Ireland: €1.5 Million Fund Created to Offer Work Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
November 11, 2019
A €1.5 million fund has been created by the Social Innovation Fund Ireland and U.S. financial services group State Street to offer more opportunities in the workplace for people with disabilities. Read More
Source: Irish Times
Maltese ePassport to Assist Persons with Visual Impairment
November 11, 2019
Malta will be amongst the first in the EU to offer a Speech Code sticker, affixed to current or new e-passports that will make the information on it accessible to persons with visual impairment Read More
Source: Security Document World
Argentina: New Platform Aims to Improve Accessibility in Entertainment
November 10, 2019
An Argentine initiative seeks to improve accessibility in the world of entertainment by providing content with audio description, subtitles and sign language via a Netflix-like platform known as Teilú Read More
Source: La Republica
India: Kerala Government to Purchase Smartphones To Improve Accessibility for Persons with Visual Impairment
November 07, 2019
The Social Justice Department in Kerala, India, has sanctioned funds for purchase of smartphones that have specifications especially drawn up for persons with visual impairment. Read More
Source: The Hindu
Google and Canadian Down Syndrome Society Team Up To Make Smart Speakers Accessible
November 06, 2019
Project Understood a team of Google and the Canadian Down Syndrome Society have aligned to improve accessibility for smart speakers to enable them to pick up atypical speech patterns Read More
Source: NewsWeek
Publisher to Produce Tactile, Multisensory Children’s Books to Make Reading Accessible
November 06, 2019
Hong Kong publisher Rolling Books is in the early stages of producing more tactile, multisensory books that include audio and physical elements to help children with disabilities enjoy storylines. Read More
Source: South China Morning Post
Qatar: Ooredoo and Mada Announce Partnership to Leverage Technology to Build Inclusive ICTs
November 02, 2019
As part of its efforts to build an inclusive ICT in Qatar, Mada has signed a strategic partnership with ICT company Ooredoo to enhance its products and services portfolio for persons with disabilities Read More
Source: Gulf Times
India: Information and Broadcasting Ministry Issues a Directive to Use Audio Description in Cinemas
November 01, 2019
To make cinema inclusive, the India's Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued a new directive to the Central Bureau of Film Certification (CBFC) to use audio description in cinemas. Read More
Source: Daily Pioneer
Touch-Based Display Boosts 3D Modeling Accessibility
November 01, 2019
A new touch-based display has been designed to mimic the geometry of objects designed on a computer to boost the accessibility of 3D modeling for persons with visual impairment. Read More
Source: Futurity
Ticketmaster Takes Steps for Greater Inclusion of Music Fans with Disabilities
November 01, 2019
Online event ticketing provider Ticketmaster introduces a booking system that makes purchasing tickets by persons with disabilities easier, including labeling accessible seating on seat maps Read More
Source: BBC
New Website Rates Accessibility in Local Restaurants in Illinois
October 29, 2019
To assist restaurant-goers University of Illinois students have evaluated the accessibility of local Ilinois restaurants and reported their findings on the website Access Urbana-Champaign. Read More
Source: Illinois News Bureau
United Kingdom: £34m Government Investment Could see ‘Care Robots’ for Older Persons
October 28, 2019
The U.K. government has launched a research program that may result in the development of sophisticated “care robots” deployed to assist older persons. Read More
Source: CNBC