Tag: accessibility

‘Making Things a Little More Accessible’: Paralyzed Bronco Looks to Improve Buildings

Spending the last five years using a wheelchair has given former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki a new path forward. The 23-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., says so many times friends and family have had to carry his chair up stairs, wheel him down sketchy ramps and find other ways to get him around narrow…


How Website Accessibility Affects Your Brand’s Reputation and Success

By Godwin Oluponmile According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 61 million adults in the United States live with a disability, and the World Health Organization has detailed in its World Report on Disability that 15 percent of the planet’s population struggles with some form of disability. With a focus on UK consumers…


Huntington Beach Unveils New Mat for Disabled Beachgoers 

The City of Huntington Beach rolled out a new tool May 5 that gives disabled beachgoers an opportunity to get closer to the ocean. Known as a “Mobi-Mat”, the 150-foot pathway lies on top of sand, extending from the sidewalk to the shore. There is an extended area toward the end of the mat, which allows about five people…