[PDFlist] FW: GAATES Global Accessibility News February 13

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From: GAATES Global Accessibility News [mailto:globalaccessibilitynews at gmail.com]
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To: Simione Bula <infor at pacificdisability.org>
Subject: GAATES Global Accessibility News February 13

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February 13, 2017

Global Accessibility News

Affordable video calling a boon for people with hearing disabilities<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5BiBjR06obP7NVC43VeGsLHyfOO-9d9VUkT_wUA5xIMgXiJDmRSsxhBaAMMRBI9oKqQyCkuW_yEfbL9dulwRZtXqrOT6Hyg5KHYmbMp0AenyxQdREB2i-MtfxDkXIADn-KK-j7Pv1gnH74Tk3kk7Hu5OjOM9Z3hRNDfXcEIYYidAPKfdf4eoTf8qKayiuMd5x5eewGSr_s4SbIz4ZqpMRZVo0RLXcEWrEkEJWZ5Uo0TOnZ5qjxYJgVw==&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Asia-Pacific Feb 13, 2017
LUDHIANA, INDIA: Mobile revolution may have swept the country long time ago, but for people with hearing disabilities, the real benefit of mobile communication technology..

[video call using an iphone and communicating in SL]

Software opens up new job opportunities for persons with disabilities<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5Zo6Ys1Y5_8o9pDO8Xa20Jn9ijONjFpPO_oKl4U_xzoMmkaZS4ha9hjd1gtn2bT4LgtsLi654-tuwXLtD8ULWwezL72-SqJsrla3k5Ex_nOKDXLqBScqHmeOjoT7Hc-vcjdNTFG7mgC097-eLCnRSHgpTEgf6GfBrF9FQO8v_CGMbvsmBTLoelQuEYTnp4Qd13UtWDaMwJi2L-OAh43eGgbKIIYb5iC6mx9A8MluFZccn4ii80V9dDw==&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Europe Feb 13, 2017
MALTA: Jader Pelligra, a ICT student at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology’s University College, has designed and developed a computer-based telephony solution..

[People with vision disabilities using computer]

Minister launches Braille atlas to let people with vision disabilities study maps<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5lUblv5ZXhNQi52BRDli8CwOJzqAyZHl2fmEyfOO_kvZ0_aduw-RsyHvYdk7CG1QmlsBw8eXytn_mXQz-8KvQm36rWdbSMN2UiiASIXYOLg9gII0Ny7BMIM5AZoM3eka94wkUuWJEob_Yk4ZsUDkbH07QOoeP4jJiXboUuD4mEntrS_4wZZFYRb8lxXZMRrFnfv4W-ceyEPGliMF756jFKmhYUezB-b-9H8BggC4ffquLxiExgITU_-k3F38WSjiF&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Asia-Pacific Feb 13, 2017
NEW DELHI: In a first, the Ministry of Science and Technology has come up with a comprehensive Braille atlas for nearly 50 lakh people with vision..

[Minister for Science and Technology, Harsh Vardhan, releases Braille Atlas for people with vision disabilities in New Delhi]

New campaign focuses on greater acceptance for persons with disabilities in Singapore<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5JCRHJAhM7BPs9vQzPxK2lz7zmKXwsEJTFUfEyTtadxQlzkg8etDSm1t38iwI0KDsFZyDqPcPAfonXVpIeJ9HokFkeYMM44d7MNDrYcxABWblNPhmNkEcp-Vxcl-RIaxMfcal1QtApfxsvNpg9qeQcdfPFveG9Qo1x-ppIYvWqmMHe0DZxXN94VXiqIiy78bpd--W1TX-vtQM2uuo2w4absXTc8x0biOtrIMWPDptOL-Adgx2sPBmfqEJhmdtrxXq_1D24itW11E=&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Asia-Pacific Feb 13, 2017
SINGAPORE: Hit by a bus while on a business trip in Paris in 2011, Mr Rajan Raju was paralysed from the neck down. But the corporate..

