ADA Sign Depot Blog — ADA People
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer stopped in Syracuse on Monday to tout his legislation that would promote independent living for Americans with disabilities.
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Meet Jedi, a diabetes-sniffing labrador who watches over 7-year-old Luke, a Type 1 diabetic who struggles with potentially life-threatening changes in his blood sugar as he sleeps.
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Toyota is developing a wearable device to help give blind and visually impaired people greater mobility, the manufacturer has said. The gadget is worn on the shoulders and uses cameras to recognize surroundings, such as signs, then directs the wearer with speakers and vibration motors.
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But our decision also placed our son in between two worlds: He is not a member of deaf signing culture, but neither is he fully part of the hearing community. Instead, he lives somewhere in the middle, joining the 48 million Americans who are challenged with some level of hearing loss.
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Irish startup wants to be a Google Maps for people with disabilities
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Mar 08, 2016
With Access Earth, McCann and Ryan O’Neill, who covers the business development side of things, want to build a global user-generated platform for users to add and search for data on accessibility in hotels, restaurants, theaters, stadiums and other businesses.