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Kiosk Industry News November 2023 - From Kiosk Manufacturer Association

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Labcorp, ADA, United States Access Board, News, IAAPA, Quest Diagnostics, POS, Amusement park, Cryptocurrency, Customer service

ADA -- Big news this month is Quest Diagnostics losing. 2500 kiosks are affected (and maybe same for LabCorp). December 2023 is release of new self-service & POS guidelines from Access Board.

Key Points: 
  • WESTMINSTER, Colo., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- From Kiosk Industry and Kiosk Manufacturer Association: Trade Shows — IAAPA is November 14th and here is our preview .
  • Outdoor ticketing, wristband dispense, kiosk avatars and wayfinding.
  • We'll have a small countertop for self-order as well in the booth.
  • December 2023 is release of new self-service & POS guidelines from Access Board.

1-800-STRIPER® Coating The Nation!

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
ADA, Safety, Maintenance, Economics, Tourism

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly franchised, 1-800-STRIPER® has awarded some 14 franchises since the start of 2023, spreading its affordable, high-quality striping services across the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • "Through franchising, we're thrilled to broaden our mission's reach, and we're honored to share the dream of ownership with our amazing franchisees."
  • In less than a year, the emerging concept has welcomed over a dozen franchise partners in ten states across the country, with many more in the development pipeline.
  • Its footprint currently spans the East Coast, from Massachusetts to Florida and reaches as far West as Utah.
  • He purchased the company's striping equipment and set out to make his vision of providing budget-friendly lot maintenance a reality.

National Braille Press Hosts "A Million Laughs for Literacy: Braille All Stars" Gala at Fenway Park

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Science, National Braille Association, Blind, Literacy, Sport, Comic Relief USA, The Late Show, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, McGann, National Federation of the Blind, Cabinet (government), Fenway Sports Management, Learning, ADA, Madison Square Garden, Braille, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Beep baseball, Fenway Park, Lisamaria Meirowsky, Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, NBP, Publishing, Entertainment, Health

BOSTON, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- National Braille Press (NBP) will host the annual "Million Laughs for Literacy: Braille All Stars" gala on Friday, November 17, 2023, at 6pm, at The 521 Overlook at Fenway Park in Boston. Comedian Pat McGann is the special entertainment and the Braille All-Stars will be featured during the speaking program talking about how braille has impacted their lives.

Key Points: 
  • The annual "Million Laughs for Literacy: Braille All Stars" gala will be held on 11/17/2023 at Fenway Park in Boston.
  • BOSTON, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- National Braille Press (NBP) will host the annual "Million Laughs for Literacy: Braille All Stars" gala on Friday, November 17, 2023, at 6pm, at The 521 Overlook at Fenway Park in Boston.
  • "Braille literacy will be front and center at our annual gala as we will hear from our Braille All-Stars and Future All-Stars who have been using braille all their lives," said Brian Mac Donald, President, National Braille Press.
  • Tickets to "A Million Laughs for Literacy: Braille All-Stars" Gala can be purchased here or donate here .

23andMe Announces Updated Safety and Preliminary Efficacy Data From the Phase 1/2a Study of 23ME-00610, an Investigational Antibody Targeting CD200R1

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Monday, November 6, 2023
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, MTD, Half-life, PD, Progression-free survival, Clinical research, Genetics, Solar cycle 1, MD, PFS, MSI-H, Primary peritoneal carcinoma, Doctor of Philosophy, Carcinoma, ADA, Neoplasm, Clinical trial, PK, ORR, Safety, Society, Renal cell carcinoma, Therapy, AE, Patient, Helios Techno Holding Co., Ltd., Associate, Vaccine, Pharmaceutical industry, CD200R1, Immunotherapy, Cancer

Updated data from the now completed dose escalation phase continue to showcase the manageable safety profile of 23ME-00610 at the dose levels tested, and highlight preliminary efficacy results in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Key Points: 
  • Updated data from the now completed dose escalation phase continue to showcase the manageable safety profile of 23ME-00610 at the dose levels tested, and highlight preliminary efficacy results in patients with advanced solid tumors.
  • The data was presented in two posters at the Society of Immunotherapy in Cancer Annual Meeting 2023 on Friday, November 3, 2023.
  • The poster presentations are available on the 23andMe Therapeutics and Investor websites.
  • Of the phase 1 patients enrolled across all doses of the dose escalation, there was a 52% stable disease rate.

