Making Your Mobile Apps Accessible to Persons with Disabilities
July 16, 2018
How mobile app accessibility can be implemented into your app's design and why it is important to expand your mobile presence by making these simple UI changes. Read More
Source: App Developer Magazine
India's Telecom Regulator Aims to Make ICT Services More Accessible
July 09, 2018
Indian telecom regulator Trai recommended that all mobile manufacturers producing five or more models be mandated to bring out at least one handset that meets accessibility criteria by 2020. Read More
Source: Economic Times
Philippines: Department of Tourism (DOT) to Work Towards Barrier-free Tourism
July 07, 2018
The Philippines Department of Tourism is set to make a communication action plan countering challenges such as lack of assistive technology-friendly facilities and promote barrier-free tourism. Read More
Source: Manila Bulletin
How Virtual Reality is Helping the Disability Community
July 07, 2018
An Endeavour Foundation program is using virtual reality to help people with disabilities practise real-life situations like handling money or catching public transport and avoid getting overwhelmed Read More
Source: ABC News
Australia: Research Finds Government Investment in Assistive Technology Yields Benefits
July 05, 2018
The National Aged Care Alliance representing 50 aged care sector bodies in a review found that significant savings could be made in aged care by boosting government investment in assistive technology. Read More
Source: Community Care Review
TweetDeck Focuses on Enhanced Accessibility for Persons with Visual Impairments
July 03, 2018
TweetDeck's new update will now allow users to add descriptions, or alternative text, to images they share in tweets allowing the blind to access the description via assistive technology. Read More
Source: 9 to 5 Mac
Microsoft and Special Olympics Partnership Focuses on Inclusion in E-Sports at Special Olympics 2018
July 03, 2018
At the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games members of esports teams will be playing in a first-of-its-type Xbox Gaming Tournament hosted by Special Olympics and Microsoft. Read More
Source: Forbes
The Future of Technology Must Empower, Not Isolate, Persons with Disabilities
June 24, 2018
People with disabilities' needs have driven some of the world’s greatest technological innovations. Now, we need to ensure that accessibility is dedicated to technical development and thinking. Read More
Source: HuffPost
Trends in Mobile Accessibility: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Cities - Report from the M-Enabling Summit 2018
June 21, 2018
The 7th M-Enabling Summit had 600 participants from 30 countries focusing on trends in mobile accessibility such as artificial intelligence and smart cities. Read the summit report here. Read More
Source: Mobile & Wireless Forum
United Kingdom: Government Digital Service (GDS) Looks to Improve Accessibility by Development of Empathy Lab
June 21, 2018
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is using an ‘empathy lab’ to test the accessibility of systems and assistive technologies, and is asking what potential users would like to see included. Read More
Source: UK Authority
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