between 3 and 5. He had been living alone for a while in another state and I only saw him a few times a year, but while speaking to him on the phone it became more evident after he would repeatedly ask […]
The App that Helps Blind People See
The first time Mark Edwards used Aipoly Vision, he cried. Edwards, 56 and legally blind since birth, had signed up as an early tester for the smartphone app that claims to help the visually impaired people “see” the world around them. “When it immediately told me what was surrounding me, I was completely overcome with […]
ABA Case Manager, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) – Dallas – Fort Worth, TX
Easter Seals, Inc. Posted: Mar 20, 2016 Easter Seals North Texas is seeking an ABA Case Manager, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) for the Dallas office. The ABA Case Manager functions as the team leader of the client’s Interdisciplinary Autism Treatment Team, providing evaluation, treatment and consultation services to children and their families. The ABA […]
A Lesson in Universal Design: How to Make Stairs Safer for All
One of the most dangerous stairs people encounter each day are the ones leading into the house from the garage. Often these are cheap, prebuilt MDF stairs that are narrow, steep, and a hazard to everyone: toddler, teenager, adult, and senior alike.
How Technology Is Transforming Disabled People’s Lives
We work with a range of exciting technologies. EyeGaze technology allows people to control the movement of a mouse on a computer screen with just their eyes. A ‘Head mouse’ does the same thing but instead uses a silver reflective dot on the centre of your head – which is picked up by a webcam […]