Autism: Many Facets, too Many Clichés

Infantile, atypical or Asperger – for a long time, those have been the common downgrades of autism. But now, a new understanding of the congenital development disorder has established itself: Because no autistic person resembles the other and every one of them shows symptoms of a different strength, experts now rather talk about the autism spectrum disorder (ASD).Autism: Many Facets, too Many Clichés - Read more

Software Improves Facebook Accessibility for the Blind

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[18/02/2013] Researchers have developed a software package that adapts Facebook for visually impaired people.Software Improves Facebook Accessibility for the Blind - Read more

Helping Deafblind People to Communicate

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[13/02/2013] A team of researchers has designed a new device to help deafblind people to communicate.Helping Deafblind People to Communicate - Read more

Mobile Apps for Diabetes Present Usability Issues

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[10/09/2012] Maintaining control of blood glucose levels is one of the most important actions diabetics can take to control their illness. New technology is designed to make self-monitoring easier and more accessible than ever before, but often tech products fail to accommodate some older users.Mobile Apps for Diabetes Present Usability Issues - Read more

Palliative Care Resource Helps Ease Changes

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[13/06/2012] An interactive toolkit created by a team from the University of Alberta helps palliative care patients and their care providers to deal with the physical, emotional and relationship changes that come with terminal and chronic illnesses.Palliative Care Resource Helps Ease Changes - Read more

Adolescents with Autism Spend Free Time Using Screen-Based Media

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[10/02/2012] Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using non-social media.Adolescents with Autism Spend Free Time Using Screen-Based Media - Read more

Google Seek Answers for Autism

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[20/01/2012] Researchers at the University of Utah have created a program that helps kids with autism focus on building their skills and utilising an aptitude for visual-spatial thinking, computers and other electronic media.Google Seek Answers for Autism - Read more

New Swimming Classification Programme Launched

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[02/01/2012] International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming and its education partner, the IPC Academy launched an online programme designed to be the first step on a pathway for anyone considering becoming a Classifier in the sport.New Swimming Classification Programme Launched - Read more

Creating Awareness of Rare Diseases

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[19/12/2011] “Rare diseases”, by their very definition, occur in no more than 5 people out of every 10,000 inhabitants. Barely noticed by the general public, only around 1,000 of the currently 6,000 or so different rare diseases currently listed on the Internet platform Orphanet are treatable nowadays.Creating Awareness of Rare Diseases - Read more

Digital Worlds Can Help Autistic Children to Develop Social Skills

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[28/10/2011] The benefits of virtual worlds can be used to help autistic children develop social skills beyond their anticipated levels, suggest early findings from new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).Digital Worlds Can Help Autistic Children to Develop Social Skills - Read more

ASD: Recovery Act-Funded Jobs Program Helps High School Grads

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[25/07/2011] Online resource fills knowledge gap identified through NIH Challenge Grant initiative JobTIPS, a free, Web-based program, aims to help youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other disabilities develop and maintain skills needed for successful employment.ASD: Recovery Act-Funded Jobs Program Helps High School Grads - Read more

Developing Touch Apps for Autism

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[11/07/2011] Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, and the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism have joined HP's "Hacking Autism" initiative, which seeks new ideas for touch technology applications beneficial to people with autism. Developing Touch Apps for Autism - Read more

Nonprofit Health Organisations Often Use Social Media

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[08/05/2011] As the presence of social media continues to increase as a form of communication, health organisations are searching for the most effective ways to use the online tools to pass important information to the public. Nonprofit Health Organisations Often Use Social Media - Read more

Older Workers Benefit from High-Tech Health Promotion

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[20/04/2011] Older workers benefit most from a modest health behaviour program when it combines a web-based risk assessment with personal coaching.Older Workers Benefit from High-Tech Health Promotion - Read more

Quality Varies in Social Networking Websites for Diabetics

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[14/02/2011] Researchers make recommendations for improving sites, provide safety tips for users. In one of the first formal studies of social networking websites targeting patients they performed an in-depth evaluation of ten diabetes websites.Quality Varies in Social Networking Websites for Diabetics - Read more

