Smartphone Coupled with 3D printing Technology Aims to Help Stroke Patients with In-Home Rehabilitation
The IDEA Center has been collaborating with faculty members in the University at Buffalo’s Rehabilitation Sciences, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Computer Science departments to create a portable device to help individuals self-manage their rehabilitation when recovering from a stroke.
A 2-year-old boy’s reaction to a Target ad is a powerful reminder of why representation matters
For young Oliver Garza-Pena, the trip to the store was like any other. But then he looked up and saw someone staring back who looked just like him.
Q’STRAINT Inclusion Swing-Set Renovation Project
Helping all bright horizon students regain their fun
San Francisco’s busiest street is now car-free
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday that over two miles of Market Street — which she calls the “everyday backbone of the City” — is now car-free to help create space “made for people.”
Is that subway art? No, it’s the MTA’s new accessibility experiment.
The MTA is testing more than a dozen new ways to help disabled commuters at Brooklyn’s busy Jay St/MetroTech subway station, and the agency hopes riders will give them input on what works and what doesn’t.
Hampton by Hilton, expected to be the first isUD Certified Hotel Nears Completion
Uniland Development Corporation is close to completing the construction of a new Hampton by Hilton hotel in Amherst, New York. The Hampton by Hilton is expected to become the first hotel in the country to achieve isUD certification, a program that aims to create and acknowledge inclusive buildings
The full guide to flying with a disability
THIS STREETSCAPE WAS DESIGNED BY A DEAF PERSON FOR DEAF PEOPLE
Universal design isn’t just for interiors. Alexa Vaughn, a deaf landscape architect, is advocating for universal streets too.
Accessible Walking Tour app allows visitors to learn about the Richardson Olmsted’s past, present, and future.
The Richardson Olmsted Complex existing walking tour needed an update. The IDeA Center developed a fully accessible Android application that allows visitors of all abilities to access the rich content of the Richardson Olmsted campus.
Buffalo officials plan for a future where cars drive themselves
Some day in the not-so-distant future, transit experts predict, Buffalo commuters will whiz to work in driverless cars that steer and park themselves.