Technology for the Disabled

Modifying Homes To Make Them Wheelchair-Friendly

Wheelchair-Friendly Accessible Homes

Disabled friendly homes vary widely. Some physically challenged people are lucky enough to have a range of technological gadgets and apps in place to make the accessible homes easy to negotiate and run. Others can only make the most basic of alteration as they lose their mobility.

In the ideal world, it would be easy to find a wheelchair friendly home and make a host of changes. The problem is that this can cost lots of money. This guide to modifying a home for the physically challenged will look at the different reasons for changing a home. …

Mike GonzalezSeptember 5, 2016September 14, 2016 Accessible Homes No Comments

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How To Develop Accessible Websites For The Disabled

Accessible Websites For Physically Challenged

Internet connections and the ability to surf the web have become such a common part of day to day life that we often joke about internet access as a human right. Some website users may not consider the fact that there are guidelines that owners must comply to makes accessible websites.

This means taking the time to create content and site navigation with the disabled in mind. The fine print of these Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG for short) are quite detailed and complicated, and there is a lot for website owners to remember.

This …

Mike GonzalezAugust 8, 2016September 14, 2016 Accessible websites No Comments

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The Best Jobs For Different Physical Disabilities

Tech Jobs For The Disabled

This is important that companies create opportunities for physically challenged workers and adapt roles. These jobs should be like that all the applicants of different abilities can apply. Physically challenged workers have limitations, but there are roles out there where those issues do not pose a problem. And sometimes completely irrelevant to the work involved.

The problem with creating a basic guide on the best jobs for physically challenged people is that there are different skill sets and requirements depending on the disability. One position in an office environment may be advertised as being ideal …

Mike GonzalezJuly 8, 2016January 22, 2019 Tech Jobs For The Disabled No Comments

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The Rise Of Virtual And Augmented Reality For The Disabled

Virtual Reality And Augmented Reality For The Disabled

Gamers have long seen the potential of Virtual and Augmented Reality. These platforms and headsets provide a sense of fantasy and new opportunities that would not be possible in the real world.

Video games take players to the world they want to escape and giving them powers, abilities that are not possible. We can be wizards, superheroes, major league sports stars and so much more.

This new technology continued to build on that sense of separation between the real world and augmented one. This chance to make new abilities and opportunities …

Mike GonzalezJuly 6, 2016July 12, 2018 Virtual And Augmented Reality No Comments

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Smart Homes For The Disabled: An Expensive Luxury Or A Necessity?

Accessible Homes For The Disabled

Our homes are safe, comfortable place where we can feel secure and live independently. Accessible homes should be the same for the able-bodied or physically challenged. Builders and designers have long tried to adapt homes to suit the needs of physically challenged clients. But even then the residents can find unexpected problems that limit their mobility, or their ability to enjoy the home.

One thing also needs to be taken care of that how plumbing and wiring home should make so that it will be accessible for somebody in a wheelchair. The rise of smart, …

Mike GonzalezMay 8, 2016January 21, 2017 Accessible Homes No Comments

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