The use of navigation apps is increasing both in everyday life as well as during specialized activities like cycling and hiking. Many such navigation apps are also available for the blind, with RightHear being one of the most promising. RightHear, developed by an Israeli start-up, seeks to expand its global footprint. Moving around in an […]

The federal government’s new ArriveCAN travel app is inaccessible to some Canadians with disabilities, raising questions of fair treatment and practical border-crossing concerns. Robert Fenton, a board member of the CNIB — formerly known as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind — says he found a major bug when using the Apple VoiceOver […]

Europe, Transportation, June 16 2021 UK: Technology provider Transreport has launched a new app aimed at making it easier and quicker for disabled passengers to request assistance across the UK rail network. The Passenger Assistance app has been built in collaboration with The Rail Delivery Group, disabled passengers and accessibility experts, and enables users to “quickly […]

A research group in Halifax is trying to make the city more inclusive to residents and visitors. PEACH Research works to promote equity, accessibility and health in urban design and planning practices. It’s part of Dalhousie University’s school of planning and consists of faculty members, students and partners developing and executing projects to help […]

Save-On-Foods has apologized to a B.C. man after a number of accessibility features were removed when the grocery chain updated its online shopping app. “I should be able to expect the same range of services as people who are sighted,” Richard Marion told Global News. Marion, who is blind, says In January, Save-On-Foods upgraded […]

Asia-Pacific, Built Environment, October 21 2019 Get 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 measures luminance in the prevailing light conditions, (rather than the pure colour with a controlled light source […]

[ad_1] Europe, Transportation, March 26 2019 IRELAND: The St Andrews Beach Wheelchairs service has been hugely popular since the launch at the start of the 2018 tourism season, with over one hundred bookings in the first summer of operation and customers travelling from all over Scotland to use the beach-friendly wheelchairs and enjoy the additional […]

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[ad_1] When School District 23 recently introduced a new app for parents to report their child’s absence from class, not everybody was able to fully use it. Derek Wilson is blind. The app the school district chose is inaccessible, he said. “I think that the school district, if they’re going to use public funds to […]

[ad_1] The new free TexecomPro app reportedly gives Texecom’s registered installers instant access to the very latest technical product information, manuals, guides, technical bulletins, news, training and other useful material – as well as access to the company’s Installer Forum all from a mobile device. According to the manufacturer, the app is easy to use […]