Federal report examines, urges updates of federal programs’ asset and income limits to assist economic health of Americans with disabilities

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
National Council, National Council on Disability, Affordable Care Act, ACA, Public policy, Supplement, Health, Disability discrimination act, AJC Transatlantic Institute, Medicare, Congress, MBI, Legislation, Disability, NCD, Workforce, Impact, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Social, ABLE, SSI, DOL, ADA, Sidemen (YouTube group), Employment, Confusion, Poverty, Retirement, AT, CIE, Social Security Administration, SSA, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, Insurance, Health insurance, Rare-earth element, Ridesharing, Life insurance, Medicaid

The 2023 report, Toward Economic Security: The Impact of Income and Asset Limits on People with Disabilities comprehensively examines the impact of asset limits in government-sponsored social safety net programs – some of which haven’t been updated in over 30 years -- on the economic self-sufficiency and financial independence of people with disabilities. Asset limits can prevent lower-income people from building savings and exercising financial autonomy without risking loss of access to necessary public assistance programs.

Key Points: 
  • Asset limits can prevent lower-income people from building savings and exercising financial autonomy without risking loss of access to necessary public assistance programs.
  • “Federal disability policies should be about helping people live independently, get to work, and get out of poverty.
  • The current asset and income limits ensure the opposite.”
    The report examines the implications of asset limits in four areas of public policy – health care, cash benefits provided through Supplemental Security Income (SSI), employment, and asset building and wealth protection.
  • “Current asset and income limits put goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act at odds with each other – independent living at the cost of economic self-sufficiency,” said NCD Chairman Andrés Gallegos.

Affirmed Housing Completes Large Hotel Conversion, Delivers New Affordable Housing for Seniors in North County San Diego

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
HUD, HOME, Commission, Ageing, Consultant, Housing, Homelessness, Health, Radisson Hotels, Landscape architecture, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, SDHC, Creativity, City, ADA, AMI, Architecture, Housing commission, U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex, SAN, Hotel, Interior design, Engage

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Affirmed Housing, a leading provider of affordable housing throughout California, announces the completion of Tizon, a hotel-conversion development that delivers housing and onsite services to low-income seniors in the Rancho Bernardo neighborhood.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Affirmed Housing, a leading provider of affordable housing throughout California, announces the completion of Tizon, a hotel-conversion development that delivers housing and onsite services to low-income seniors in the Rancho Bernardo neighborhood.
  • A celebratory event was held to commemorate the project’s grand opening and included special guests San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Councilmember Marni von Wilpert.
  • “Affirmed Housing's Tizon development, which included funding and vouchers from our Housing Commission, is exactly the type of project we need for local seniors.
  • The project is funded in part with HOME Investments Partnerships Grant (HOME) funds provided to the City of San Diego by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by the San Diego Housing Commission.

DLP Capital Breaks Ground on Luxury RV Resort, Golf Course, and Splash Park in North Florida

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Architecture, Professional Services, Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Urban Planning, Building Systems, REIT, Finance, Landscape, Interior Design, Taste, Stroke, Water, River, Heart, Photography, Farm, DLP, Wenner, Multimedia, ADA, Fort Clinch, Pleasure, Civil war era in Norway, Ocala National Forest, Fort Clinch State Park, Collection, Lake, Hotel, Amusement park, RV

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231101163836/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231101163836/en/
    Dream Outdoor Resort Callahan will feature a golf course, splash park, and tiny home rental cottages.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The resort, “Dream Outdoor Resort Callahan,” marks the launch of DLP Capital’s collection of Dream Outdoor Resorts that plans to redefine and enhance the RV resort experience.
  • Over the last 15 months, DLP Capital has purchased/developed three RV resorts in North Florida.
  • “DLP Capitals sees incredible untapped potential in the luxury RV resort sector,” said Don Wenner, Founder and CEO of DLP Capital.

