Despite a good track record of making their products and applications more accessible for vision, hearing and speech impaired individuals, as well as for those with physical disabilities, Apple is under pressure from the National Federation of the Blind over the lack of accessibility features built into applications on its App Store.At a just-concluded convention… Read More Apple urged to boost accessibility features for deaf, blind
Tom Bestwick enjoyed the open road, especially the feeling he got when riding his Harley Davidson through the back roads of southern New Jersey with his son, Tom.But on July 17, 2012, Tom Bestwick would ride for for the last time. His 1997 silver CMC motorcycle collided with a Buick La Saber in Quinton,… Read More New Jersey Father Donates Cornea To Legally Blind Son
Hewlett-Packard showed “willful blindness” to the accounting problems at software firm Autonomy, noted short-sell Jim Chanos told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday.“This whole thing is a debacle and probably should have never happened,” the founder of Kynikos Associates said. “We had been short Autonomy in our European fund in 2010 and 2011, and watched… Read More HP Showed ‘Willful Blindness’ On Autonomy: Chanos
A YOUNG sufferer of deaf-blindness is determined to raise awareness of her condition and help others with limited to no vision and hearing.Ellen Watson, 17, was born with 80 per cent hearing loss and after a childhood of relying on her vision, she began to lose her sight.Last December, Ellen was diagnosed with a… Read More Deaf-blind teenager Ellen Watson raises money to help others with Usher Syndrome
