tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-06-15:406662 You Fail At Accessibility You Fail At Accessibility 2014-12-14T21:45:38Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-06-15:406662:60715 SarahQ 2014-12-14T21:45:38Z 2014-12-14T21:45:38Z public 7 Posted by: <span lj:user='sarah' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://sarah.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://sarah.dreamwidth.org/'><b>sarah</b></a></span><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.kenguru.com/">Kengaru</a> is a hatchback electric car designed specifically for wheelchair users: the hatchback opens up, you roll right in, and it's driven using airplane-style controls.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.kengurucars.com/Images/kep2.jpg"><br /><br />This is a remarkable design, but <a href="http://www.upworthy.com/at-first-it-looks-like-a-smart-car-open-the-hatch-and-it-becomes-a-holy-crap-thats-genius-car">the story of how Stacey Zorn made it a reality is even more amazing</a> (link includes animated gifs and a video). The initial version is for manual chair users (expected to run ~$20,000), with a second model for power chair users coming next.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=accessibility_fail&ditemid=60715" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-06-15:406662:60145 David Gillon 2014-11-24T01:19:06Z 2014-11-24T01:19:06Z Annoyed it's needed public 6 Posted by: <span lj:user='davidgillon' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://davidgillon.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://davidgillon.dreamwidth.org/'><b>davidgillon</b></a></span><br /><br />Really good Huff&nbsp;Post <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beth-griffiths/why-are-you-questioning_b_3916644.html">piece </a>on how normies make it difficult for wheelchair users with invisible disabilities. Rings absolutely true.<br /><br />(And another Bendy speaking out, pro rata we must be one of the most published disability sub-groups!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=accessibility_fail&ditemid=60145" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments