Accessibility
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World Health Day 2019: Accessibility to mental health care remains a major hurdle
Prateek Sharma •The representation of non-Dalit/Adivasi communities dominates healthcare services in India both on the giving as well on the receiving end
World Disability Day: Community will remain on margins of society until rights are ensured, discrimination isn't stopped
Dorodi Sharma •We create inspirational stories about people overcoming disability, but never ask why there were barriers to be overcome in the first place.
Portugal's +Accesso app allows differently abled people to fight for accessibility rights
•+Acesso allows users to file official complaints against public buildings that do not meet accessibility laws.
Gartner Says Cos Should Deploy Technologies To Address IT Accessibility
Fp Archives •Assistive technology can be of benefit to all, not just people with disabilities.
Stability, Capability, Accessibility: Key Words For IT Buyers In 2013
Fp Archives •In 2013, IT buyers will be looking for stability and ways to prepare for the next five years in their business cycle, says Ovum.
CIO Workplan For Differently Abled Users In Cos
Fp Archives •Sam Taraporevala, Director, XRCVC talks about accessibility challenges in the enterprise and provides tips for CIOs to get started on making IT more accessible for differently abled users.
HiSoftware, BarrierBreak Technologies Forge Strategic Partnership
Fp Archives •BarrierBreak will now resell HiSoftware's accessibility and content compliance solution HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff, in addition to its existing accessibility testing and consulting services offering.
Engineer makes Google Maps disabled-friendly with introduction of accessibility features
Tech2 News Staff •Living in a world that’s not designed for the disabled is hard and anything we can do to help such people is always for the better. A Google engineer has made the lives of wheelchair-bound people just that little bit easier.
How major technology companies are improving accessibility for people with disabilities
Adityam •2016 saw an increase in focus on accessibility features to allow people with disabilities to access technology.
Apple screen reading tech VoiceOver allows the visually impaired to build applications
Tech2 News Staff •Using VoiceOver with Apple's Swift Playground, allows visually impaired users to code games and applications.