Assistive Technology, Europe, Events, News, December 31 2018“Global Challenges in Assistive Technology” – Discuss with the international expert community in the ambience of the world’s oldest university Bologna, Italy: From 27-30 August 2019, the University of Bologna (Italy) and the independent AT service provider AIAS, will host AAATE’s 15th international conference themed “Global Challenges in Assistive [...]

Source: Pexels.com USA: In the United States there are around 500,000 service dogs that assist people for various reasons, from vision impairments and seizures to diabetes and disabilities. People are dependent on their service dogs and their lives wouldn’t be the same without them, but for people who are about to get a service dog it can be difficult [...]

[ad_1] It’s an Auld Lang Syne of the times: For the first time, a police drone will be keeping watch over the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square. READ MORE: A crowd of 2 million in Times Square on New Year’s? Experts say that’s impossible The unmanned eye-in-the-sky is the latest wrinkle […]

Asia-Pacific, Events, News, December 28 2018 Participants of the workshop. Source: Newz Hook AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA: Financial independence of people with disabilities enables them to lead a better life and also become part of the mainstream. The employment opportunities for disabled people can be increased by their skill development. However, only skill development is not enough, [...]

ONTARIO REGULATION 191/11INTEGRATED ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS Consolidation Period:  From July 1, 2016 to the e-Laws currency date. Last amendment: 165/16. Legislative History: 413/12, 165/16. This is the English version of a bilingual regulation. CONTENTS PART I GENERAL 1. Purpose and application 2. Definitions 3. Establishment of accessibility policies 4. Accessibility plans 5. Procuring or acquiring goods, [...]

[ad_1] Asia-Pacific, Built Environment, News, December 27 2018 Source: News Hook CHENNAI, INDIA: From therapeutic walkways with different textures to a raised sand pit for wheelchair users, Chennai’s largest inclusive park has much to offer. The Infinity Park, built by the Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation under the Smart Cities project, was opened to the public on Monday to a […]

[ad_1] The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has released new guidelines to help employers meet their legal obligations to accommodate staff struggling with addiction. The province says the new guidelines on cannabis, alcohol and drug addictions are based on both case law and New Brunswick’s Human Rights Act. READ MORE: A look at the addiction and […]

[ad_1] Gatwick Airport re-opened following 36 hours of disruption caused by multiple drone sightings in the vicinity of the UK’s second busiest airport. While the rouge drones and their pilots remained undiscovered, the airport was able to re-open thanks to the addition of extra anti-drone technology measures to counter the threat. According to the British […]

[ad_1] Hikvision, world’s provider of security solutions partnered with the Sanjivani Group of Institutes to offer latest Surveillance, Broadcasting and Security Solutions. For the first time Hikvision has offered Artificial Intelligence enabled Face Recognition Terminals – a revolutionary product, in India’s education sector. Sanjivani Group of Institutes situated at Kopargaon, Ahmednagar is a premier institute […]

[ad_1] While school and university campuses should provide a safe and collaborative environment for learning and excellence, they have regrettably also become targets for violent crime, including: abductions, shootings, vandalism, bomb threats and protest action. According to Gus Brecher, managing director of Cathexis Africa and business development director of Cathexis Technologies, a comprehensive security management […]