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New Robot Suitcase Uses AI to Assist Travelers with Visual Impairment

February 24, 2020

A consortium of five companies are working to develop a new suitcase-shaped robot that will use artificial intelligence to enable travelers with visual impairment travel more independently. Read More

Source: CNET


Online Platform Aims to Encourage Inclusion in UAE

February 24, 2020

Online platform ‘Inclusive’ is set to launch soon in the UAE that ​​​enables supporters of inclusion to connect and empower the movement of inclusion of People of Determination into the community Read More

Source: Gulf Today


Australian Digital Lender UBank Toolkit to Help iOS Developers Improve App Accessibility

February 24, 2020

Australian digital lender UBank has released an open source toolkit on Github to help iOS developers improve the accessibility of apps for persons with disabilities. Read More

Source: Fin Extra


University to Open New Center to Provide Access to Digital Resources

February 23, 2020

The University of Minnesota is working to create The Center for Digital Accessibility Excellence to increase accessibility of digital resources for persons with disabilities, in the classroom. Read More

Source: Minnesota Daily


New Tool Fixes App Accessibility Glitches

February 14, 2020

The new Applause Accessibility Tool helps developers write better apps by automatically finding and fixing app accessibility issues in their code as they write it. Read More

Source: Search Software Quality


Ulysses Popular Writing App for Apple Products

February 10, 2020

A powerful text editor for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone​​, the award-winning design is more powerful than others and is accessible. Read More

Source: Mac Stories


School to Use Custom Apps For Emergency Notification and Reports

February 07, 2020

The Texas School for the Deaf is to launch two apps for emergency notifications to benefit 60 percent of staff and faculty with hearing impairment and meet requirements for a state school safety law. Read More

Source: Campus Life Security


Apple Introduces New Accessibility Feature

February 06, 2020

Apple has recently introduced a new accessibility feature, ‘Head Pointer,’ in the macOS Catalina beta that enables users to control the cursor with their head movements. Read More

Source: iMore


Grantees to Implement Universal Design in Ghana’s Inclusive Education Policy

February 04, 2020

The Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund has partnered with the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations to implement the Universal Design for Learning component of Ghana’s Inclusive Education Policy.​​ Read More

Source: News Ghana


Startup Develops Smart Glasses for Theatergoers with Visual Impairment

February 03, 2020

An Israeli startup GalaPro is working to test its smart glasses for theatergoers that allow the user to view captions in real-time within the lenses. Read More

Source: Inceptive Mind