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Smartphone app listing disabled friendly spots launched in Ho Chi Minh City

28th March 2016 by Global Disability Watch

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The Vietnamese NGO Disability Resource and Development (DRD) and the Hoa Sen University in Ho Chi Minh City have partnered and launched a smartphone app that provides disabled people with locations of disabled-friendly community venues. The app, which can be installed on both IOS and Android phones, was developed by disabled students at the university. […]

Filed Under: Asia, Field Pulse Tagged With: Accessibility, App, Vietnam

Egypt: NGO enhancing skills and mobility of persons with disabilities

9th March 2016 by Global Disability Watch

Published by africanews March 09 2016- Go to Original Source An award-winning initiative by an Egyptian NGO is enhancing the mobility of persons with disabilities. The initiative is being implemented by Helm, which started out as a club at the American University in Cairo. The group builds ramps and trains persons with disabilities in an […]

Filed Under: Field Pulse, Middle East Tagged With: Accessibility, Egypt, Mobility

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