Fiji: Sign Language Interpreters Make News Bulletins More Accessible on National Television
May 09, 2020
Persons with hearing impairment in Fiji now have daily access to accurate news information on COVID-19 through the availability of sign language interpreters on two national television stations. Read More
Source: Fiji Village
Inclusive Education: Grant for New Project Aims to Provide Equitable Services for Students with Disabilities
May 08, 2020
An $8 million, five-year grant aims to improve educational inclusivity for children with disabilities in New Jersey’s public schools Read More
Source: North Jersey
New, Free App Provides Entertainment Access to Persons with Visual and Hearing Impairment
May 08, 2020
Spectrum Access is an app available on Apple App Store, designed to provide accessible entertainment by enhancing the in-home entertainment experience for customers with visual and hearing impairment Read More
Source: Telecom Paper
FCC Grants Conditional Certification For IP Captioned Telephone Service Using Only Automatic Speech Recognition
May 05, 2020
The FCC has granted conditional certification to MachineGenius, Inc. to provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service using only automatic speech recognition technology Read More
Source: FCC
United Nation (UN) Releases Policy Brief on a Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19
May 05, 2020
The Policy Brief highlights the impact of COVID- 19 on persons with disabilities and outlines key actions and recommendations to make the response and recovery inclusive of persons with disabilities. Read More
Source: United Nations
Researchers in Ireland Help Develop Platform to Teach Math to Students with Visual Impairment
April 29, 2020
A team at Dublin City University (DCU) has helped develop new assistive technology to help children with visual impairment learn maths online. Read More
Source: Silicon Republic
FCC Proposes Expanding Described Video Mandate to More Markets
April 23, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to require forty more markets to provide audio descriptions of video programming. Read More
Source: Multichannel
New Report Finds 39% of Unemployment Websites Fail Accessibility Test and Six Receive a Perfect Score
April 15, 2020
Nearly 17 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the digital infrastructure to support them may be inadequate as per a new report. Read More
Source: Tech Republic
Nintendo's Latest Switch Update Enables Greater Accessibility
April 13, 2020
Nintendo's update allows players to alter the button layout of Controllers. Not all games allow button remapping, a system feature would help players with disabilities create a layout best for them. Read More
Source: The Gamer
Google Launches New Braille Keyboard for Android
April 09, 2020
Google has announced a Braille keyboard for Android that aims to make the Android operating system (OS) more accessible to persons with visual impairment. Read More
Source: Tech Times
India: Platform Introduces COVID-19 Helpline for Persons with Visual Impairment
April 09, 2020
A digital audio content platform in regional languages known as ‘Khabri’, has rolled out an exclusive COVID-19 helpline to provide support and assistance to persons with visual impairment in India. Read More
Source: The Hindu Businessline
Blackboard Unveils New Resource to Increase Accessibility of Digital Courses
April 02, 2020
Blackboard Inc. has launched the File Transformer, a free resource that enables students to convert their digital course content into a range of alternative formats for remote learning. Read More
Source: Aithority