Accessibility
Global Campaign to Encourage More Support for Airline Passengers with Intellectual Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Europe, March 18 2019 Travelport, a leading travel commerce platform, announced it has launched a global campaign to improve awareness and use of the DPNA Special Service Request (SSR) code, which can be used by travel agents,...
Adaptive Sports Equipment Enables Outdoor Recreation for All | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, Universal Design, March 18 2019 Stephen was 14 when he lost all use of his legs and the full mobility of his arms in a traffic accident. Three years after the crash, the Braddock youth, who...
Assistive Robotics to be Showcased During Tokyo Summer Olympics | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Asia-Pacific, Assistive Technology, March 15 2019 Next year, the world’s top athletes will compete in the Tokyo Summer Games. Some of Japan’s biggest companies will also happily be using the opportunity to show off their latest technologies...
UNICEF Calls for More Assistive Technologies to Support Children with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Assistive Technology, Europe, March 13 2019 The global organisation UNICEF has called for more assistive technologies to support children with disabilities across central and eastern Europe. Hopes are placed on technology to turn classrooms more accessible and...
Ikea to Use 3-D Printing to Make Furniture More Accessible for Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
ISRAEL: Ikea is the largest furniture manufacturer in the world. But its sleek designs, filled with handle-less drawers and low-profile furniture, aren’t necessarily friendly to the needs of people with disabilities. Image: ThisAbles Now Ikea Israel has...
EU Launches 2020 Edition Of European Capital of Smart Tourism Awards | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Europe, News, Tourism, March 8 2019 BRUSSELS: The European Capital of Smart Tourism is a European Union initiative which recognises outstanding achievements by European cities as tourism destinations in four categories: sustainability, accessibility, digitalisation as well as...
Review finds Ontario far from goal of full accessibility by 2025 | Best Brothers Group of Companies
TORONTO – A former Ontario lieutenant-governor tasked with reviewing the disability legislation says the province is nowhere near meeting its stated goal of full accessibility by 2025. David Onley’s scathing report says the vision put forward in...
World Disability Union (WDU) 7th General Assembly and Side Events | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Events, Middle East, March 7 2019 TURKEY: World Disability Union, WDU, established as an inclusive umbrella organization for 400 sub-organizations from 88 countries with the approvals of Turkish Republic Council of Ministers and President of Turkish Republic...
Egypt’s President Approves New Law to Form the National Council of People With Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
EGYPT: On 5 March, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi agreed to a draft law to establish the National Council of People with Disabilities Law No.11 of 2019. “People with special needs in Egypt represent 9-10 percent of...
Bangladesh to Set Example on Social Development | Best Brothers Group of Companies
ANKARA: Bangladesh hopes to be a role model for the developing world in social services provided by the government to help poor, ill, disabled and elderly people, said a high official. “I can assure you that our...
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