accessibility News

The Affordable Housing Advocates releases its 2011 Housing Report for Greater Cincinnati and hosts an event on February 23rd to launch a public awareness and education campaign designed to expose myths about affordable housing.

Belleville Public Library and John M. Parrott Art Gallery has joined forces with the leading text-to-speech software BrowseAloud to help increase, maintain and improve the functional capabilities of people with literacy difficulties.

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Look Who's Talking Now! Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) in Ontario has teamed up with BrowseAloud to provide an online text-to-speech solution to ensure that its website is accessible to all online visitors.

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Visit the REPLAY 2011 Retro Gaming Expo in Blackpool on 5 and 6 of November and enjoy accessible retro gaming at the SpecialEffect stand. It will take place at the Norbreck Castle Exhibition Centre in Blackpool.

User Vision has been selected as one of the Global Partner Events with World Usability Day 2011. The Edinburgh based usability consultancy is one of only six worldwide companies to be chosen for the second consecutive year.

Home, a place with familiar surroundings having provided years of memorable events. Staying in your home might still be your best option.

As part of an ongoing commitment to provide barrier-free access for the community and encourage public participation and engagement, the City of Woodstock has enabled an innovative text to speech product to their website called BrowseAloud.

The North Suburban YMCA in Northbrook, Illinois is being recognized by JJ's List for its efforts to support disabled individuals and their families, including facility upgrades to improve accessibility and programming with special needs support.

Anyone can create a website using Joomla! with some basic training, but ensuring your site is accessible to those with disabilities takes a little thought and attention to detail. Find out some key tips and hints from the experts at Joomla!Day UK

Toronto-based barrier-free home modification franchise company Reliable Independent Living Services (RILS) has announced today the granting of its fourth franchise.

The Small Project Component of the Enabling Accessibility Fund provides grants of up to $50,000 per project to support activities that improve the built environment through the provision of accessible information and communication technologies.

Leading user experience consultancy, User Vision, has completed an innovative project for the Abu Dhabi government. It is the first of its kind in the region.

As part of an ongoing commitment to reducing barriers to accessibility, the Township of Woolwich has enabled an innovative new product on its website called BrowseAloud.

The eGovernment Resource Centre provides access to the Victorian Government body of knowledge on eGovernment, information and communications technology.

To make public information more accessible to residents, the Town of Orangeville has recently added BrowseAloud to its website.

A charity which brings digital fun and learning opportunities to 5,000 children in hospices nationwide was the toast of the first Technology4Good Awards, winning both the Accessibility Award and the Best in Show.

Project Receives Award of Distinction From Modular Building Institute

For many, a ramp is a lifeline and Silverton resident Dave Yoast is more than happy to provide that lifeline to residents throughout western Oregon and southwest Washington.

Company to Exhibit at Penn State University on June 8

Design Science and Educational Testing Service have received a U.S. Department of Education grant to jointly develop math-to-speech tools. This will be of interest to those involved in STEM education, accessibility and publishing.

User Vision, the leading independent user experience company has helped position Emirates first in their field in global survey.

User Vision links up with CIVIC for usability seminar on 28 March.

Upgraded Facility Features Holeless Hydraulic Modular Elevator

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CEN, CENELEC and ETSI establish Joint Working Group on eAccessibility.

In a bid to enhance the accessibility of their customer websites, WM Housing Group has speech-enabled their four housing association sites with BrowseAloud.

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Mullin Automotive Museum Features Modular Elevator From MEM

Toyota Motor Sales USA and the Braun Corporation, recently announced the donation of a 2011 Toyota Sienna with a BraunAbility Rampvan® XT conversion, to the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

Accessibility Partners will exhibit at this year’s 2010 Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS) as well as the National Science Foundation (NSF) Accessibility and Accommodations Awareness Technology Webinar and Expo.

Accessibility Partners, LLC was named a finalist in two categories in the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business: Best New Company of the Year and Most Innovative Company.

Dana Marlowe was named a finalist in two categories in the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business: Best Entrepreneur and Best Executive

Modular Elevator Improves Accessibility While Saving School Time and Money

Almost half of Canada’s total population is made up of those who are over the age of 45. We are aging in large numbers and seeking ways to remain independent.

Volunteering for people in Edinburgh came one step closer today with the launch of Volunteer Centre Edinburgh’s new interactive website designed by CIVIC.

To coincide with the revamp of their website, Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust, has speech-enabled their site with BrowseAloud.

Customizable Accessibility Solution Saves Time and Money

An elderly woman tells her story about how she was able to move back home from convalescent care by making a few simple changes to her living environment.

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CanFranGlobal Consultants Inc. has been engaged to provide consultancy services to Reliable Independent Living Services, a Toronto based barrier-free living design, installation and services company.

The Final Proposed Accessible Built Environment Standard, as part of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, has now been posted on the Ministry of Community and Social Services' website.

“America’s Great Outdoors” Initiative provides opportunity for disability access issues to be brought forward for resolution

In the 20th year of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the president of a non-profit organization serving North Carolinians with disabilities discusses what the legislation has accomplished and what remains to be done.

Leuven, Belgium, 4 August 2010 – The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven) today released an extension for OpenOffice.org Writer that enables users to save documents as Braille or to send them directly to a Braille embosser.

Visitors to the City of London Police website can now have the pages read aloud to them, thanks to a specialist computer program called BrowseAloud.

Raven Housing has enabled an innovative new product on its website which will allow people with literacy difficulties, dyslexia or mild visual impairments to hear online content being read aloud.

Access to Breckland Council’s website is set to increase thanks to a new free service which reads the website aloud to visitors.