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PayPal withdraws planned N.C. expansion due to anti-gay law
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Apr 05, 2016
PayPal announced the canceling of their plans for a new facility in Charlotte. The online payment service have decided to nix their plans to open a global operations center in Charlotte, in response to the state’s controversial new law.
“Saying handicapped puts an arbitrary limitation on people that they don’t have one,” said Rachael Stafford, Project Director of the Rocky Mountain ADA Center.
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Understanding Disability: Assistive technologies for people with disabilities
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Mar 28, 2016
Technology has reduced barriers and improved opportunities for many individuals with disabilities. Today, there are robotic floor cleaners, light sensors, voice activation and Bluetooth controls for almost anything.
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Apple’s iPhone software is helping people with limited or no sight navigate around town and across the Internet.
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When Republicans in North Carolina’s General Assembly decided to pass a law preventing cities from barring LGBT discrimination, creating transgender bathroom accommodation, or enacting minimum wages, they moved quickly.