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2 weeks ago |
disabilityscoop.com | Shaun Heasley
A major home furnishings retailer is introducing a new line of products designed to make life easier for people with disabilities. Ikea said this month that it is rolling out a collection of accessible items for the home. The line known as Bäsingen includes a shower chair, two different step stools and a handful of bathroom accessories.
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3 weeks ago |
disabilityscoop.com | Shaun Heasley
Disability advocates are suing the Social Security Administration over “reckless and devastating” changes imposed by the Trump administration that they say are undermining the agency’s ability to serve beneficiaries.
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3 weeks ago |
disabilityscoop.com | Shaun Heasley
Microsoft, Nintendo and other big players in the world of video games are banding together to make it easier for people with disabilities to know if games are accessible. The companies will begin adding special tags to their games to denote whether they include various accessibility features and, if so, which ones.
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3 weeks ago |
disabilityscoop.com | Shaun Heasley
A major streaming service is beefing up its commitment to accessibility by adding a unique option for people with disabilities to one of its biggest hits. HBO’s Max said it will offer an American Sign Language version of “The Last of Us.”With the show’s second season debut this month, viewers will be able to watch episodes with an ASL interpreter superimposed on the screen. The ASL version will be available as an option each week as new episodes are released.
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1 month ago |
disabilityscoop.com | Shaun Heasley
Federal regulators are clearing a first-of-its-kind treatment for symptoms of a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by insatiable hunger. The Food and Drug Administration approved a medication this week known as VYKAT XR to treat hyperphagia — or an incessant feeling of hunger — in kids and adults with Prader-Willi syndrome.
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