by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 23, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Accommodation, Anxiety, Articles, Autism, Employment, Hearing Impairment, Inclusive Design, Learning Disabilitiy, People with Disabilities, Visual Impairment
The pro’s and con’s of cubicle farms – they’re not great, but open floor plans come with a host of problems for people with a range of disabilities. Read the full article…
by Genevieve McLachlan | Jul 12, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Blindness, Hearing Impairment, Inclusive Design, People with Disabilities, Social Change, TED Talk, Visual Impairment
This is an excellent TED Talk by Michael Nesmith. Michael is a deaf and native American Sign Language speaker working as a creative designer for Amazon. Throughout his career, Michael’s visual/conceptual way of thinking and problem solving have served him both...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Mar 20, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Accommodation, Articles, Blindness, Civil Defence, Eye Specialists, Guide Dogs, Hearing Impairment, Inclusive Design, Newsletter, People with Disabilities, Technology, Virtual Reality, Visual Impairment
In our March newsletter, we meet Sena and her Guide Dog Delta and read about what to put in a Guide Dog survival kit. There are also a couple of articles from the NZ Optics newsletter and one on designing a better city for Deaf people. Enjoy! Read our...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Mar 15, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Accommodation, Articles, Hearing Impairment, Inclusive Design, People with Disabilities
This article from the USA considers the needs of Deaf and Hearing-Impaired people in accessible design. I’m sure we would all appreciate some of those design considerations! Sound practices: From grand echoey atriums to candle-lit bars, some of the most common...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 13, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Adaptive equipment, Assistive technology, Hearing Impairment, Leadership, People with Disabilities, Research, Technology, Women in Business
By developing a revolutionary and marketable technology, Hadeel Ayoub aims to put innovations at the service of disabled people. BrightSign is a smart glove that enables non-verbal people to get in touch with others who cannot understand sign language. Read...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Apr 16, 2018 | Accessibility, Adaptive equipment, Assistive technology, Hearing Impairment, Technology
This looks like interesting technology to assist people who are hard of hearing visit the Theatre. The National Theatre in London is testing mixed-reality glasses that can make subtitles float on the stage, to help those with a hearing impairment. Watch...
