Blind Veterans can now read decision letters
By VA Office of Information and Technology: Complete Post through this link…
For the first time ever, blind Veterans can now read their VA benefits decision letters inside the VA Health and Benefits mobile app. This new feature is p
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2024/01/09/blind-veterans-can-now-read-decision-letters/
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Best Hearing Aids Of 2024
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Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids
According to a new rule from the FDA, over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids may also be available for adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss as soon as October 2022. These hearing aids are expected to be significantly
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2024/01/06/best-hearing-aids-of-2024/
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Selma Blair Just Dropped an Adaptive & Accessible Gift Guide for People With Disabilities
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Selma Blair wants to help you shop with accessibility in mind this holiday season. The veteran actress and disability justice activist recently tea
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/12/10/selma-blair-just-dropped-an-adaptive-accessible-gift-guide-for-people-with-disabilities/
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by SAM MANZELLA: Complete Post through this link… Selma Blair wants to help you shop with accessibility in mind this holiday season. The veteran actress and disability justice activist recently tea…
Everyone has a place at the table in The Blind Kitchen!
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What The Blind Kitchen does
The Blind Kitchen ships practical adaptive cooking tools to blind and visually impaired cooks to assist with a safe, confident, and independent cooking experience in their own kitchens.
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/11/20/everyone-has-a-place-at-the-table-in-the-blind-kitchen/
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Questions and Answers on the Application of the ADA’s Integration Mandate and Olmstead v. L.C. to Employment and Day Services for People with Disabilities
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https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/11/01/questions-and-answers-on-the-application-of-the-adas-integration-mandate-and-olmstead-v-l-c-to-employment-and-day-services-for-people-with-disabilities/
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From ADA.gov: Complete Post through this link… Nationally, a significant number of individuals with disabilities spend the majority of their daytime hours receiving public services in sheltered wor…
A New Hands-Free Option to Control Your Wheelchair: munevo DRIVE
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Ten years ago, I wrote an article for NEW MOBILITY about Google’s supposedly revolutionary Glass headset and what it might offer for wheelchair users. I had a lot of fun testing out the futuristic-looking device, but wasn’t sure what i
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/11/01/a-new-hands-free-option-to-control-your-wheelchair-munevo-drive/
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Understanding Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome – Webinar on Dec. 5
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EXPERT: Joseph Fredrick, Ph.D.DATE & TIME: Tuesday, December 5 @ 1pm EST(12pm CST; 11am MST; 10am PST) | Find it in your time zone > This webinar will be recorded. Register now and we'll reserve you a spot (even if you can't attend
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/11/01/understanding-cognitive-disengagement-syndrome-webinar-on-dec-5/
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Revolutionizing Prosthetics – Scientists Develop Bionic Hand That Merges With User’s Nervous and Skeletal Systems
By SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT'ANNA: Click through for the full post...
A Swedish woman who lost her right hand due to a farming accident was implanted with a novel human-machine
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/10/17/revolutionizing-prosthetics-scientists-develop-bionic-hand-that-merges-with-users-nervous-and-skeletal-systems/
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By SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT’ANNA: Click through for the full post… A Swedish woman who lost her right hand due to a farming accident was implanted with a novel human-machine interface into…
How OTC Hearing Aids Changed My World and May Ward Off Dementia
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I didn’t know what I had lost until I got it back.
A pair of non-prescription, digital in-ear hearing aids made me younger and more beautiful. No, really — I felt old when my big
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/10/17/how-otc-hearing-aids-changed-my-world-and-may-ward-off-dementia/
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Accessibility Support Phone Lines You Should Know
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With a welcomed emphasis on accessibility and inclusion, numerous companies now offer specialized support services for customers with vision loss. They are there to help you get the most out of their products and to ensure your devices ar
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/10/06/accessibility-support-phone-lines-you-should-know/
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