Braille signage will help visitors with vision disabilities<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5Rcd_s5fx7Wr-5abfy2W8em2Dp2QRNjDhd_JO_A6VAej0NeOAgseeWBeTxaZM3XwOyvhdBpfkbbl5EW2gNDXGgVV-2NsFaWEg5jTvM0Nl06BeWr6SEeGD4kYW_cc0C0CIaeOyS09RLwmhcUVcjzILKMC4ysvABsoyBv5zG3728aN5yvVIF8_Vwn7aF4CDDfIJOzHV-pQSYUMk1Op0jJqofr_3tdzW0n_ULB-D5UD_pCM=&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Asia-Pacific Feb 13, 2017
MYSURU, INDIA: Here is good news for people with vision disabilities. Thanks to the efforts of the authorities concerned, they will be spared of asking information..

9600 children with disabilities denied their right to basic education in South Africa<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5TVKD1VkQ0decI7mGfSu1KwMs4evkMSWCHrMrD8vNIlkMuha3ePjaGfWZuTwtYRtserULZmeM7F6OBWADQeagScIpMrvPIXKJBsX7YrjBHnoZrC-CFCCBuHJH1xqOSUovFkubbjr-qE6UlIodh3xs35ZloJh_qftzJQCXUyMBF67Xjwy4zch2T5pzHJ2xi48vbeFFcsnC9GCak61tQ8Zz-2wOoESvHh1B5qfkFR6lzYY54HSkKRCJpswTjEocRFtec42cIWb74Fc=&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Africa Feb 9, 2017
A reply to a DA parliamentary question by the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, has revealed that 9606 students with disabilities are not yet placed..

Upgrade facilities to make Railways accessible for persons with disabilities: Bombay HC<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5ysFd5pR1RjGWnbWihdrISrZdSVzBA91LvKEVYK0teDWEflYEUlwQTw3OtcA5J5SkrAqaW2nG9n3MdGPsNr1gB7bw0_5qZkfS7HvYWkZ3Ozng06oQvDe0vYq7dbPxKgFccLstEWmXVaRkWSyPjy9uqg1YOB_ER4e4enfhNAZcg3UWF09ujHLOVIg_VYbRglrb0Qe3sEpg-F1g4Z6JCIUWJr0DHRG1qdyWgCWQWPRB5YzCmQZJAlIbIIkTls6TrGxrUifsOdcsvDw=&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Asia-Pacific Feb 11, 2017
MUMBAI, INDIA: The Bombay High Court today said the Railways was duty-bound to provide facilities for passengers with disabilities and suggested a separate budgetary allocation..

Education a challenge among children with disabilities: Report<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn53iCXwkCnAg74gXrwF_jKZxfOrSqWoG64zCaYSoSmmPVCJeRrac-k70G9EV9eX9yWFHd710kpNboC8KuyxFJ7MKgycTuBrlOhMpJW3FMKGZhB00QtKgS317WA4Y-_LT7DzNl2bK8Xx1lUmc6lUfI4h5exs93sApdAYXNEwhbDPVD0NnfHl2xjpVXf7WqVAA3-o8GtgfLFbW9ZcJ1uiaboNbAxtqRAKhReQl2gvnFUWe0=&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Africa Feb 10, 2017
RWANDA: Children with disabilities in the country find it hard to access education due to various challenges, according to a new report. The study was conducted by..

Provide facilities for voters with disabilities at polling centres: High Court<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn598qdG3NhD_CmC6Il0yLv8vrHkQ6HbV0j_GY1di5SCJjsZrr-6r6xDUuLtnOpxguSH80l22-PH8uPTKaEXhDs4VhRz1PQzQty9EmZLe8HN_vmjLjcpUtBuHRLKr1fD3EGBsk6uz9D_ltlvVy62rZZDAX4Crn2MdlKz7YyqZlXIToOG_dNCXamwr4oNRk27sjZrir_r1H3Vk5OsP_xFBOMmnzfdkOLXYzSuufGVrJslbC54XQL_6q9y_2bpYzZfngG&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Asia-Pacific Feb 10, 2017
NAGPUR, INDIA: Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, on Thursday, directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to provide facilities like ramps and handrails at the polling..

