Spinal Cord Injury

Accessibility

I Need Straws and Flexibility

I Need Straws and Flexibility

Straws have been there for me. In the years since my injury, the simple plastic tubes have predictably and silently supported my hydration after damage to my spinal cord took all use of my arms and hands. Out in the world, my requests for a straw have previously been...

Airbnb Adds Detailed Accessibility Filters to Search Engine

Airbnb Adds Detailed Accessibility Filters to Search Engine

The vacation rental platform Airbnb has added new filters to its search engine designed to make it easier for people with mobility issues to find accommodations that suit their needs. Instead of having one filter for “wheelchair accessible,” as was previously the...

Accessible Vacation Rental Startup Accomable Acquired by Airbnb

Accessible Vacation Rental Startup Accomable Acquired by Airbnb

  The vacation rental giant Airbnb announced on November 16 that it had acquired the London-based accessible vacation rental startup, Accomable. The companies declined to disclose the price and terms of the deal, but did say that Airbnb would be working to...

App lets quadriplegics use phone without physical assistance

App lets quadriplegics use phone without physical assistance

BALTIMORE (AP) — A day after Oded Ben Dov appeared on Israeli television to promote his video game technology, which allowed players to control their games by moving their heads, a viewer called him with another suggestion for the software. “I can’t move my arms or...

Accessible Seating for wheelchair user during Carifta 2017

Accessible Seating for wheelchair user during Carifta 2017

The national sports stadium in Curacao recently inaugurated a special seating area which is accessible for people in Wheelchair. We are honored to have been invited to cheer for our national athletes during the Carifta Games as the first peoples that used the new...

World Tourism Day 2016-Tourism for All

World Tourism Day 2016-Tourism for All

27th of September is World Tourism Day declared by the United Nations agency called World Tourism Organization responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
New Mobility Vehicle

New Mobility Vehicle

Costco Auto Program today announced an exclusive partnership with BraunAbility, the world's leading manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles. Costco members in eight select markets will receive low, prearranged pricing on new or pre-owned mobility vehicles, as...