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Access Bollywood: app opens up cinema to millions of blind Indians

Priti Salian

August 24, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India

Using audio descriptions of a movie’s action, the XL Cinema app increases the accessibility of movies to a vision impaired audience. The free app has been used thousands of times and production studios are interested in working with XL Cinema to expand its offerings.

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Tech Helps Disabled People in India Find Love and Freedom

Puja Changoiwala

August 05, 2018 |

OZY |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

Web applications designed for people with disabilities have helped users to live fuller lives and reduce the stigma attached to living with a disability. The apps have spread information, make education more effective, and created connections between people.

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Seeking the Lost

Katelyn Newman

July 19, 2018 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles County is offering trackable bracelets in a voluntary program for people with conditions—such as autism and dementia—that can lead to wandering and becoming lost. In this way, people who may have difficulty remembering or communicating information such as a telephone number or home address can be safely found by first responders.

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Adaptive Technology Programs Turn to Robotics and IoT to Help People Who Have Disabilities

Dawn Kawamoto

July 06, 2018 |

Government Technology |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Governments and schools are investing in technology to better serve people of different abilities. Innovations include text-to-911 for deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens, robotic telepresence for remote students, and the Vitals app, which allows families and caregivers to alert police officers of ways to help developmentally disabled family members.

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Painting the world for people who don't see color

Karla Pequenino

June 16, 2018 |

AzerNews |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Portugal

ColorADD is a system of symbolic shapes representing colors for those that are challenged to perceive shades or are colorblind. The system is used extensively throughout Portugal on subway maps, crayons, and other appropriate places as well as being available as an app.

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Uber partnership helps patients cut costs

Kumasi Aaron

May 31, 2018 |

KMGH-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Ride service hailing can help increase access to healthcare for those without reliable transportation. Partnering to reduce ride fares, Uber and hospitals are working to increase patient access to transportation. Millions in the US are unable to receive medical care due to the issue of inadequate transportation.

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How to build a bike-share system for people of all abilities

Eillie Anzilotti

May 18, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

MoGo, a bike-sharing program in Detroit, listened to user feedback and launched an adaptive bicycle pilot program. Though only 13 bikes are part of the program, they will make urban biking accessible to people with limited mobility. If the pilot is deemed a success, Detroit will be a leader in the inclusive bike space in Michigan.

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Watch: Robots are becoming companions and care takers across Japan

Shiho Fukada

February 05, 2018 |

STAT |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

With a rapidly aging population, Japanese senior services are turning to innovative technology to expand the capacity to care for seniors as well as increase quality of life. VR technology takes seniors on trips to locations around the world, while robots in living facilities provide companionship as well as protection for residents.

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How to Get Wheelchairs on Planes

William Kremer

December 17, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: England, London

When you step on an airplane, you might not be thinking about people who use wheelchairs, neither are airlines. People who need to use wheelchairs have faced a number of challenges on airplanes, like lost and damaged wheelchairs, not being able to use the restroom, and feeling dehumanized. Some people, are taking matters into their own hands.

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As Cancer Tears Through Africa, Drug Makers Draw Up a Battle Plan

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

October 07, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Two major pharmaceutical companies are offering discount cancer drugs in some African countries in an initiative modeled on the aids campaign. In African countries access to cancer treatment is scarce due to high prices of medicine, lack of medical staff and equipment and lack of awareness about the disease among the population; leading to higher death rates than in the developed world. The partnership to combat this also includes the American Cancer Society and IBM who are working to simplify cancer treatment guidelines and to make them available as an online tool to any hospital with an internet connection

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