Full article posted here New know-how being examined by the Lengthy Island Rail Street goals to provide riders with disabilities additional help when boarding a practice. The LIRR’s Glen Head station is the primary to host the brand new “Help Point” kiosk function, which assists riders with special wants in getting the eye of railroad personnel on an… Read More »
#9 isn’t about accessibility or disability at all, but still holds enormous value when thought about in an a11y/disability context Read full story on Medium.com as this is just partial excerpt. Sheri Byrne-Haber Follow Nov 19 · 6 min read Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash I get pinged a lot by people asking for accessibility resources. Some accessibility resources are easy to find… Read More »
Accessibility Scotland and Self Service At Accessibility Scotland 2018, Phil Day of NCR deep dives the accessibility challenges and opportunities building self-service technology at NCR, one of the world’s largest providers of self-service technology. Phil Day video talk from Accessibility Scotland on Vimeo. Accessibility Scotland history Accessibility Scotland came about as a way to fill an obvious gap – there… Read More »
Access Board logo Access Currents News from the U.S. Access Board • January/ February 2020 Board Initiates Update of Accessibility Guidelines for Rail Cars Study Panel Meets on Assessing the Feasibility of Equipping Passenger lanes with Wheelchair Restraint Systems Board to Hold Town Hall Meeting and Trainings in Philadelphia on May 6 Board Executive Director David Capozzi to… Read More »
Guidelines Kiosk ADA Accessibility – August 2020 Too often when projects requirements are detailed, ADA and accessibility considerations are often reduced to the simple phrase, “Must be ADA compliant”. This statement is open to definition and inevitably results in range of bids with widely different ADA “compliance”“. The Kiosk Manufacturer Association has looked at the various ADA regulations… Read More »
Reference link for opinion piece on Chinese technology For the longest time American industry has had a very contradictory relationship with Asia. Back in the late 70s, we had our own experience with semiconductors (RAM) and Japan and American manufacturers. Needing to collect more seismic data do we purchase 100 devices from a US company or do we… Read More »
From the Denver Post Oct 2020 — Douglas County man represented by New Jersey firm has filed 52 nearly identical lawsuits since December James Blanchard had just reopened his Denver winery this summer after being shut down for months because of COVID-19 when he got hit with a different kind of challenge — a surprise lawsuit alleging the… Read More »
ADA Kiosk Checklist Kiosks Current updated page located at the Kiosk Association KMA March 2021 — It also includes 4 different images from US Access Board on different reach parameters and distances that need to be observed. To be sure this is only the top-level “first things first” list. Suits are generally initiated by blind people and so… Read More »
WCAG 2.0 Accessibility Webinar The Section 508 Standards apply the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 to web content and other electronic content. Issued by the W3C, WCAG 2.0 is a globally recognized, technology-neutral standard. The next webinar in the Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series will take place July 27 from 1:00 to 2:30 (ET) and will feature new and differing… Read More »
Reference link for Dolphin Computer Access Dolphin Computer Access SuperNova – Make self-service kiosks accessible to people with visual impairments Dolphin Computer Access When you welcome people who are blind or partially sighted to use your self-service kiosks, it’s a win for your customers and a win for your brand. Deliver a positive experience for all customers and… Read More »
