How Is Airport Accessibility Progressing for People with Disabilities?
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MBTA: a Global Model of Accessible Public Transportation
With 1,330,200 riders per day, including 30 to 40% who have disabilities or restricted mobility, the MBTA has long been committed to improving the accessibility of public transit in the Greater Boston.
9 Must-Have Apps for People with Physical Disabilities in 2020
Thanks to apps and features, people with physical disabilities can gain more autonomy and independence. Today technology rimes with accessibility for all.
Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know on Braille Mysterious Writing
On elevators, medicine boxes, descriptions in museums or door signs…, you’ve probably noticed those small raised dots. Braille, the writing and reading tactile system with raised dots used by visually impaired people, exists since 1829.
How Can Accessible Pedestrian Signals Become Responsive to COVID-19?
In a post-COVID world, great cities face new challenges: maintaining services to citizens while limiting
the spread of the pandemic. Among the population, blind and visually impaired persons are
particularly vulnerable.
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How Is Airport Accessibility Progressing for People with Disabilities?
Millions of people pass through airports every year. How is accessibility deployed within airports? What measures can be implemented to enable the 61 million Americans with disabilities to safely travel? Let’s make a quick scan of the progress of airport accessibility in the United States!
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Smombies: the New Safety Challenge for Cities in the 21st Century
Never heard of smombies before? It will soon be a word employed in your everyday life. Smombie is actually the blend of the words smartphone and zombie and is used to describe a person who’s watching their phone while walking in the streets.
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9 Must-Have Apps for People with Physical Disabilities in 2020
Thanks to apps and features, people with physical disabilities can gain more autonomy and independence. Today technology rimes with accessibility for all.
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Accessibility Toolkit: When Complete Streets Help People with Disabilities
After World War II, cars’ supremacy started to shape Northern American cities. It was not until the early 1970s that some states began to design the urban space with all users in mind to make transportation network safer and more efficient. This is how Complete Streets-like policy was born. So what are Complete Streets policies and above all why do they matter for disabled people?
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How Can Accessible Pedestrian Signals Become Responsive to COVID-19?
In a post-COVID world, great cities face new challenges: maintaining services to citizens while limiting
the spread of the pandemic. Among the population, blind and visually impaired persons are
particularly vulnerable.
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How Is Airport Accessibility Progressing for People with Disabilities?
Millions of people pass through airports every year. How is accessibility deployed within airports? What measures can be implemented to enable the 61 million Americans with disabilities to safely travel?
Let’s make a quick scan of the progress of airport accessibility in the United States!
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