Intellectual Disability, a Little Known and Multidimensional Disability
Intellectual Disability, a Little Known and Multidimensional DisabilityIntellectual disability, sometimes called mental retardation, affects 1...
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Intellectual Disability, a Little Known and Multidimensional Disability
Even though intellectual disability affects 1 to 3% of the world’s population, there are still a lot of preconceived ideas.
5 Must-Have Apps for People with Intellectual Disabilities
There are a lot of apps for people with intellectual disabilities to help them be organized and remain autonomous.
What Accessibility Solutions for Different Types of Physical Disabilities?
There are a multitude of physical disabilities and consequently, people with different ways of getting around. What about improving accessibility for them?
How Innovation Promises to Revolutionize Accessibility in the New York City Subway
The MTA has turned to innovative solutions to improve the accessibility of its network!
Hearing Impaired People: a Multitude of Profiles for Different Needs
You may be familiar with deaf and hard of hearing people but there’s actually a whole range of hearing impairments!
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Intellectual Disability, a Little Known and Multidimensional Disability
Intellectual Disability, a Little Known and Multidimensional DisabilityIntellectual disability, sometimes called mental retardation, affects 1 to 3% of the global population, which represents approximately 6.5 million people in the United States. Who are they? What...
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Accessibility Data Collection: a Huge Challenge for Cities and Transit Networks
Accessibility Data Collection: a Huge Challenge for Cities and Transit NetworksIt has been around ten years since we massively adopted the use of GPS on our smartphones. But while this tool is extremely helpful for car journeys, it is much less efficient to calculate...
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