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- Thinking of building a new home? Builders say new construction codes will increase costs Mon, 29 Aug 22, 7:36amNew homes built in many parts of Australia will soon need to meet stricter accessibility and energy efficiency requirements, a move that builders say will make construction prices soar.
- Obama administration announces student loan forgiveness for nearly 400,000 disabled people Sat, 16 Apr 16, 12:30amThe Department of Education is sending letters to 387,000 individuals who are eligible for a “total and permanent” discharge from their student loan debt due to having a disability and being unable to work...
- Google.org awards $20 million to groups developing tech for people with disabilities Thu, 14 Apr 16, 3:30amLast year, Google.org announced their Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities competition, and over 1,000 nonprofits from 88 countries submitted designs for open source technology that could improve the lives of disabled people...
- LEGO arm lets kids customize their own prosthetics Sat, 13 Feb 16, 6:34amAn innovative prosthetic arm that allows children to incorporate their own personalized Lego attachments took home the Grand Prix award at Paris’s Netexplo digital technology summit...
- The World as I See It art installation reveals a view of the world from a wheelchair Thu, 4 Jun 15, 5:30amThe world is not always as you see it. Building, bodies, and streets become an unrecognizable wall that encapsulate you. The works aims to address a topic that is never discussed, the view of the world from a wheelchair....
- Google launches $20 million challenge to innovate designs for people with disabilities Wed, 3 Jun 15, 4:30amThe one billion plus people around the world who live with a disability, physical or developmental, face enormous challenges that too often are ignored by the able-bodied majority...
- Green Sweetwater Spectrum Housing Helps Adults with Autism Gain Independence Wed, 30 Oct 13, 12:52amSweetwater Spectrum is a new housing development designed expressly for autistic adults as a safe home that can offer them a purpose and develop more independence...
- Green Sweetwater Spectrum Housing Helps Adults with Autism Gain Their Independence Wed, 30 Oct 13, 12:52amSweetwater Spectrum is a new housing development designed expressly for autistic adults as a safe home that can offer them a purpose and develop more independence...
- NASA Designs Ironman-like Robotic Exoskeleton For Astronauts And Earthlings Wed, 17 Oct 12, 4:20amIronman kicks ass. And not just because that’s Robert Downey Jr. inside. The idea of an impermeable exoskeleton has fascinated humans since medieval knights designed the first metal armor. Now, NASA is working on a...
- Ann Oliver’s Xeni Collection Is a Fashion Label for People with Physical Disabilities Sun, 1 Apr 12, 3:22amFor many of us, dressing ourselves in clothes that look good and fit our bodies comfortably is something we take for granted. For those dealing with severe arthritis, amputations, multiple sclerosis and other physical disabilities,...