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Building Inclusive Spaces: Starbucks Announces New Accessibility Guidelines for its U.S. Store Portfolio

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Today, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that it is creating a more accessible store experience across its U.S. store portfolio through an Inclusive Spaces Framework.

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  • Today, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that it is creating a more accessible store experience across its U.S. store portfolio through an Inclusive Spaces Framework.
  • The Inclusive Spaces Framework was created in partnership with a diverse community of customers, partners and accessibility experts to develop scalable solutions for retail spaces.
  • Starbucks Debuts Inclusive Spaces Framework in Washington D.C. Store on Feb. 16
    The first Starbucks store to be built using the Inclusive Spaces Framework guidelines opens on Friday, Feb. 16. in Washington D.C., at Union Market (331 N Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002).
  • The Inclusive Spaces Framework aims to bring more inclusive innovation in physical and digital spaces, while enabling Starbucks to scale the accessibility across its store portfolio.

accessiBe Enhances E-Commerce Accessibility with New Shopify App Launch

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Thousands of online stores hosted on Shopify are already leveraging accessiBe's solutions to achieve and maintain better web accessibility.

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  • Thousands of online stores hosted on Shopify are already leveraging accessiBe's solutions to achieve and maintain better web accessibility.
  • This newly introduced app is designed to make the purchase and installation process even smoother, simplifying the user experience by seamlessly integrating accessiBe's app into the merchant's store.
  • However, an audit conducted by accessiBe on 100,000 leading e-commerce websites found that only 7.4% met accessibility standards.
  • Dekel Skoop, CEO of accessiBe: "The release of accessiBe's app for the Shopify CMS, is another step forward in bringing web accessibility and inclusion to the business world at scale.

New Pathways2Paychecks Program Raises Funds to Help At-risk Homeless Youth Get Cars For Work

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Monday, February 12, 2024

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Who gets a rose? And what is being done to cure youth homelessness?

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  • Today, she and another apprentice candidate have graduated from a 10-week program where she channels her artistic legacy into sculpting metal with flame.
  • "Every apprentice carries a unique tale, an intrinsic motivation, and a vision they're diligently working to fulfill," observes Efrain Lagunas, Program Director at Pathways2Paychecks.
  • Now, she's in need of a car to drive her dreams forward , and Pathways2Paychecks is helping make that happen.
  • Pathways2Paychecks is joining forces with local enterprises, civic figures, and transit providers to garner funds and resources.

Vexcel Launches Roadway Attributes for 3,300+ Cities Across U.S.

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Sunday, February 11, 2024

The new product — Elements: Roadways — provides more than 30 attributes to help inventory roadway features, support safety and compliance regulations, and improve maintenance planning.

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  • The new product — Elements: Roadways — provides more than 30 attributes to help inventory roadway features, support safety and compliance regulations, and improve maintenance planning.
  • Roadways is the newest addition to Elements, a product suite of attributes extracted from Vexcel's aerial imagery and geospatial data using AI and machine learning (ML).
  • "We've already been offering our partners and customers AI-derived attributes for more than 100 million properties and buildings in the U.S., as well as 30 other countries," said Erik Jorgensen, CEO of Vexcel Group.
  • Sample datasets of Roadways information were provided to civil engineering firms, like DKS Associates, to evaluate and inventory roadway infrastructure.

NCLA Will Continue the Fight to End Unlawful Suspension of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

Pauline Newman to review the Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit’s unlawful order suspending her from hearing new cases for at least a year.

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  • Pauline Newman to review the Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit’s unlawful order suspending her from hearing new cases for at least a year.
  • The Judicial Conduct & Disability Committee upheld Judge Newman’s suspension, a decision with which NCLA thoroughly disagrees.
  • NCLA will continue challenging Judge Newman’s suspension and seeking her rightful restoration to the bench.
  • Judge Newman’s indefinite suspension is unprecedented in American judicial history, exceeding sanctions imposed on judges who committed serious misconduct and improprieties.

Valeos Welcomes Strategic Board Members and Advisors

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeos, a newly formed 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to radically improve organ transplant outcomes through shared data, today announced the first appointments to its Board of Directors and Advisory Committee. The strategic coalition of leaders—spanning healthcare, technology and government—share a commitment to saving and extending lives through organ transplantation by championing data utilization, standardizing high-quality care and advocating for equity and accessibility.

