Americas
Tactile Printer for Persons with Visual Impairment | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, Assistive Technology, Europe, August 7 2019 Since it is printed by foaming of a special capsule paper using a thermal printing method, it is small, quiet, and achieves a very high-quality finish compared to the conventional...
Researcher Works to Make City Streets Safer for Persons with Visual Impairment | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, Transportation, July 29 2019A University of Minnesota researcher is trying to make streets safer for the visually impaired. Chen-Fu Liao, a researcher at the Center for Transportation Studies, is working to create an app that uses...
New Entrepreneurship Program for Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Are you, or someone you know a person with a disability age 18-64, who lives in the tri-state area, is an innovative self-starter, has a great idea for a business/start-up, or simply has a deep desire to...
United Nations Calls for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Climate Change Debate | Best Brothers Group of Companies
In a new resolution, the organization urges governments to listen to those who are affected the most by natural disasters.A line of elderly citizens unable to board a bus to evacuate a senior home. People with limited...
New Legislation Aims to Promote Safe, Accessible Transportation | Best Brothers Group of Companies
The Complete Streets Act would mandate that states use five percent of their federal highway money to create a grant program that would fund “complete streets” projects to make transit routes more safe and accessible. The act was introduced...
Concordia University Launches Inclusive Innovation Guide | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, July 18 2019 When Enable Montreal wrapped up in June 2018, organizers knew they had to find a way to pass on the invaluable lessons gleaned from the project. The Concordia-hosted initiative challenged designers to find solutions for...
May Mobility Makes e-Shuttle Accessible by Wheelchair | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, Transportation, July 16 2019 UNITED STATES: May Mobility that partners with Magna and has select funders such as BMW iVentures or Toyota AI onboard is moving its autonomous electric vehicle concept forward. To be exact, the...
Canada: Launch of Draft Strategy for Building Inclusive Workplaces | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, July 1 2019 Advocates for inclusion of people with disabilities in Canadian workplaces have released a new draft pan-Canadian strategy for building an inclusive workforce. The draft strategy is designed to promote and guide efforts across...
India: Nippon Launches New Program Focused on Employment for Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, June 20 2019 Keeping in line with its tradition of transforming the lives of underprivileged and special-needs children, Nippon Paint has launched SAHYOG -a program that aims at creating employment opportunities for people with special needs. Students with Autism...
Barbados Tourism Minister Looking to Improve Island’s Accessibility for Disabled Tourists, Locals | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, Tourism, June 10 2019 Kerrie D. Symmonds, Barbados’ minister of tourism and international transport, told TravelPulse on Thursday that the island is looking into several initiatives to make disabled tourists more comfortable on vacations, while also improving the...
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