Youngster to benefit from 3D printed hand<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5oKOaFmfvcr1lKNFnoR4qfNS9YlpLLjupIX-nLYdoiEJAsVTJMDn19SbTMIe2zD1l0q6HHDe7qWcL8yOYbVYkUj0gq53qAz26EIUpoX9jxBc9L-zqTT6F_a0x1002Ju4q7ddsckfFj_NlaqxGSSHkgR_QLUF3atUUybR2iHA0EtXu9inW4vgSxoMP1xGpBMs-a4mvru-J8Is=&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Americas Feb 9, 2017
A five-year-old boy from Bedford will be able to use a knife and fork and ride a bike thanks to a 3D printed hand under development..

[Donaghan trying 3D printed hand with Mark and David]

Third Annual Assistive Technology Conference – Feb 17<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5OLhM270WaTllNllt8WlnP4yuo8bcVtxha3Al4tFdia91HOukEXR5oHCLfj3984o7qNGru_Ou8gbECZup8gvlYZZ7EyP2OBdatGyDH57sF6oTa_-1y5diSxmWwkkNRbhrXpV5boL8d_DY_oOw-AAZeF8L4zcd9kcCVC-m2cp-Fa_9Xx2ay_GIDNWJgfI8f7MvX_6QjTK4Jei0JO_Vp6r70mOvAfp68C5C&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Americas Feb 9, 2017
MACOMB, IL: Western Illinois University will host the third annual Assistive Technology Conference from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 in Horrabin Hall, room 1. The conference..

[Conference Banner]

New route-finding map lets Seattle pedestrians avoid accessibility barriers<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn51jGzm9BWCj34ByMZGwuC1A6x6_jgbNaoPk8jXSYVZojR5l0snV-Kanv52ETT0y_Vdh3zko8YeBbDkbH4X-PP4WhM5ldXw7GvM_-HH99evKCkLVJn42jWn9NmA3I071dCE27Gy2pH7NY1TXyanF76FjKBZ7syP6Ll202wiHYrriQ771G39S-FI_y45t96KQkxQLBZOZjObvcZW6HHrl5LmQXi2x2GvZti-9AwLasggIH7D0eD9gmlvqA3gMlkHx6u&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Americas Feb 9, 2017
Transportation routing services primarily designed for people in cars don’t give pedestrians, parents pushing bulky strollers or people in wheelchairs much information about how to easily..

[screenshot of AccessMap features]

9600 children with disabilities denied their right to basic education in South Africa<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5TVKD1VkQ0decI7mGfSu1KwMs4evkMSWCHrMrD8vNIlkMuha3ePjaGfWZuTwtYRtserULZmeM7F6OBWADQeagScIpMrvPIXKJBsX7YrjBHnoZrC-CFCCBuHJH1xqOSUovFkubbjr-qE6UlIodh3xs35ZloJh_qftzJQCXUyMBF67Xjwy4zch2T5pzHJ2xi48vbeFFcsnC9GCak61tQ8Zz-2wOoESvHh1B5qfkFR6lzYY54HSkKRCJpswTjEocRFtec42cIWb74Fc=&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Africa Feb 9, 2017
A reply to a DA parliamentary question by the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, has revealed that 9606 students with disabilities are not yet placed..

