Aug 13, 2018 | Accessibility, SCI
ListenStraws have been there for me. In the years since my injury, the simple plastic tubes have predictably and silently supported my hydration after damage to my spinal cord took all use of my arms and hands. Out in the world, my requests for a straw have previously...
Apr 19, 2018 | Accessibility, SCI
ListenThe vacation rental platform Airbnb has added new filters to its search engine designed to make it easier for people with mobility issues to find accommodations that suit their needs. Instead of having one filter for “wheelchair accessible,” as was previously...
Jan 2, 2018 | Accessibility, SCI
Listen The vacation rental giant Airbnb announced on November 16 that it had acquired the London-based accessible vacation rental startup, Accomable. The companies declined to disclose the price and terms of the deal, but did say that Airbnb would be working to...
Jan 2, 2018 | Accessibility, SCI
ListenBALTIMORE (AP) — A day after Oded Ben Dov appeared on Israeli television to promote his video game technology, which allowed players to control their games by moving their heads, a viewer called him with another suggestion for the software. “I can’t move my arms...
Apr 21, 2017 | Accessibility, News, SCI
ListenThe national sports stadium in Curacao recently inaugurated a special seating area which is accessible for people in Wheelchair. We are honored to have been invited to cheer for our national athletes during the Carifta Games as the first peoples that used the...
Apr 20, 2017 | Accessibility, News
Listen People with disabilities spend on average almost 30% more traveling than tourists without special needs , according to data from the Observatory of Accessibility of Tourism in Spain, presented this Friday in Fitur the head of the Department of Culture and...
