Cloud Application Development Firm Releases Web Accessibility Guidebook for Developers
July 19, 2019
Cloud application development firm Progress released new guidelines and best practices to help developers better understand web accessibility and how they can develop their apps to adhere to it. Read More
Source: SD Times
Roiback’s New Booking Engine Designed with Accessibility in Mind
July 19, 2019
Travel solutions provider Roiback with Ilunion Technology announced the launch of the first fully accessible booking engine in Europe to improve the user experience of persons with disabilities Read More
Source: Travel Daily Media
Google’s Parrotron AI Designed for Persons with Speech Impairments
July 18, 2019
Google launched Parrotron, a new speech-to-text software for persons with speech impairments that runs on a deep neural network trained to convert speech patterns into fluent synthesized speech Read More
Source: The Next Web
Apple Unveils New Inclusive Emojis
July 17, 2019
In a move to bring more diversity to the keyboard and on the occasion of World Emoji Day, Apple released new disability-themed emojis that will be available in the fall. Read More
Source: Heat World
Budapest-based Startup Develops Unique Technology for Persons with Hearing Impairment
July 17, 2019
Budapest-based SignAll has developed unique technology which automatically translates American Sign Language into spoken and written English using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Read More
Source: 150 Sec
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to Launch App, Website in 2020 to Assist Riders with Disabilities
July 16, 2019
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority plan to launch the Beacon Wayfinding Project, that will provide riders with audio-based navigation for metro stations and metro buses by 2020. Read More
Source: The GW Hatchet
Canadian Games Developer to Make AAA Games Accessible for Gamers
July 16, 2019
David Evans of Canadian based gaming developers, FallingSquirrel, has created an all audio game, The Vale in an attempt to get sighted and gamers with visual impairment playing together. Read More
Source: Yahoo
Lyft Self-Driving Cars from Aptiv Offer Tactile Maps, Diagrams for Riders with Visual Impairment
July 11, 2019
Aptiv's self-driving cars introduced on the Lyft app for service in Las Vegas now include tactile graphics showing all self-driving features in vehicles available for passengers with visual impairment Read More
Source: Mashable
Inclusion Works to find Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh
July 09, 2019
UK aid-funded project Inclusion Works was launched in Bangladesh to provide employment opportunities for 2,000 youths with disabilities in both government and private sector through this project. Read More
Source: BD News 24
Westpac Becomes First New Zealand Bank to Receive Recognition from the Accessibility Tick Program For Its Commitment to Accessibility
July 08, 2019
Westpac NZ has become the first New Zealand bank to achieve recognition from the Accessibility Tick program, for its commitment to becoming more accessible and inclusive of people with disabilities. Read More
Source: Dev Discourse
Kuwait: Telecom Innovator Zain Group Launches WE ABLE Initiative, Aims to be Disability Inclusive by 2022
July 07, 2019
Zain Group, a mobile telecom innovator in the Middle East launched its Disability Inclusion initiative WE ABLE aimed at achieving an inclusive workforce and accessible products for the company by 2022 Read More
Source: Kuwait Times
UNESCO Releases State of the Education Report for India 2019: Children with Disabilities
July 03, 2019
UNESCO Delhi released the State of the Education Report for India 2019: Children with Disabilities and recommended the expansion of information technology for education of children with disabilities Read More
Source: The Week