Articles on Products and
Issues Related to Disabilities and Special Needs
Step-Hear Provides a
Lifeline for the Visually Impaired
Symptoms of Mesothelioma
WHEELCHAIR
USERS: A PLACE OF THEIR OWN ON THE NET
AmeriGlide, a Company
Devoted to the Independence of those with Mobility Impairments
An Exciting New Social
Networking Site for Wheel Chair Users in the United Kingdom
Common
Reasons Disability Insurance Claims are Denied in Canada
The Story of
Lindavevision; a Web Site with Products for People with Low Vision
Lindavevision Press Release
Staples agrees to web access
/ tactile point of sale devices
How to Get the SSA Job That's Right for You
Waddell to Speak at United Nations and Houses of Parliament
ICDRI International Accessibility Policy Projects and Reports
Looking
for work? Thinking about hiring someone with a disability?
Check out GettingHired.com
ReadHowYouWant: Increasing Content
Available to Visually Impaired Readers and Other Readers with Disabilities
ReadHowYouWant is a new technology company that partners with publishers to convert trade books into large print,
Braille and DAISYi editions. The Australian company’s goal is to make all books accessible to all readers.
See the newly added
ReadHowYouWant Book
Selection
ehousestudio interviews Cynthia Waddell for its Blog
Nine Disability Organizations
Speak Out about Kindle 2 Text to Speech
On 16 March 2009, a letter went out from disability
organizations to six major publishers that sell Kindle ebooks: Random
House, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Penguin and Hachette.
These letters insist that Text to Speech be turned back on.
See the Reading Rights Web Site at
http://www.readingrights.org/134
Speech Assistant Product Review
The Speech Assistant is quite an effective device for making phone
calls for people with speech impairments
What are the requirements
for the VA compensation?
Read the article to help find the answers!
ReadHowYouWant Book
Selection
Large Selection of alternative format books from
ReadHowYouWant
Save thousands of
Dollars on the purchase of your next Speech Generation Device (SGD)!
SETTLEMENT REACHED TO IMPROVE
ACCESS TO HOTELS.COM AND EXPEDIA RESERVATION SERVICES FOR DISABLED TRAVELERS
Break Boundaries Participates in Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition
See the
New
Additions to the ADA Compliance Manuals
ICDRI Contributes to January
2009 Newsletter from the Design For All Institute in India
IDEAL
Group recently developed an "AugCom
Ideas"
resource. It is thought-provoking, informative and useful.
It is entitled,
"Low/No-Cost,
Mainstream Strategies and Applications for Accommodating the
Communication Needs of Individuals with Speech Disabilities."
See
http://accessibilityportal.org/augcom_ideas.htm
Social
Security Disability Audio - Social Security Disability Resource with Podcasts
Bad credit credit cards
At Better Credit UK you can find advice on how to improve your credit rating and sources of loans and credit cards regardless of your credit history as well as obtain your free credit report.
AMS Vans, Inc Announces
Successful Crash Testing Proving Excellence In The Handicap Van Industry
