Vision-Focused Accessibility Efforts
A new article published last night by The Wall Street Journal takes a look into how accessibility-focused technology has the “potential to fundamentally change the mobility, employment and lifestyle of the blind and vision-impaired.”
Curb Cuts – 99% Invisible
5 Problems with Accessibility (And How Universal Design Fixes Them)
The goal of opening our communities to everyone has been around for decades. However, with advances in medicine affording us longer lifespans, accessibility must go even further. We must focus on building an accessible future to make our world equally available to everyone.
Meet the researcher building robots to help disabled people travel safer
Prof Aaron Steinfeld of Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute is working on building robots that could one day help disabled people navigate major transport hubs.
Accessibility and Universal Design in the Digital Age
An accessibility gap has been created, and it’s only getting bigger, says Digital Pulp’s chief creative officer.
INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY: HOW PUBLISHERS ARE MAKING GAMES MORE COLORBLIND FRIENDLY
Accessibility advocates are lending themselves to improve the hobby of gaming for their with colorblind players.
The Same, But Different: Breaking Down Accessibility, Universality, and Inclusion in Design
The terminology and concepts of accessibility, inclusive design, and universal design are often intertwined. I think they interrelate, and each has an important meaning of its own.
The Importance Of Web Accessibility And How Marketers Can Help
That’s why the World Wide Web Consortium, better known as W3C, created the Web Accessibility Initiative. Under this initiative are standards to make sure the internet can easily be used by as many people as possible.
The partnerships enabling disabled city residents to better explore their surroundings
s cities work to add technologies to improve residents’ lives and mobility, many are putting a renewed focus on inclusivity and equitable innovation distribution.
Why Accessible Design Isn’t a Niche Market
A new exhibition at Cooper Hewitt reminds us that all design is fundamentally assistive. What can designing for accessibility teach us about designing universally?