Global Resources and Promising Practices for Building and Refining Accessible and Inclusive Smart Cities from Darren Bates LLC.
This video looks at why it’s so important to build accessible apps, how we can do so, and the impact this has on our users. We’ll look at the accessibility accommodations that iOS provides to the user; such as voice over, guided access, and display customisation. We’ll go into detail on the use of the iOS Accessibility APIs and developer…
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DISABILITY INCLUSION MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE A refreshing and informative disability inclusion 101 video. Perhaps a “ice-breaker” at your next HR Training or just a friendly way to cover some basics that can help your company outreach, hire, retain, and promote workers with disabilities. SOURCE: International Labour Organization Published on May 25, 2016
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The Access City Award is the European prize for making cities more accessible to people with disabilities and older people. For making commitments to the city’s disabled and older population through the means of technology, the jury decided to award Lugo with this year’s special mention for being a “Smart City”.
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WebAble TV is pleased to present the first in a new series of video interviews entitled “Champions of Accessibility”, a monthly program featuring a video interview with person with a disability who is a leader in the field of accessibility and a thought leader in the community of people with disabilities. Our first “Champion of Accessibility” is Todd Waites who…
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This is an adapted training course to introduce people to the concepts and terminology used around disability and accessibility in the workplace..
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Hear what members of our community want in an age-friendly community. Affordable housing and transportation, access to health care and social activities, respect and much more. Thank you to Boston Neighborhood Network, Ethos and Massachusetts Senior Action Council for their help in producing this video. This video was produced by In the Car. http://www.inthecarmedia.com/ Barrier-free connectivity for social inclusion The…
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The City of Portland is in a moment of significant opportunity with in-migration rates among the highest in the country and robust job growth. However, increasing rents, road safety, and property values threaten our ability to remain a city for all. In the face of such growth pressure, the City is committed to overcoming our legacy of transportation and economic…
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Source: http://www.bbc.com/storyworks/future/the-future-is-now/innovation Steve believes that now more than ever the old way of doing things is hurting more than helping. Digital disruption requires new ways of thinking. Here he explains why. Steve advocates that we need to think about how much of our conditioning at work is about doing what we’re told rather than about how to create the future.…
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The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. President Obama named her a White House Champion of Change, and Forbes recognized her in Forbes 30 Under 30. Haben travels the world consulting and public speaking, teaching clients the benefits of fully accessible products and services. Haben is a…
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Smart Cities NYC ’17: How to make urban areas inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities Length: 2:00 | May 9, 2017 Every city should have a chief accessibility officer to ensure inclusiveness for people with disabilities, according to Victor Pineda, president of World Enabled, which partnered with Microsoft for the creation of the Smart Cities for All Toolkit Video Source:http://www.techrepublic.com/videos/share/smart-cities-nyc-17-how-to-make-smart-cities-inclusive-and-accessible/
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