Archives for April, 2008

Accessible Travel

Translation ABLE to Travel has travel agents who have dealt with all types of issues that a traveler using a wheelchair or who has limited mobility may encounter during his or her trip, including accessible transportation to and from the airport, stowage of wheelchairs or other mobility equipment on board an aircraft, accessible hotel accommodations, [...]


Adaptive Vehicle Guide Information

TranslationReprinted with permission from the American Automobile Association, AAA World Magazine, May/June issue, 2000. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published its first consumer brochure to help persons with disabilities select and purchase a car with adaptive equipment or modify an existing vehicle. Adapting Motor Vehicles for Disabled People provides a step-by-step process [...]


European Accessibility Requirements Specialist Task Force

TranslationSpecialist Task Force 333: European Accessibility Requirements for Public Procurement of Products and Services in the ICT Domain (EC Standardization Mandate M/376, Phase 1) If you are interested in what’s happening in Europe regarding the accessibility of ICT products purchased by government organizations (EU reaction to Section 508), please check out the European Telecommunications Standards [...]


TranslationSIG member, Richard N. P. Hodgkinson, Fellow of the U.K. ISTC (Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators), is the editor for two ISO standards related to usability, accessibility, and systems software documentation: ISO/TS 16071:2003: "Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Guidance on accessibility for human-computer interfaces" ISO/IEC FDIS 18019:2003(E): "Software and systems engineering — Guidelines for [...]


Internet Accessibility Education

Translation Equal Access to Software & Information (EASI) provides online training on accessible information technology for persons with disabilities. Online courses in eClasses.Org over 50 online instructor-led courses and 4 Web certificates. Section 508 Training Acquiring Technology: What Every Federal Employee Needs to Know About Section 508 IRS presents a course on Section 508 for [...]


Internet Accessibility

TranslationWeb Accessibility problems may involve Cognitive Reading disorders, learning disabilities, reading disabilities, thinking, remembering, sequencing disabilities, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Useability will be enhanced with illustrations, good graphics, organized content with headings, and visual cues for navigation. Hearing Deafness and hard of hearing. Users may need assistive technology to read audio transcripts or view fully [...]


International Disability: United States

Translation Bone and Joint Decade 2002-2011 The Bone and Joint Decade is a multidisciplinary world wide initiative involving everyone concerned with the care of bone and joint disorders. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Human Rights Issues Related to Women With Disabilities from the Feminist International Radio Endeavour [...]


International Disability: United Kingdom

Translation Accessibility: CHI 2001 and Beyond, Ariadne Issue 28 Action for Dystonia, Diagnosis, Education & Research (ADDER) Artsline provides information on all the arts and leisure services available, both as audience or participants. The Artsline database provides updated data on the access to the arts and leisure venues and pursuits in the capital city of [...]


International Disability: Switzerland

Translation Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 2856 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Adopted and [...]


International Disability: Sweden

Translation Independent Living Institute full-text virtual library on Independent Living and related subjects Index Braille Nordic Cooperation on Disability (NSH) NSH initiates and manages the cooperation at the Nordic level between the various players in the disability sphere. NSH also functions as the secretariat for the Nordic Council on Disability Policy. [in English, Finnish, and [...]


International Disability: Spain

Translation Fundación Sidar – Acceso Universal (in Spanish)


International Disability: Norway

Translation The Delta Centre – a national resource centre working to improve the accessibility for disabled people in society Special Needs Education within the Education System – The inclusion of children (and adults) with special needs in mainstream educational settings is the general rule. Specialised institutions exist, but only 0.6% of the school population are [...]


International Disability: Mexico, Central, and South America

Translation 2004: The Ibero-American Year of Persons with Disabilities: The XII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State in Bolivia on November 14 to 15, 2003, proclaimed 2004 the Ibero-American Year of Persons with Disabilities. This decision was adopted based on a proposal presented by the government of Spain, which in turn was a response to [...]


International Disability: Italy

Translation The Information Systems Accessibility Office at CNIPA (National Organism for ICT in the Public Administration) provides an English translation of a law passed in 2004 for Provisions to support the access to information technologies for the disabled Italian Society for Rheumatology Information about what is happening in Italy with accessibility requirements: Roberto Scano Info [...]


International Disability: India and the Middle East

Translation Disability India Network India’s one-stop site for comprehensive information related to disability in India, is hosted by the Society for Child Development. ICT for Persons with Disabilities in India, web-based network training workshop from the APCD, 21 July to 1 August 2003 Motor Assisted NARI Handicapped Rickshaw (MANHARA) Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) has [...]


International Disability: Greece

Translation Accessible Greece accessible tourism and travel for all! DR Yachting provides barrier-free, fully accessible, sailing charters on the Greek islands for people of all ages with disabilities or mobility impairments. Greece to promote "Accessible Tourism" programs


International Disability: Germany

Translation Deutsche Restless Legs Vereinigung Scalamobil wheelchair attachment for climbing stairs


International Disability: France

Translation France Guide for the Disabled Tourist International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID) Subway Navigator


International Disability: Finland

Translation Levottomat Jalat – Restleass Legs ry RJ-RLS "Mobile telephony for people with disabilities – A guide to choosing a mobile phone" from the Nordic Forum for Telecommunication and Disability (NFTH) 2004. A PDF file of the report is also available. The Nordic Development Centre for Rehabilitation Technology (NUH) is a subsidiary of the Nordic [...]


International Disability: Denmark

Translation Accessibility to education in Denmark [Tilgængelighed til uddannelse] (in Danish) provided by the Danish Ministry of Education as a guide to accessibility services for disabled students in Denmark Accessibility to education in Denmark [Tilgængelighed til uddannelse] (in English) provided by the Danish Ministry of Education as a guide to accessibility services for disabled students [...]


International Disability: Council of Europe / European Union

Translation Accessible Europe tourism for all ANEC a European association for the co-ordination of consumer representation in standardisation and certification Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe Benefits of an accessible website – part 2: The business case by Trenton Moss from DMeurope.com: Digital Media News for Europe Communication by Gaze Interaction (COGAIN) [...]


International Disability: Canada

Translation Active Living Alliance For Canadians with a Disability Adaptech Research Network In partnership with NEADS, the Adaptech Research Project conducts research on the use of computer technologies by Canadian college and university students with disabilities. Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC) A-Prompt (Accessibility Prompt) is a software tool designed to help Web authors improve the [...]


International Disability: Belgium and The Netherlands

Translation Accessibility [in Dutch and English], provides information to improve the accessibility of the Internet and other digital media for all people including the elderly and people with disabilities. The site provides guidelines, explanatory texts, background stories, articles, tools, and more. Dedicon (formerly known as FNB Netherlands) offers a wide range of products and services, [...]


International Disability: Austria

Translation Laboratory of Brain-Computer Interfaces, Graz, Austria


International Disability: Australia and New Zealand

Translation Accessible Information Solutions (AIS) Accessibility Toolbar lets IE users test different aspects of XHTML pages [Australia] ARATA – Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association "ARATA is a national association whose purpose is to serve as a forum for issues in rehabilitation and assistive technology." Australian Government: Language Makes a Difference – Use of non-discriminatory [...]