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Braille and Tactile Graphics at CSUN 2022

… Tactile Graphics at CSUN 2022 Judy Dixon In 2021, the in-person technology conference for persons with disabilities conducted by the California State … a project to improve access to Internet graphics for people who are blind or visually impaired. Using a plug-in for the …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld April 2022

Blindness Accessibility in Video Games: A Deep Dive

… provided a high-level look at game accessibility as a whole, covering multiple different disabilities. For this … have severe low vision. This is the demographic in which I personally fall, and which on the spectrum of game accessibility for those with vision-related disabilities I believe is the most …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld Fall 2023

Blindness and Low Vision

… informs thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners who work each day to expand opportunity and inclusion for … the reality is that it exists across a wide spectrum, with most people still retaining some vision. Traditionally, … “visually impaired.” However, many factors result in a person’s difficulty seeing, and not all are directly related …

April 2021 Comments on the Automated Driving Systems Safety Framework

… nonprofit working towards a world of no limits for people who are blind or have low vision. Fully autonomous vehicles … that ADS may directly benefit the mobility of people with disabilities. There are more than 7 million people who … new ways. In most cases, safety principles accommodate both persons with and without disabilities. Yet, there are unique …

Screen-Reading Alternatives: An Overview of Lower-cost Options

… is probably safe to say that you are using JAWS (Job Access with Speech) from Freedom Scientific, Window-Eyes from GW … interfaces of a separate web browser, e-mail program, personal calendar application, address book, and so on. … as part of the Mac operating system. The strategy of interacting with individual objects, which is the …
Bradley Hodges, Lee Huffman
AccessWorld March 2009

Recommendations

… transit options that are fully accessible to people with disabilities to provide additional capacity for serving … AFB has developed Best Practices Guide for Hospitals Interacting with People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired 3 In some cases, people with disabilities need a support person while in the doctor's office or hospital to provide …

Best Practices Guide for Hospitals

… “I want doctors to treat me with respect, consult me, and listen to me. Just because I’m … 2021 Training Materials to Assist Healthcare Workers when Interacting with People who are Visually Impaired A team of … above the elbow. You will walk half a step in front of the person so they can feel your body movements and anticipate …

Using Social Media

… on Facebook at least once a day. You probably know people who spend hours there, messaging with friends and family, posting photos, videos, and … their minds or they feel is important and interesting. As a person who is blind or visually impaired, you may have begun …

AccessWorld News

… for the Blind (CFTB) Has Moved — Physically and on the Web With the increased need and demand for affordable & … CFTB still owns www.computersfortheblind.net , those who have bookmarked it may receive a certificate error, and … treasure trove of artifacts about Helen Keller includes personal letters, speeches, press clippings, scrapbooks, …
AccessWorld July 2018

Benefits of Guide Dogs

… I ever thought. If someone thinks they’re not the right person for a guide dog, or they have concerns, there’s a … users described several practical advantages of traveling with a guide dog. These included the ability to walk faster, … unwanted public attention or struggling with individuals interacting with their working dog without permission. Thus, …

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