Saturday, May 28, 2016

Toyota teams with Segway inventor to revive innovative iBot wheelchair

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From Mashable : Dean Kamen, the man who gave us the  Segway , has teamed up with Toyota to bring back another one of his most fascinat...

Nyle DiMarco makes history to become first Deaf contestant to win 'Dancing With the Stars'

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From Out magazine : As the weeks passed, the producers should have really just changed the name of  Dancing With the Stars  to  Nyle D...

Why Siri won't listen to millions of people with disabilities

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From Scientific American : Emma Mattes has given up on Siri. No matter how clearly or slowly Mattes speaks, the Apple iPhone’s iconic v...
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

With new YouTube series, 'Speechless with Carly,' Carly Fleischmann aims to be first non-verbal autistic talk show host

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from Huffington Post Canada: Carly Fleischmann  has severe, non-verbal autism, but that didn’t stop her from interviewing one of Holly...
Saturday, April 30, 2016

Groundbreaking settlement to end discrimination against blind Uber riders who use guide dogs

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From Disability Rights Advocates : April 30, 2016 – Berkeley, CA  – In an unprecedented settlement announced today, Uber has agreed to ...
Friday, April 29, 2016

Thai university creates cheap, touchable ink for blind people

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From CNET : Researchers at Thammasat University in Thailand have created something that will potentially make it a lot cheaper for the...

Applications now being accepted for NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

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From AAPD : Thanks to a generous contribution from NBCUniversal, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is proud t...
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Burger King's king finally speaks, by signing, for American Sign Language day

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From Adweek : From the days when he would pop up, unannounced,  in your bed  in the morning, Burger King's King character has never a...
Saturday, March 19, 2016

Beyoncé casts model with muscular dystrophy to promote new products

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From The Guardian : Jillian Mercado, a blogger and model with muscular dystrophy, has been cast as a new face of Beyoncé’s online stor...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

UK award-winning film stars disabled actress in lead role

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From Pos'ability magazine in the UK: With the lack of black actors causing boycotts at this year’s Oscars; criticism of leading me...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Amazon reaches deal with Deaf rights group to caption all video

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From arstechnica : A deaf rights group that sued Netflix to compel it to caption all its video programming has reached a similar deal ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Service launched to help universities comply with ADA web site regulations

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From Campus Technology : Acknowledging that a wide variety of higher education institutions have run into legal problems because acces...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

DisBeat announces first five 2016 #DisabilityVote initiatives

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From DisBeat : 2016 is on track to become a historic election cycle for Disabled Americans.  From live events –including the Road to ...