Month: September 2018

Talang October 2018

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Talang October 2018 End of the Rainbow? New Map Scale is More Readable by People Who Are Color Blind https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/end-of-the-rainbow-new-map-scale-is-more-readable-by-people-who-are-color-blind/ Braille for a New Digital Age Tech Helps Disabled People in India Find Love and Freedom https://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/tech-helps-disabled-people-in-india-find-love-and-freedom/87935 Disabled in China: why life is still a struggle in a society designed for the able-bodied https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2164005/disabled-china-why-life-still-struggle- New… Continue Reading Talang October 2018

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Young designer invents kitchenware for the blind, but struggles to bring it to market

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Channel News Asia 27th Sept 2018 Young designer invents kitchenware for the blind, but struggles to bring it to market From a knife with a safety guard to a chopping board with a side tray, the utensils Kevin Chiam has developed could be a help to the visually impaired – if he can resolve one… Continue Reading Young designer invents kitchenware for the blind, but struggles to bring it to market

Young designer invents kitchenware for the blind, but struggles to bring it to market

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Channel News Asia 27th Sept 2018 Young designer invents kitchenware for the blind, but struggles to bring it to market From a knife with a safety guard to a chopping board with a side tray, the utensils Kevin Chiam has developed could be a help to the visually impaired – if he can resolve one… Continue Reading Young designer invents kitchenware for the blind, but struggles to bring it to market

China’s Disability Aids Industry: High Demand Creates New Opportunities

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China Briefing 20th September 2018 China’s Disability Aids Industry: High Demand Creates New Opportunities China’s elderly population currently amounts to over 240 million. Further, 85 million people in the country live with disabilities and 20 million are users of temporary disability aids. This growing and substantial population of senior citizens and persons with disabilities has… Continue Reading China’s Disability Aids Industry: High Demand Creates New Opportunities

First batch of undergraduate students enroll in Nanjing School for the Blind

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Global Times 26th September 2018 First batch of undergraduate students enroll in Nanjing School for the Blind  The first batch of undergraduates of the Nanjing School for the Blind started their military training on Wednesday. Military training is a fundamental part of defense education. All across China, elementary, middle and high school students and undergraduates… Continue Reading First batch of undergraduate students enroll in Nanjing School for the Blind

Can Hong Kong’s inclusive education marry non-local curricula?

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South China Morning Post 14th September 2018 Can Hong Kong’s inclusive education marry non-local curricula? When it comes to educating children with special needs, parents and schools have many strategies to choose from to ensure their youngsters get the teaching that suits them best Integrating students with special educational needs (SEN) into mainstream classrooms has… Continue Reading Can Hong Kong’s inclusive education marry non-local curricula?

Disabled in China: why life is still a struggle in a society designed for the able-bodied

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South China Morning Post 6th September 2018 Disabled in China: why life is still a struggle in a society designed for the able-bodied By Rachel Cheung China has made great strides in its efforts to integrate those with disabilities, but the experiences of a Shenzhen couple show how much still needs to be done before… Continue Reading Disabled in China: why life is still a struggle in a society designed for the able-bodied

Explore Hong Kong landmarks through paintings you can hear and touch

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South China Morning Post  18th March 2018 Explore Hong Kong landmarks through paintings you can hear and touch Central Beyond Vision exhibition aims to reach both sighted and visually impaired visitors with tactile art accompanied by audio descriptions Dealing with vision loss all her life has shaped many of Joyce Chan Lok-yee’s choices, from mundane… Continue Reading Explore Hong Kong landmarks through paintings you can hear and touch

Guidelines issued for 2022 barrier-free access

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Ecns 8th September 2018 Guidelines issued for 2022 barrier-free access The Beijing 2022 organizing committee released guidelines for better barrier-free access on Friday, as Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the co-host city in Hebei province, are gearing up for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The Guide to Barrier-free Services for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympics Games… Continue Reading Guidelines issued for 2022 barrier-free access

New app helps the blind find their way easier

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Healthdata Management 8th September 2018 New app helps the blind find their way easier By Joseph Goedert A mobile app called WayAround, first introduced earlier this year to help persons with vision loss find items within the home, is now more widely available. Its developers say the iPhone-based app now also is available in an… Continue Reading New app helps the blind find their way easier