Tag: accessibility
Understanding about shutting down road projects, but concerns about accessibility of Utrecht
Province of Utrecht – The province of Utrecht understands the suspension of various infrastructure projects by the Ministry of Infrastructure, including the approach to Northern Randweg Utrecht (NRU) and adjustments…
Lighthouse Theater ramps up accessibility with relaxed performances
News Local News Published Jun 20, 2023 • 2 minute read Lighthouse Festival Theater will be staging a relaxed performance of the play On the Air on June 23. LIGHTHOUSE…
These new accessibility tools will help people with disabilities use their smartphones
News Published on 05/18/2023 at 08:15 Updated 05/18/2023 at 08:15 Reading 1 min. On the eve of World Accessibility Awareness Day, which takes place on Thursday, May 18, Apple is…
MacLeods Scottish Shop wins Stratford’s 2022 Accessibility Award
News Local News Stratford’s accessibility advisory committee presented the city’s 2022 accessibility award to MacLeods Scottish Shop owner Rob Russell at Monday’s Stratford council meeting. Posted Mar 29, 2023 •…
an accessibility kit for people with disabilities
It wasn’t just the PlayStation VR 2 that was at the heart of the topics at Sony Interactive Entertainment’s press conference at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, accessibility too. The…
Increased accessibility at the county’s train stations: “Make sure no one opts out of the train”
The work to increase accessibility at several train stations in southern Sweden is now complete. This involves, among other things, rebuilding of lifts, walkways to the platforms for the visually…
Sarnia honors the community’s accessibility leaders
The City of Sarnia honored local individuals and businesses who have strived to make the community more inclusive and accessible for those living with disabilities on Dec. 1 as part…
From Dom to Dam: bicycle highway is getting closer, but what will happen to ‘bottleneck Demkabrug’?
The province of Utrecht is working with the municipalities and Rijkswaterstaat Midden-Nederland on fast connections in Nieuwegein, IJsselstein, Houten, Vianen, Culemborg, but also in Amersfoort, Veenendaal, Hilversum and Woerden. Ordinary…
Amersfoort will receive 95 million euros for the accessibility of 8,500 new homes
Most of the money goes to improvements for pedestrians, cyclists, public transport and shared transport. For example, the municipality is thinking of thousands of extra bicycle parking spaces at the…
1.4 billion for better accessibility province of Utrecht: ‘Necessary for opening up new neighbourhoods’
Why is the government pulling out the wallet for Utrecht? Those millions from the government were not just released for public transport in Utrecht. Nieuwegein alderman Ellie Eggengoor thinks that…