Index of ICDRI Disability Resources
Wheelchair Vans Houston
ICDRI International Accessibility Policy Projects and Reports
Justice
Department Reaches Three Settlements Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Regarding the Use of Electronic Book Readers
The settlement agreements can be found at:
http://www.ada.gov/new.htm
ICDRI WIPO Statement in Support of the Proposed Treaty- Delivered
at SCCR19 on 15 December 2009 by Cynthia D. Waddell
The Disability Community Loses a Good
Friend
On New Years Day, Mac MacCuller passed on. If you knew Mac and
would like to post a memory of him, or read memories of him please go to:
http://en.respectance.com/mac_mcculler
VA
Compensation Claim for PTSD
What a veteran has to prove to get his or her VA compensation benefits for PTSD
can depend on what the veteran’s in service claimed stressor is...
more
Atlanta to Host International Conference on
AD/HD
Twenty-Six Charged in Nationwide Scheme to
Defraud the FCC’s Video Relay Service Program
More about The Talking Bible
Google and Lighthouse are
recruiting individuals interested in participating in a Usability Study
AMS Vans, Inc Announces
Successful Crash Testing Proving Excellence In The Handicap Van Industry
EDUCAUSE Guidelines for Making
Web Content Accessible to All Users
Talking Books International
Offering Talking Bibles in Multiple languages
Wheelchairforme.com
Helping the Consumer Choose a Power
Wheelchair
Web Accessibility & SEO Merge
Together!
Since search engine algorithms are changing daily and when Google speaks
everyone listens it is only fitting that the two merged together.
An Inspiring Story for Everyone!
CVS Accessible Web Site and Point of
Sale Press Release
CVS issued a press release announcing that it will make its web site accessible
by the end of this year and that it has already installed tactile keypads in all
of its stores so that blind shoppers do not have to disclose their PIN when
using a pin-based debit card.
National Federation of the Blind and Blind
Business Owner File Complaint with Small Business Administration
NFB Files Section 508 Complaint against Small Business Administration
for Inaccessible Web Site
Separate but Equal from an
E&IT Standpoint
By Steve Jacobs
Pioneer Emergency
Response System has teamed with ICDRI to provide
information about medical alarm
systems
Tester Needed in Charlotte, NC for TecAccess
Independent
Sales Representative for TecAccess
Report on World
Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF 2009)
Report on Waddell Speech at
Houses of Parliament, London
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
SPECIAL NEEDS CARE –
CARE.COM
Website Offers Resources to Help Families Find Special Needs
Articles, Resources, and Care providers
AmeriGlide, a Company
Devoted to the Independence of those with Mobility Impairments
The Story of
Lindavevision; a Web Site with Products for People with Low Vision
Lindavevision Press Release
How to Get the SSA Job That's Right for You
ehousestudio interviews Cynthia Waddell for its Blog
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.