Zayed University creates auditory play for students with disabilities<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5wpICZXJugYxMGLLCOgR0xHW-d_8sBtquKQZRlG5aA4kI0WQTlFo7cZ04uiT9QlNs5Fa2hSCR0RW41UE_rEyPLk7kxeSac1LkjjPXDmPzWY2gwzzu-_Bdu2v0gZUJA9uM-QdAyoQjxCKH2295p7Zu8LJOokZQlXxKo8S10_rAcfmM02-r7jL-vl-Z_vvCm2SK1ktoR4XZd0t33hhEcdF6RU5CI4x14xMKYs6TeBUr1GVN4LQo-O0JhA==&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Middle East Feb 9, 2017
ABU DHABI, UAE: Students with disabilities at Zayed University will be able to listen to plays of modern Arab writers in a new project planned ..

Canada wraps up consultations on how to make a more accessible Canada<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5AyS6S9UrlRMULM3yUc3SCmb_HsDsIcOMQz9IlnfT-OFGd-c0zQ4u1OLRQeDg-8gAjmXflOzmdpCeYRsEqUYlxd3w7h643WE8y7Sokuc5NEWIFu_DFsaznexa1ZyJfD1dgNpmbxbRknihbXFTKmEesdyJ_6G2cYC1EatcEwV4rMKsXdKbSoJEaqTGXvue3-VVUoBKZwrG0TqD1IbYJZacIAa39ZOG7DdOX_Cipk7UZu303UlnTsuNEA==&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Americas Feb 9, 2017
GATINEAU, QC: Over the past five months, the Government of Canada has held public sessions across Canada as part of a consultation process to inform planned..

Persons with disabilities raise concern over inclusion in Rwanda<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5sgs6956nOLu_yicbGHoVSDSdpcObaE7V2giZF_Tup_DChs-hYEl4VkC-AuffvkGSV5GOwSFiFhagj-4cCJplMWgjCEf0dJhx3OiKFHMTqSFJAVht3sHPm8i_zoreERcZQzuh58BxNhjer1Dca7G-YeRi1u2hnMDh9l5E4EhF3v-h5ghzn9ZCxTMUvLu5sL8nHysHOR-sPlub0RtX9LK5wK--WHA750MJ_rvONm3yVCs=&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Africa Feb 8, 2017
RWANDA: Despite policies protecting persons with disabilities, there is still a “huge” gap in the realisation of rights and inclusion of these vulnerable persons, according..

[wheelchair user]

FCC Seeks Nominations for Sixth Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qk4MUbH3qvHc6jnm-MuUej5irXllZKK6LvPS5lLKuM-UgLuykCJuTyvQdrGRVn5P077kFqEHBmJSc09COEktOi_fe7Fy7BhfyrPdP0_E4TyXphOdUdYAnDGUEA3k-rTyKBrr4SIYv9EMgscNkOnx8ePmLdAtRKguwP7SheQcgwLJUokBbpUdlO8mNbkjl79aCJ4Q99BXOl29CPrxLdKUQAloyq_i4697P1tUC_XZ3BLr0dG1yqI3wg5zgEr94Vk2A1Dr5cFxqpuDP5iB8oYGSB1hAedStgYMOhittRKYHJZf6fVOiA4acITcv__eB8b&c=EMOkzZ_fYhTgJfUGIIrer2GTZQFU3xUOi6EXSHv93uCMcWt1mzgPqQ==&ch=I4JjTwMZTkcZHR4FFPt55fYnr3MdhcwZ0Xa5OLN0WrOhne8i4iuUcw==>

Americas Feb 8, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Communications Commission will accept nominations for the Sixth Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility (Chairman’s AAA) beginning February 13, 2017 through April..

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Africa Feb 8, 2017
GHANA: Lack of pedestrian walkways and obstacles on routes has been identified as some of the barriers confronting pepersons with disabilities in society. To this end..

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Asia-Pacific Feb 7, 2017
INDONESIA: The Salatiga General Elections Commissions (KPU Salatiga) has pledged to provide special facilities and services for voters with disabilities for the upcoming regional election ..

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Asia-Pacific Feb 7, 2017
LG Electronics said that it will help students in Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) develop a mobile application for persons with disabilities. The Seoul-based..

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