Turkish Airlines launches Braille boarding passesTurkish Airlines has started to offer embossed boarding passes written in Braille for its visually impaired passengers, to make the flight experience easier for them. The global carrier will offer the new servi More… |
ENBD launches sign language translation systemEmirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, has become the first bank worldwide to pilot a technology that enables communication between sign language communicators with hearing disabilities, and people who use spoken languages. More… |
ENBD expands disability-friendly branchesEmirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has expanded its disability-friendly branch network to include the Hamriya, Rashidya and Al Aweer branches, in addition to the Jumeirah and Jumeirah Emirates Towers branches in Dubai, UAE. More… |
ADP circulates 100 Braille tourism brochuresAround 100 Braille tourism brochures were handed out by the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) as part of efforts to acquaint visually-impaired visitors to the emirate, with the services provided by the Tourism Police Section at the Criminal Investigation D More… |
Abu Dhabi goes blind-friendlyVisually-impaired tourists and residents visiting Abu Dhabi, UAE, are now being offered information on the destination in braille – the tactile writing system used by the blind and the visually-impaired. A concise brochure outlini More… |
Drive to offer restaurant menus in BrailleRestaurants across Bahrain could soon have menus in Braille language, as part of an initiative to integrate blind people into society, a report said. A group of 25 students from the Applied Science University (ASU) hope to turn th More… |
Gulf Air launches Braille entertainment guideBahrain national carrier Gulf Air has become the first airline in the Middle East and Asia to introduce Braille entertainment guide for visually impaired passengers to make their journey more enjoyable. The facility has been introduced acr More… |