Visually impaired kids can whip up a feast with these veggie-shaped utensils
Aimed at kids and adults alike, the smiley-faced kitchen tools make it easy and enjoyable for everyone to lend a hand at mealtime.
This Woman Is Making Disability Inclusion A Leadership Issue
At the World Economic Summit 2019, Caroline Casey started what she hopes to be an inclusion revolution.
The way you place orders at these restaurants are now multifaceted
The need to make communication inclusive have made restaurants design booklets to help diners communicate with their speech and hearing-impaired staff.
blindspotting | interview with Albert J. Rizzi
Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed., Founder of My Blind Spot, a NYC based nonprofit, is an international disability and civil rights advocate. My Blind Spot is dedicated to inspiring accessibility for people of all abilities, serving as expert accessibility governance advisers, performing organizational audits and assessing organizations for digital compliance and true inclusion for people with […]
Architect says going blind has made him better at his job
Chris Downey lost his sight in 2008 after brain surgery. But instead of letting blindness ruin his career, Downey said it’s given him insight into aspects of design he’s never thought of before.
The blind woman developing tech for the good of others
An accident in a swimming pool left Chieko Asakawa blind at the age of 14. For the past three decades she’s worked to create technology – now with a big focus on artificial intelligence (AI) – to transform life for the visually impaired.
Designing with sight impairment in mind
Today we’re excited to launch a brand new guide designed to promote the inclusive design and management of nature-based settings.
How Tech For Blind People Is Getting Better
From smart glasses with an integrated camera for reading, to apps that offer more independence and freedom, what’s some of the best new technology for people who are blind or visually impaired? Brian Charlson, director of technology at the Carroll Center for the Blind, demonstrates how some of these tools work.
For blind Metro riders, it’s about more than minding the gap
Like the thousands of others riding Metro during a typical afternoon rush hour, she will contend with crowds of people swirling around like bumper cars and try to squeeze her way into a packed train. Unlike most of her fellow commuters, though, Stanley navigates the chaos without being able to see.
Beacons Put Metro at Forefront of Disabled Service Advances for Transit
For less than the cost of a single bus, however, Metro might be the first transit agency in the country to take a significant step across an entire bus system that could open riding options to scores of vision-impaired customers with the use of a smartphone.