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Global Accessibility News โ€“ March 4, 2013

Ghotit releases Dyslexia Writing & Reading Assistant App

Americas Mar 5, 2013

The Ghotit Real Writer & Reader boasts of the following advanced capabilities, all designed for the dyslexic community: Intelligent context-sensitive spell checker Advanced grammar checker A powerful word prediction Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/03/05/ghotit-releases-dyslexia-writing-reading-assistant-app/

W3C Workshop Report on the Electronic Books and the Open Web Platform

Americas Mar 5, 2013

W3C published the report of the workshop eBooks: Great Expectations for Web Standards, hosted by Oโ€™Reilly TOC on 11-12 February, 2013, in New York, USA, and sponsored Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/03/05/w3c-workshop-report-on-the-electronic-books-and-the-open-web-platform/

Chinese with hearing disabilities to receive legal advice by SMS

Asia-Pacific Mar 5, 2013

The Beijing Legal Assistance Center and Beijing Disable Peopleโ€™s Federation have signed an agreement to provide free legal consulting through short message service for people with Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/03/05/chinese-with-hearing-disabilities-to-receive-legal-advice-by-sms/

W3C Publishes New Edition of Standards for Web Applications on Mobile

Americas Mar 5, 2013

W3C has published a new edition of Standards for Web Applications on Mobile, an overview of the various technologies developed in W3C that increase the power of Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/03/05/w3c-publishes-new-edition-of-standards-for-web-applications-on-mobile/

UsersFirst Mobilizes Wheelchair Users to Demand Access to Essential Mobility Equipment

Americas Mar 5, 2013

United Spinalโ€™s grassroots advocacy program UsersFirst has developed a new Mobile Registration Form to rally wheelchair users and disability advocates in the fight to challenge disability policies and improve access Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/03/05/usersfirst-mobilizes-wheelchair-users-to-demand-access-to-essential-mobility-equipment/

Movie festival focuses on persons with disabilities

Americas Mar 4, 2013

The ReelAbilities Film Festival screens for the second time in Cincinnati, with more than 17 screenings taking place throughout the city from March 9-16. The largest national Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/03/04/movie-festival-focuses-on-persons-with-disabilities/

New Zealand introduces new telephone captioning service for people with hearing disabilities

Asia-Pacific Mar 1, 2013

NEW ZEALAND: Hundreds of people with hearing disabilities are set to benefit from a new Government-funded telephone service, Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams says. From Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/03/01/new-zealand-introduces-new-telephone-captioning-service-for-people-with-hearing-disabilities/

Pixels guide the way for people with vision disabilities

Americas Mar 1, 2013

Images have been transformed into pixels and projected onto a headset to help people with vision disabilities in everyday tasks such as navigation, route-planning and object Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/03/01/pixels-guide-the-way-for-people-with-vision-disabilities/

Turkmenistan explores international experience of social inclusion of persons with disabilities

Asia-Pacific Feb 28, 2013

The delegation of Turkmenistan, including members of the Mejlis, representatives of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population and Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/02/28/turkmenistan-explores-international-experience-of-social-inclusion-of-persons-with-disabilities/

Blind Maps: Concept for a Braille Interface โ€“ Navigation System for the iPhone

Europe Feb 28, 2013

The concept focuses on people with vision disabilities, and explores a device to improve their ability to discover and navigate through a city. Watch the video below: Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/02/28/blind-maps-concept-for-a-braille-interface-navigation-system-for-the-iphone/

UN CRPD โ€“ Itโ€™s Time For Ireland

Europe Feb 28, 2013

DUBLIN: The European Disability Forum (EDF) and the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) call on the Irish Government to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/02/28/un-crpd-its-time-for-ireland/

TV Worldwideโ€™s โ€˜WebAble TVโ€™ Internet TV Channel for Community of People with Disabilities, Celebrates First Year with Webcast at CSUN 2013

Americas Feb 27, 2013

CHANTILLY, VA.: TV Worldwide, since 1999, a pioneering web-based global TV network, announced that its Internet TV Channel for the Community of People with Disabilities, WebAble TV, Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/02/27/tv-worldwides-webable-tv-internet-tv-channel-for-community-of-people-with-disabilities-celebrates-first-year-with-webcast-at-csun-2013/

Persons with Disabilities demand estate developers to make accessible buildings

Africa Feb 26, 2013

RWANDA: The Director-General of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), Osward Tuyizere, has urged estate developers to include facilities for persons with disabilities in Read More... http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2013/02/26/persons-with-disabilities-demand-estate-developers-to-make-accessible-buildings/

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Country: Africa
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Source: Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES)
When: 10/3/2013

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