New American Diabetes Association Report Finds Annual Costs of Diabetes to be $412.9 Billion

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Epidemiology, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Diabetes Association, African Americans, Physician, Prevalence, Workforce, Presenteeism, Death, Absenteeism, ADA, Economic cost, Unemployment, Woman, Economy, Blood, Insulin, Pharmaceutical industry, Dietary supplement, Health care, Diabetes

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) published the Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2022 (Economic Report), a comprehensive analysis assessing the financial burden of living with diabetes in the United States. The Economic Report, which is published every five years, found that the total annual cost of diabetes in 2022 is $412.9 billion, including $306.6 billion in direct medical costs and $106.3 billion in indirect costs. People with diagnosed diabetes now account for one of every four health care dollars spent in the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • The Economic Report, which is published every five years, found that the total annual cost of diabetes in 2022 is $412.9 billion, including $306.6 billion in direct medical costs and $106.3 billion in indirect costs.
  • The Economic Report includes data on diabetes prevalence, total direct medical costs, and average annual medical expenditures.
  • National health care costs attributable to diabetes have increased by $80 billion in the past 10 years—from $227 billion in 2012 to $307 billion in 2022.
  • The full Economic Costs of Diabetes in the US in 2022 report is available online and will appear in the December issue of ADA journal, Diabetes Care®.

The American Diabetes Association and Genentech Launch a Call to Action for Eye Exams to Prevent Diabetes-Related Vision Loss

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Monday, October 30, 2023
Black and Brown!, Public affairs, Ageing, Health equity, Health, American Diabetes Association, Prevalence, Magic City Classic, Diabetes, MCC, Prediabetes, ADA, Risk, Partnership, Paratriathlon, Eye, Patient, Organic, Pharmaceutical industry, Genentech

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association® (ADA), a sponsor of the 2023 Magic City Classic (MCC), and Genentech, anchor partner of the ADA's Health Equity Now® program, launched the Eye Pledge to Fight Diabetes. This program encourages people with diabetes and their loved ones to get an annual eye exam, which are shown to help reduce the risk of diabetes-related vision loss.

Key Points: 
  • This program encourages people with diabetes and their loved ones to get an annual eye exam, which are shown to help reduce the risk of diabetes-related vision loss.
  • Diabetes-related eye disease affects around 8 million Americans and is the leading cause of vision loss for people aged 18 to 64.
  • The ADA has partnered with Genentech to address the health inequities that drive the disproportionate impact of diabetes-related eye disease in Black and Brown communities.
  • "Regular eye screenings and treatment can prevent 95% of vision loss caused by diabetes, and I encourage everyone to take the eye pledge, get an eye exam, and spread the word."

D2L Continues to be an Industry Leader in Accessible Teaching and Learning

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Monday, October 30, 2023
WHO, Learning, United Kingdom, WCAG, Education, Community Group, National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp., Disability discrimination act, Silver, Justice minister, RHF, D2L, State, Content, Educational technology, Justice, Speech, ADA, World Health Organization, Partnership, School, Paratriathlon, Disability, Universal, NPRM, Universal design, Aira, NFB, UDL, Publishing, Tutoring

Content: D2L embeds accessible content authoring and auditing tools throughout its platform to help users create and maintain highly accessible content.

Key Points: 
  • Content: D2L embeds accessible content authoring and auditing tools throughout its platform to help users create and maintain highly accessible content.
  • For instance, since January 2022, all videos uploaded onto D2L Brightspace can have AI-generated, editable closed captions in multiple languages – making learning more accessible.
  • Pedagogy: D2L provides support for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to help enhance pedagogical processes to reach diverse learners.
  • D2L continued its accessibility support to blind and low vision learners by renewing its partnership with Aira until June 2024.