World Deaf Architecture (WDA)
WDA is specifically for professional architects and designers who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing (designated as ‘deaf/ HOH’). WDA endeavors to bring together American and International deaf/ HOH architects and designers to provide opportunities for networking, professional development, and education worldwide.
‘Eye Conductor’ Helps the Physically Disabled Write Music With Facial Movements
A physical disability can make it difficult to participate in creative activities many of us take for granted, especially when you don’t have full use of your arms and hands. But now a design student has created a way for the physically handicapped to express themselves through music using only their eye movements, and the […]
Smart Robots Make Strides, but There’s No Need to Flee Just Yet
It may not strike everyone as the loftiest ambition: creating machines that are smarter than people. Not setting the bar terribly high, is it? So the more cynical might say. All the same, an array of scientists and futurists are convinced that the advent of devices with superhuman intelligence looms in the not-distant future. The […]
Causes of Blindness Vary for Older Adults
Q. What’s the No. 1 cause ofblindness in older adults in the United States? A. “It sounds like a simple question, but there’s no perfect answer,” said Dr. Susan Vitale, a research epidemiologist at theNational Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health. “It depends on age, how blindness is measured and how statistics are […]
Using Universal Design for Learning to help diverse students
This little-known provision in ESSA is important for districts to consider, especially since there’s funding attached and UDL principles aren’t only for learners with disabilities. UDL can work for all students, bringing new and interesting elements into traditional curricula.
Study finds adapted yoga feasible, beneficial for adults with traumatic brain injury
A research team, led by an IU School of Health and Rehabilitation faculty member at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, has determined that adapted yoga is both feasible and beneficial for adults with stroke or traumatic brain injury. Subjects in a recently published study of adults with traumatic brain injury demonstrated improved balance, flexibility, strength, endurance […]
Staff Associate at Access Living
Department: Advocacy and External Affairs Posted: Dec 15, 2015 In July 2016 Access Living will hire 6 new Staff Associates. The program is a 19 hour per week position that runs from July 1 through June 30. Candidates need to have an active Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) case with the Department of Human Services to be […]
Universal Design
Level Playing Field: A group of recent projects demonstrates that true universal design goes beyond mere accessibility.
Deaf-blind housing project will be 1st of its kind in Manitoba
Winnipeg will soon be one of the first cities in Canada to have specialized housing designed for people who are both deaf and blind. Bonnie Heath, executive director of the Resource Centre for Manitobans who are Deaf-Blind, has put down payments on 10 suites in the residential portion of the new Gas Station Arts Centre, which […]
How 3D-Printed Maps Are Helping the Blind and Visually Impaired
Engineers and designers are just starting to explore the potential of 3D-printed maps for the visually impaired.