Taipei Times 19th November 2017 Taipei, visually impaired runners set off on 500km relay tour A group of visually impaired runners on Thursday set off from Taipei on the first leg of a 500km relay that is to end in Kaohsiung. Tethered to sighted runners, the visually impaired athletes ran 10km on the first leg… Continue Reading Taipei, visually impaired runners set off on 500km relay tour
xinhua.net 19th December 2017 xinhua.net 19th December 2017 China Southern Airlines launches website for visually impaired GUANGZHOU, China — China Southern Airlines launched a website for visually impaired users Tuesday. Users who intend to buy air tickets online can visit iaw.csair.com and click on a bar at the top to open the function, said Li… Continue Reading China Southern Airlines launches website for visually impaired
Satpr News 21st December 2018 Extension of voice-navigated e-Channel service to China Ferry Terminal Control Point The Immigration Department announced today (December 21st) that with effect from December 22nd, an e-Channel equipped with voice navigation function will be operational at both the arrival hall and departure hall of the China Ferry Terminal Control Point (CFTCP),… Continue Reading Extension of voice-navigated e-Channel service to China Ferry Terminal Control Point
South China Morning Post. 14th January 2018 Hong Kong needs 1,700 guide dogs for the visually impaired, but where can the animals be trained? When Meicy Choi took her four-month-old Labrador retriever named Don Don out on a sunny Saturday in December, she did not expect to get into a row over going to the… Continue Reading Hong Kong needs 1,700 guide dogs for the visually impaired, but where can the animals be trained?
Wired UK 23rd January 2018 Step inside the MIT lab designing new human-computer interfaces Suranga Nanayakkara slips a black ring onto his finger and points. He’s showing it off, but not because it’s a fancy wedding band. This ring, he explains, helps visually impaired people read by converting text into speech. Nanayakkara points at a… Continue Reading Step inside the MIT lab designing new human-computer interfaces
South China Morning Post 16th January 2018 Hong Kong ‘must catch up with Taiwan’ to become a disability-friendly city Disabled residents and their advocates say the city must emulate places like Taiwan, and offer more barrier-free access in buildings and train stations To those passing by a brown-tiled building in Sheung Wan, a blue sign… Continue Reading Hong Kong ‘must catch up with Taiwan’ to become a disability-friendly city
Talang July 2nd 2017 – Issue 238 Table of Content News Clips Supermarket introduces electric shopping carts for people with disabilities http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2017/01/19/supermarket-introduces-electric-shopping-carts-for-people-with-disabilities/ Made in India: World’s first full atlas for the blind http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-made-in-india-world-s-first-full-atlas-for-the-blind-2290315 In A World First, New Breed of Robotic Devices Aim to Make Blind People See Again http://wallstreetpit.com/112836-robotic-devices-blind-people-see-again/ Rights Advocacy How ten years… Continue Reading Talang July 2nd 2017 – Issue 238
Talang July 1st 2017 – Issue 237 Table of Content News Clips New site to bring disability community together http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2016/12/05/new-site-to-bring-disability-community-together/ How a simple app just made dining out a much easier experience for Hong Kong’s visually impaired http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2062878/how-simple-app-just-made-dining-out-much-easier Top 10 Things to Know About Asthma About http://health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2016-05-16/top-10-things-to-know-about-asthma Rights Advocacy Disabled people to get more from… Continue Reading Talang July 1st 2017 – Issue 237
Talang June 2nd 2017 – Issue 236 Table of Content News Clips HCM City sees progress in inclusive education Update http://vietnamnews.vn/society/342951/hcm-city-sees-progress-in-inclusive- education.html#FeLmemfVuO2vKUdC.99 Extra Chromosome Hong Kongers living with the challenges of Down Syndrome https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/14/video-extra-chromosome-hongkongers-living-challenges-syndrome/ Scientists develop new treatment to prolong life of those with cystic fibrosis http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-05-scientists-treatment-prolong-life-cystic.html Rights Advocacy People with disabilities treated like second-class… Continue Reading Talang June 2nd 2017 – Issue 236
Talang June 1st 2017 – Issue 235 Table of Content News Clips Scotland to host global disability empowerment conference http://www.charitytoday.co.uk/scotland-host-global-disability-empowerment-conference/ The first analysis on children with disabilities in Myanmar launched http://www.mizzima.com/news-domestic/first-analysis-children-disabilities-myanmar-launched#sthash.o85QGQcB.dpuf Power in the eye of the beholder http://www.perkins.org/stories/blog/power-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder Rights Advocacy Hong Kong blind community calls for louder noise from electric cars to improve safety… Continue Reading Talang June 1st 2017 – Issue 235
