A touch of collaboration
We all encounter informative signage, directions and instructions through visual, aural and other sensory cues each day. For those with visual and aural impairments, the...
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Meet the professional challengers
When Harriet Cannon joined Disability Services in 2007, disability support in higher education looked very different from today. With little awareness of autism within higher...
Supporting young deaf children
The majority of deaf children in Ghana are born into hearing families without histories of deafness, making support and communication a serious challenge. Researchers have...
Music to our ears
As hearing aids are typically designed for speech, their technology can struggle with the dynamic range and frequencies of music, often making for a patchy...
Collaborating with learning disabled artists on inclusive arts
A project at the University of Leeds boosted the recognition and celebration of learning-disabled artists. Working closely with Leeds-based disability art studio Pyramid, it investigated...
Retrofitting an accessible highway
In a country with an ageing population, designing optimal services for older people and those with disabilities to maximise accessibility and mobility is essential. Mobility...