4,629 Views know your ABC! Disability alphabet From Access Trax to Wheelchair 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, pool lift M Mobility N NoContinue Reading
1,088 ViewsAUSTRALIA – 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 up for the OlympicContinue Reading
2,217 ViewsInternational Wheelchair Day International Wheelchair Day is March 1. In 2024 the 16th edition takes place! This day is a day of events and activities which take place around the world when wheelchair users celebrate the positive impact a wheelchair has on their lives. Since International Wheelchair Day wasContinue Reading
1,317 Views Global Accessibility Awareness Day – GAAD Global Accessibility Awareness Day From the website: Thursday, May 18, 2023, help us celebrate the 12th 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 thanContinue Reading
2,459 Views 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 the USA – ADAContinue Reading
541 Views 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 celebrated on 4 JanuaryContinue Reading
