7,542 views around the world know your ABC! Disability alphabet From Access Trax to Wheelchair to Z A Access Trax B Braille C Custom made D Disability E Electric scooter F Friends and family G Guide dog H Hoist I Inclusion J Justice K Knobs, hooks, handles L Lift, poolContinue Reading
2,274 views around the world Global Accessibility Awareness Day – GAAD Global Accessibility Awareness Day May 15, 2025 – celebrate the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One BillionContinue Reading
6,424 views around the world Photo credit: Alfie, founder Epic Enabled fixing a wheelchair International Wheelchair Day International Wheelchair Day is March 1. In 2025 the 18th edition takes place! This day is a day of events and activities which take place around the world when wheelchair users celebrate theContinue Reading
1,985 views around the worldAUSTRALIA – QUEENSLAND featured image by Bill Fuller, photographer in Brisbane. $12 million to accessible tourism Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has declared 2023 to be the Year of Accessible Tourism, announcing a $12 million investment to improve accessibility in the industry as the state gears upContinue Reading
4,086 views around the world CANADA Access is a chain Access is a chain a great analogy By Marnie Peters, President of Accessibility Simplified, from Canada Universal design and accessibility When speaking with clients or giving presentations about universal design and accessibility, we often speak about the Access Chain —Continue Reading
5,670 views around the world WANTED: accessible gems to visit – INTERNATIONAL Over the years we have been collecting many travel tips and local stories. We search the internet all the time, finding the best tips, stories and news. All information is frequently updated to make sure all you readContinue Reading
1,900 views around the world A series of 4: Accessibility is a bare necessity. Part 4: TIME MANAGEMENT Accessibility is a bare necessity – a series in ‘Awareness First’ 4: TIME MANAGEMENT In a series of 4, we will share some tips and insights. How easy it can be toContinue Reading
5,550 views around the world Awareness First – SWITCH S.W.I.T.C.H. To understand the profits and benefits of great accessibility, businesses in the travel and hospitality industry need to start to S.W.I.T.C.H. S-W-I-T-C-H S – Should S – SHOULD you make your property accessible? Is it mandatory? Morally right? Is itContinue Reading
1,326 views around the world A series of 4: Accessibility is a bare necessity. Part 3: TECHNICAL – OUT OF ORDER Accessibility is a bare necessity – a series in ‘Awareness First’ 3: TECHNICAL In a series of 4, we will share some tips and insights. How easy it canContinue Reading
1,533 views around the world A series of 4: Accessibility is a bare necessity. Part 2: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Accessibility is a bare necessity – a series in ‘Awareness First’ 2: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL In a series of 4, we will share some tips and insights. How easyContinue Reading
13,448 views around the world A series of 4: Accessibility is a bare necessity – Part 1: FINANCE Accessibility is a bare necessity – a series in ‘Awareness First’ 1: FINANCE In a series of 4, we will share some tips and insights. How easy it can be to implementContinue Reading
3,714 views around the world A lawyer talks – ‘tweets’ from New York City, Greg Mansfield Tweets from New York City about accessibility Money Matters A “risk”A “cost”A “charge”A “burden”A “liability” ‘This is the degrading, devaluing reality thrust upon disabled people every day of our lives.’ Gregory Mansfield In theContinue Reading
1,193 views around the world World Braille Day World Braille Day is observed in order to raise awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people. The first official World Braille Day was celebratedContinue Reading
