accessibility

Open caption screenings spread to theaters across the country, making movies more accessible and drawing in captions-loving movie viewers. But some fear it’s changing the movie theater experience.

Nine-year-old Savanna Bradley is completely immobile. As she grew, the need to find a home that fit both her needs and the rest of the family’s grew, too.

As members of the baby boom generation approach or reach their elderly years, more homes will need to be modified to accommodate them.

Thales, a French firm, is launching a credit card that interacts with a user’s smartphone to provide audio cues and transaction confirmations.

A retired economist tells the story of her search for an accessible home.

Open captioning is already common in videos on social media.

Just 14% of the 48 million Americans with hearing loss use them, partly because of cost. Biden wants to speed up efforts for over-the-counter sales.

Black Americans are the least enthusiastic, which likely reflects a lack of both information and access.

In an excerpt from her new book, science journalist Chelsea Wald writes on the unintended result of a movement to ban pay toilets.

Especially the elderly and marginalized communities.