As U.S. midterm election results trickle in this week, a large portion of Americans won’t be able to see the country’s map filling up with blue and red. That’s why Brandon Biggs, the founder and CEO of XR Navigation, is launching an accessible live U.S. election-results map for low-vision or blind users like him. The […]
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A Veterans Day Highlight
In honor of Veterans Day this week, here are a few resources for veterans with disabilities living in Indiana … Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST): Whether they’re injured in the line of duty or simply experiencing the side effects of aging, vision loss is a common issue for veterans. If eligible for Veterans Affairs’ healthcare coverage, […]
Digital Accessibility Starts with Literacy
“For some people, an accessible internet literally makes a world of difference.” Web accessibility advocate Joe Devon wrote this statement in a 2011 blog that single-handedly led to what is now the 13th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), which occurs on the third Thursday of each May. When digital accessibility professional Jennison Ascuncion stumbled […]
iCanConnect: Empowering the Deaf-Blind Community
Nearly 40 years ago in the summer of 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the last week of June as Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week, in honor of the famous deaf-blind advocate’s birthday on June 27, 1880. This blog rings in the annual celebration by highlighting iCanConnect, a program that would make Keller proud. Ensuring Widespread […]
Better Speech, Hearing, Technology and Treatment
Nearly 100 years ago, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) designated May as Better Speech and Hearing Month, which is fortunate because awareness of speech and hearing impairment didn’t always include the most sophisticated approaches to assistance. From gargling with a mouthful of pebbles and employing electroshock therapy to olive oil injections in the ears and […]
Staples and Surprises of Easterseals’ Summer Camps
Easterseals Crossroads’ summer camp program is frequently a first for kids with disabilities. “It’s not often easy to find camps with opportunities tailored to kids with disabilities,” said Kristyn Greenawald, Easterseals’ manager of camps, respite and school-based services. “That’s what campers and families alike are so excited to find in our camps — their own […]