Built Environment
2Gether-International is Creating an Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, Misc., News, November 8 2019UNITED STATES: For 2Gether-International founder Diego Mariscal, disabilities and entrepreneurship go hand-in-hand. “From the moment we wake up, we have to figure out how to get dressed, how to get from one place to the next,...
Scheme Helps Over 29,000 Persons with Disabilities Establish Startups | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Europe, Misc., News, November 7 2019United Kingdom: A funding initiative aimed at helping budding entrepreneurs to launch their own company by providing a cash injection of up to £25,000 has helped more than 29,000 disabled people establish their...
IIT Madras Launches Unique Wheelchair at Affordable Price | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Asia-Pacific, Assistive Technology, News, November 6 2019INDIA: A new affordable ‘standing wheelchair’ that enables persons with disabilities to shift between standing and sitting positions independently, has been indigenously designed by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in...
Hawaii Nonprofits Engaging in Emergency Preparedness for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
HAWAII: Hawaii nonprofits are distributing water jugs to seniors and homebound individuals across the state as part of efforts to ramp up emergency preparedness. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency worked with county agencies to provide the 2 1/2 gallon...
Course Aims to Provide Training to Create Accessible Homes | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Asia-Pacific, Built Environment, October 23 2019INDIA: Vidya Sagar, the prominent Chennai NGO has finished a three-month course to create a pool of professionals who can support people with disabilities and the elderly to become independent in their homes....
Egypt Launches Initiative to Employ Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Africa, News, October 22 2019EGYPT: The Ministry of Social Solidarity on Sunday has launched an initiative to employ people with disabilities, in cooperation with a private company. The initiative, dubbed “Hayah”, comes as part of national efforts to...
Article 15 of Indian Constitution Needs Amendment: UN Committee Experts | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Asia-Pacific, October 21 2019INDIA: The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is composed of 18 international independent experts, who monitor implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the findings...
App Aims to Make Visual Contrast a Mainstream Concern in the Built Environment | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Asia-Pacific, Built Environment, October 21 2019Get Luminance has been developed from research and provides an empirical basis for calculating luminance. Get Luminance measures what is ‘seen’ by a photograph and reflects the conditions experienced by users. It...
Mada Assistive Technology Centre Signs MoU with Korea Trade Promotion Agency | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Assistive Technology, ICT, Middle East, October 18 2019QATAR: Mada, the assistive technology centre Qatar, has signed with Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) a memorandum of understanding and co-operation during the Qatar-Korean Business Forum, which kicked off yesterday.The...
Athens Acropolis to Get Lift for Enhanced Accessibility | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Europe, Tourism, October 16 2019GREECE: One of the world’s most visited archaeological sites, the Acropolis in Athens, will soon offer improved disabled access thanks to the installation of a new lift, the Greek culture ministry has said. The Acropolis in Athens.The...
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