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Syncro Soft Announces the Release of Version 24 of the Oxygen XML Suite of Products

This new release brings enhancements to the validation support with the DITA validate and check for completeness action being available as a validation unit that can be added to validation scenarios.

Share Roorkee: National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, and support from Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs have successfully conducted public consultation meetings for revisions in guidelines and standards areas of universal accessibility in built environment in India. The consultation meetings were in the backdrop of ‘Building Accessible Safe Inclusive Indian Cities’ (BASIIC) program (supported by FCDO, UK govern...

Advertisement CEMEX has announced that the 2021 CEMEX Building Award registration, Mexico and International editions, is now open. The call for participation in the CEMEX Building Award is open for all construction professionals who can register their work and find participation bases online at www.premioobrascemex.com. Registrants may participate in the Residential Housing, Affordable Housing, Building, Collective Space, and Infrastructure categories, as well as four special awards: Universal ...

New Orleans Facing ADA Lawsuit for State of Sidewalks and Lack of Curb Cuts The city of New Orleans compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act compliance is too little, too late, according to the plaintiffs in a new lawsuit. February 10, 2021, 10am PST | James Brasuell | Anthony McAuley reports that three men with disabilities have sued the city of New Orleans for failing to keep pace with planned work to improve sidewalks and curb cuts in accordance with Americans with Disabilities A...

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN – For Muskan, travelling to university and work has always been difficult. She lives in Hayatabad, a suburb on the western outskirts of Peshawar, the teeming capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan. “I used to travel with [vehicle hire services] and mostly local transport, but this used to take me a lot of time … and [vehicle hire services] are very, very high in cost,” the 24-year-old said. The roughly 15 kilometer (km) commute to her ca...