Manningham House has introduced powerful Accessibility Tools to ensure an inclusive experience for everyone! Colour Modes Grayscale for calm viewing. High Contrast to make things pop. Negative Contrast for cool clarity. Enhanced Readability Light Background for ease on the eyes. Links Underline for clear navigation. Readable Font for smooth reading. And the best part? If […]
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Access consultancy is a service that provides advice on how to make buildings and environments more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities and other protected characteristics. Access Consultancy covers a wide range of areas like: Welcome to The view from where I sit versus The view from where you sit! DISABILITY RIGHTS: There are […]
The International Symbol of Accessibility, that white stick figure in a wheel chair on a blue background, was developed in 1969. It was borne of a contest held by the International Commission on Technology and Accessibility, which was won by Susanne Kofoed of Copenhagen, Denmark. Kofoed’s original design didn’t include a head (probably because she […]
Web accessibility, or e-Accessibility, is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the World Wide Web by people with physical disabilities, situational disabilities, and socio-economic restrictions on bandwidth and speed. Misconception #1: web accessibility is about disability. It’s not. Web accessibility is about universality. […]
By: Daniella Jade Lowe On December 3, 2020, I was a panelist for a Virtual Conference hosted by the WindReach in Bermuda. This virtual conference was held in honour of ‘International Day of People with Disabilities’. Conference objective: Due to COVID-19, but even before, the needs and voices of People Living with Disabilities were often […]
By: Daniella Jade Lowe Dealing with Disability in the Church hasn’t been all that bad for me. First of all, I’d like to start out by saying, I’ve attended church all my life. I love church. I get involved in church services mainly by serving on the Audiovisual/Technical Team. I enjoy this. While living in […]
By: Daniella Jade Lowe Disabled shoppers now have equality in business called the ‘Purple Pound’. The Purple Pound represents the spending power of the disabled household. A disabled household is a household in which at least one of the members has a disability. The Purple Pound here in England is equivalent to the Black Dollar […]
By: Daniella Jade Lowe Access consultants provide professional advice on how to develop inclusive environments in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. They help to reinforce this law. Wheelchair accessibility and mobility issues are just some of the problems that access consultants look at and try to solve. Businesses are required by the Equality Act […]
By: Daniella Jade Lowe This is the first segment of my article series ‘Dealing with Disability’. In this article, I will cover Dealing with Disability on the Job, using examples from my personal experiences. Lived Experience How does one handle disability in the workplace? While living in Bermuda, I’ve had sporadic summer jobs and work […]
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