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  • Members of the Valeos Board of Directors and Advisory Committee include:
    Stephanie Trunzo, SVP & GM at Oracle Heath.
  • Valeos founders Tristan and Jordan Mace will serve as Co-Chairs of the Board of Directors.
  • More board members and advisors for Valeos are to come in Q1 2024.
  • Jordan and I have since dedicated our lives to advancing organ transplant outcomes through shared data, leading to the creation of Valeos," said Tristan Mace, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Valeos.

Perforce Adds Support for Critical Accessibility Testing of Mobile Applications

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Perforce Software, a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scale along the development lifecycle, announces Perfecto's latest support for accessibility testing on both Android TalkBack and Apple VoiceOver.

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  • Perfecto by Perforce leads the market by offering support for accessibility testing with both VoiceOver and TalkBack—without the need for physical devices in hand.
  • Accessibility testing for mobile and web applications not only ensures an optimal experience for all users, but it keeps organizations in compliance with regulations.
  • Accessibility testing ensures that applications are usable to as many users as possible, including individuals with visual, hearing, physical, or cognitive impairments.
  • With support for mobile screen readers from Perfecto, it is now easier than ever to incorporate accessibility testing into an organization's testing strategy while increasing access to a wider customer base.

A new year means new fitness goals. But options for people with disability are few and far between

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Adults living with disability can experience a range of benefits from participating in community-based physical activities such as dance, Tai Chi and yoga, our recently published review found.

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  • Adults living with disability can experience a range of benefits from participating in community-based physical activities such as dance, Tai Chi and yoga, our recently published review found.
  • Yet adults with disability are less physically active than those without disability, with inclusive community-based physical activities few and far between.
  • This puts people with disability at increased risk of further disability.

Benefits of physical activity

  • Our systematic review included 74 trials with 2,954 men and women living with mild-to-moderate physical and intellectual disability.
  • All but one of these physical activities were delivered in condition-specific groups (for example, a group for people with Parkinson’s disease).
  • Benefits included improvements in walking, balance and quality of life, and reductions in fatigue, depression and anxiety.

Considerations for physical recreation in the community

  • Some physical recreation activities included in the review used adjustments and extra equipment to be suitable for people with disability.
  • Most local community-based recreation groups should be able make simple adjustments to meet the needs of people living with mild to moderate disability.
  • It may also limit the confidence of the person with disability to join a local class.

Access to services is a basic right

  • Australia also has a Disability Discrimination Act (1992).
  • But this seems to provide little incentive for services to take active measures to prevent disability discrimination.


The commission’s final report recommended strengthening laws to protect people with disability, prevent discrimination, and build a more inclusive society. Momentum and expectation is growing in Australian society for better inclusion for people living with disability.

So what can we do for better physical activity inclusion?

  • First, more physical activity options suitable for people with disability are needed in the community.
  • People with disability will then be able to choose an activity that suits their needs and preference.
  • Second, community-based physical activities need to enable the person with disability to access the setting safely and have equipment suitable to use.
  • Anne Tiedemann has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Medical Research Future Fund.
  • Cathie Sherrington has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Medical Research Future Fund.

Eptura Unveils Enhanced Digital Accessibility, Making Worktech More Accessible for Everyone

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Eptura, the global worktech leader, today announced enhanced digital accessibility within the web-based and mobile versions of its unified platform , which connects workplace and physical asset management capabilities in a single solution.

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  • Eptura, the global worktech leader, today announced enhanced digital accessibility within the web-based and mobile versions of its unified platform , which connects workplace and physical asset management capabilities in a single solution.
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    The World Health Organization estimates that 16% of the world’s population — 1.3 billion people — live with disabilities.
  • Eptura maintains compliance with the digital requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and has completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPAT®) for its worktech solutions.
  • To learn more about how Eptura helps organizations thrive in a rapidly changing work environment, visit eptura.com/services .

Acquia Completes Acquisition of Monsido

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Acquia , the digital experience leader, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of the Monsido platform, a website accessibility and optimization solution.

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  • Acquia , the digital experience leader, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of the Monsido platform, a website accessibility and optimization solution.
  • The acquisition expands the capabilities of the Acquia digital experience platform, Acquia DXP , making it the only leading DXP that offers a full solution for supporting the creation of digital experiences that are accessible to all website users.
  • Acquia acquired the Monsido platform from CivicPlus, a leader in public sector integrated technology solutions.
  • Monsido team members in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Denmark, including two co-founders of Monsido, have joined Acquia.