Blind Inventors Revolutionise Computer Access

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[13/10/2010] For many blind people computers are inaccessible. It can cost upwards of AUD$1000 to purchase "screen reader" software, but two blind computer programmers from Australia have solved this problem.Blind Inventors Revolutionise Computer Access - Read more

Elderly: Strangers Do Not Get Emails

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[21/05/2010] Researchers have studied how older people interact and use email in their daily life. The study will be used to design new email systems that are more intuitive and accessible.Elderly: Strangers Do Not Get Emails - Read more

Design Opens Door to 'Full Screen' Braille Displays

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[03/05/2010] New research is moving us closer to the development of a display system that would allow the blind to take full advantage of the Web and other computer applications.Design Opens Door to 'Full Screen' Braille Displays - Read more

Facilitating Internet Use for People with Handicap

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[24/03/2010] In his PhD thesis a researcher tested a system that facilitates creating a more personalised Internet for the disabled. He also devised innovative techniques for experts in adapting web pages.Facilitating Internet Use for People with Handicap - Read more

Only One in Six Older People Embrace Social Networking

[16/03/2009] Only one in six people aged 55plus have used a social networking service says a poll commissioned by Age Concern‚ and now the charity is encouraging the other five to give it a go. Only One in Six Older People Embrace Social Networking - Read more

New Website for People with Multiple Sclerosis

[12/12/2008] MS Invigor8, a website developed by researchers at the University of Southampton, to treat fatigue in people with Multiple Sclerosis using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is ready to be trialled.New Website for People with Multiple Sclerosis - Read more

Website to Connect Parents of Visually Impaired Children

[30/04/2008] To help families with visually impaired children connect with each other the online community "FamilyConnect" was launched.Website to Connect Parents of Visually Impaired Children - Read more

Vision Loss: New Web Site

[20/04/2007] To help families, caregivers and people directly affected by vision loss, the American Foundation for the Blind, New York, launched a new, totally accessible, multimedia web site.Vision Loss: New Web Site - Read more

Canadian Census Forms Are fully Accessible

[29/03/2006] Census Day is May 16, 2006, and for the first time, the entire country will be able to take part by using an accessible online form. Canadian Census Forms Are fully Accessible - Read more

Deaf Tennis Champion Helps Launch New Website in Leeds

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[09/08/2004] A brand new charity website designed to support sensory impaired people in Leeds went live a few days ago – with the official ‘switch-on’ performed by Catherine Graham, the British deaf singles and doubles tennis champion and a Leeds Metropolitan University student and Carnegie Scholar.Deaf Tennis Champion Helps Launch New Website in Leeds - Read more

Care and Nursing Home Databases

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[01/05/2004] Trying to find a the right care or nursing home is difficult, but many online databases offer advice and information on homes in your region. Care and Nursing Home Databases - Read more

Sports and Fitness for People with a Disability

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[01/04/2004] The sun is shining, summer is near – and you are fed up with the couple of extra pounds acquired over the winter? There is no better time to start, and REHACARE.de lists some associations and clubs in which you can even have fun while getting into shape. Sports and Fitness for People with a Disability - Read more

Accessibility online – more than just ‘click here for text-only’

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[01/01/2004] Slowly, web designers are striving to make their site accessible for everyone. But not each website really delivers what the label ‘accessible’ promises, as many of the pages still present barriers for some people with disabilities. But sticking to some basic rules should help making more parts of the web available for people with handicaps.Accessibility online – more than just ‘click here for text-only’ - Read more

Accessible Websites – Barrier-Free Surfing

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[01/01/2004] Especially for people with disabilities, the internet could offer easier access to information, facilitate shopping and could be the much proclaimed window to the world. But no: Many websites are not accessible for people with handicaps – although they are even more interested in the internet than the average citizen.Accessible Websites – Barrier-Free Surfing - Read more