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Delta launches new flight map designed for accessibility
Delta is bringing a new, more accessible flight map to most of its 165,000 seatback screens, the most in the industry, making the beloved moving map experience more accessible than ever. The new flight map prioritizes accessibility while continuing to provide the key features customers know, love and expect. Its high-contrast display and features are designed specifically with travelers with low-vision disabilities in mind. The enhanced product ensures that even more customers are empowered to experience the flight map effortlessly and independently.
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The 3rd edition of Inclusive India: Digital First is fast approaching! Following last year’s remarkable turnout, we’re thrilled to invite your India-based teams to this exclusive, one-day event focused on Inclusion and Accessibility in a Digital First Ecosystem. Join us on 22nd November at Radisson Blu, Bengaluru for an inspiring day of sessions led by accessibility champions, industry experts and inclusion advocates who will drive conversations and share insights that will shape a more inclusive digital ecosystem. Don't miss out. Register now!
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Trick-or-treating made accessible for everyone: ‘So much fun and it’s so easy’
Trick or treating is supposed to be a fun evening for all. But for some, including those with disabilities, it can be a cruel reminder of how inaccessible going around their neighborhoods can be. Treat Accessibly started in 2017 when Rich Padulo’s six-year-old daughter asked him how their neighbor in a wheelchair would be able to trick-or-treat at their house, as it had stairs. Since then, the father-daughter duo has sent out 250,000 lawn signs across the country and have been hosting accessible Halloween villages across Canada.
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More local restrooms adding adult-size changing tables to help people with disabilities
The rest area along Interstate 80 in western Iowa has a bathroom equipped with a full-size changing table, making it an oasis for adults and older children who use diapers because of disabilities. The white changing table is 6 feet long and can be lowered and raised with a handheld controller wired to an electric motor. When not in use, the table folds up against the wall. The table was recently installed as part of a national effort to make public bathrooms more accessible in places like airports, parks, arenas and gas stations. Without such options, people with disabilities often wind up being changed on bathroom floors, in cars, or even on the ground outside.
The way that our cities, houses and flats are built right now makes us feel dependent
Architecture can be brutal, says Spanish architect Anna Puigjaner. “It constantly divides society into those who can and those who can’t,” she explains. “Take a staircase, for example: it’s just one architectural element, but it draws a sharp line between people who can climb stairs and people who can’t.”
For many people, architectural norms create barriers to accessibility. How might we re-imagine our built environment to make it more inclusive?
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