The disability market is worth billions of pounds - and companies are coming up with ever more "disruptive" ways to break into it. Last summer was one of those rare occasions on Dragons' Den when someone pitches, nails the numbers and watches the Dragons try and outbid each other. Then in a twist, the business
I’ll start at the beginning. The foundation for an inclusive workplace is the reasonable accommodation process. Reasonable accommodation is a change in the workplace because of applicant or employee’s long standing disability, a new or progressive chronic health condition, a recent injury at work or off the job, a challenging pregnancy, or medical impairment. The
Photo by Wall Street Journal A California blind man has won a disabled-rights case against a Colorado-based luggage retailer accused of failing to make its commercial website accessible to the visually impaired. Lawyers for the plaintiff said the ruling broke new ground in an expanding litigation area. Edward Davis last year sued Colorado Bag’n Baggage
Accessible Tourism makes the World a Happier Place! The City of Moreland in Victoria, Australia, and many other travel destinations, are working hard to sell their local businesses on the premise that if they make their places and their employee’s disability friendly, they will be sure to see an increase in the number of customers.
Website accessibility is an evolving and complicated topic, about which we've written many times. Thanks to delayed regulations and the Department of Justice's changing positions on the issue, businesses have been caught off guard and plaintiffs' attorneys are capitalizing on the uncertainty. We have seen a surge of demand letters and lawsuits against public accommodations alleging inaccessible
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute, with colleagues in China, have developed a new, regenerative medicine approach to remove congenital cataracts in infants, permitting remaining stem cells to regrow functional lenses. The treatment, which has been tested in animals and in a small, human clinical trial, produced
There is more bad news for businesses that thought that they could wait for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue specific regulations before making their websites accessible to individuals with disabilities. Federal Magistrate Judge Robertson in the District of Massachusetts recently denied motions by Harvard and MIT to dismiss or stay website accessibility class
Millions of people with disabilities around the world have the desire and financial means to travel, yet many choose to stay at home. The lack of accessible hotel facilities is a major barrier for far too many potential customers, even today. One way hotels are working to remedy some barriers is the development of mobile
My Blind Spot, a founding member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals is proud to share this announcement. Thanks to Paul Bowman for chairing this committee and delivering on one of the IAAP’s benchmarks and milestones...
Today's information age requires that a company's electronic information and communication technology (ICT) be accessible to all individuals in the workplace – including individuals with disabilities...
