VR Ferose on designing a world that is more accessible for people with disabilities
Whether we are framing laws, recruiting employees or designing products, approaching these through the inclusiveness lens is a great starting point to create a more accessible world for persons with disabilities.
Google’s Latest Accessibility Feature Is So Good, Everyone Will Use It
Though it was developed for users with severe motor impairment, Voice Access could revolutionize how anyone uses their phone.
Designing for Access
Highlighting the beneficial ways design and technology are transforming the lives of people with different physical, cognitive and sensory abilities.
Protecting digital accessibility ensures equal rights for disabled people
Ensuring the online world is accessible to everyone, including people who cannot see a screen, hear a video or hold a mouse.
I Use a Wheelchair. And Yes, I’m Your Doctor.
“I have been a wheelchair user since early childhood, when I sustained a spinal cord injury in a farming accident. I am now a practicing physician in the field of rehabilitation and sports medicine.”
Assistive Technology Helpful in the Classroom for Visually Impaired
Students with vision problems now have a number of tools at their disposal to help keep up in the classroom, they just need to be implemented correctly.
More businesses are opening up to people with disabilities
People with disabilities are often disregarded by hiring managers who bring their own personal biases into the hiring process.
Technology should empower people, be accessible: Satya Nadella
Asserting that every piece of technology should help embellish the capability of human beings, Microsoft’s India-born CEO Satya Nadella has said the technology should not “degrade” humanity but provide new levels of inclusiveness.
Virtual Reality Project May Give New Wheelchair Users a Confidence Boost
A group of designers has made a virtual reality system that lets people push a real wheelchair through a virtual world. This new system will give the newly-disabled may soon have a stress-free option to start learning the skills.
Designing for Diversity
Diversity and inclusive design are no doubt on the forefront, as we come together as a global economy.