Picture this: You fly off to Rome, head to the Coliseum and, using your iPhone, play a video that guides you around the ancient arena where gladiators and lions once roamed. Later, walk across Piazza del Colosseo to the Roman Forum and view a video tour of the sprawling Forum ruins, taking in what [...]
Advanced Bionics — the only U.S. cochlear implant maker — has been acquired by Sonova, a Swiss maker of hearing aids. Sonova will pay $US 489 million for Advanced Bionics in the deal, which is expected to close in February 2010, subject to approval. Buying the Cupertino, Calif.-based Advanced Bionics thrusts Sonova, a relatively unknown maker [...]
An interesting scene on last night’s episode of Mad Men, which is set in the 1960s. A top executive at the Sterling Cooper ad agency — known as a “pure account man” — got his foot run over by (a drunk secretary on) a John Deere lawn mower. After he is rushed to the hospital, [...]
Hearing aids users grapple with high prices and out-of-pocket costs, but the most important factor is finding a specialist that will give you the right fit and program.
Walt Disney World debuted a service that gives visually impaired park-goers a narrative, audio depiction of popular rides, such as Pirates of the Caribbean.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is managing a new video-enabled Web site that is accessible to people with disabilities and serves as a model to other federal agencies.
A new website, People Who Sit in the Disability Seats When I'm Standing on My Crutches, has received lots of comments about seating etiquette from people with disabilities who are intimately attuned to the New York City subway experience.
Free videophone service, which is available across the U.S. 24 hours a day, is a benefit to deaf individuals, but the Federal Communications Commission has raised serious concerns about its price tag. A congressional committee agreed in a report that concluded consumers were overpaying through a surcharge on everyone's long-distance bills.
