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The Accessible Kitchen: The Black+Decker Talking Toaster Oven
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Mar 02, 2020
I found the oven easy to set and operate even without reading the documentation. You do have to set everything in order. For example, if you set the cook time before you select the cook mode the timer will reset to its default Toast setting. Happily, the order runs in the direction of the buttons. Mode, then temperature, then time, and then start.
2020 Senior Solutions: Low-Tech and No-Tech Tools for Independence
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Mar 02, 2020
One of the most heart-wrenching misconceptions still all too present in our collective consciousness is the notion that loss of vision equates loss of independence. With tools, techniques, and a dose of imagination blended with persistence, there have always been solutions to performing ordinary tasks without the benefit of 20/20 vision. Today, in the year 2020, that is more true than it has ever been. What follows is a round-up of some favorite low-tech and no-tech solutions aimed at guiding older people losing vision down the path of continued independence.
Board Initiates Update of Accessibility Guidelines for Rail Cars
Study Panel Meets on Assessing the Feasibility of Equipping Passenger Planes with Wheelchair Restraint Systems
Board to Hold Town Hall Meeting and Trainings in Philadelphia on May 6
Board Executive Director David Capozzi to Retire
Upcoming Board Webinars
Board to Hold Next Meeting on March 11
HUD Proposes to Adopt Additional Safe Harbors under the Fair Housing Act
GAO Issues Report on Lack of Access to Aircraft Lavatories
DOT Proposes New Rules on Aircraft Accessibility and Service Animals
Study Panel Meets on Assessing the Feasibility of Equipping Passenger Planes with Wheelchair Restraint Systems
Board to Hold Town Hall Meeting and Trainings in Philadelphia on May 6
Board Executive Director David Capozzi to Retire
Upcoming Board Webinars
Board to Hold Next Meeting on March 11
HUD Proposes to Adopt Additional Safe Harbors under the Fair Housing Act
GAO Issues Report on Lack of Access to Aircraft Lavatories
DOT Proposes New Rules on Aircraft Accessibility and Service Animals
Greek Paralympic Fencer Hopes To Show What's Possible In A Wheelchair
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Mar 01, 2020
"When you see something and hear about it, you learn how to respect it," Triantafyllou says, regarding ramps and parking spots for the disabled, often blocked by parked cars or being used by people with no disabilities, just for their convenience. "You don't have to be sensitive to know not to park there," Panagopoulos agrees. "You just have to be a normal human being."
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Have you heard about Unified English Braille? Is it used on ADA Signs?
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Jan 30, 2020