Deque Brings Machine Learning to Accessibility Testing
March 09, 2020
Deque has successfully integrated Machine Learning technology to perform powerful visual analyses to significantly reduce the amount of manual work required to identify and fix accessibility issues. Read More
Source: Devops
Kenya: Portable Devices to Help Students with Visual Impairment Access Education
March 05, 2020
The Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Africa and Ministry of Education, Kenya have launched Orbit Reader, a paperless portable device for students with visual impairment to access their study syllabus. Read More
Source: All Africa
Ireland: New Report Aims to Developing Entrepreneurial Potential of Persons with Disabilities
March 03, 2020
The report, 'Pathway to Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities in Ireland' aims to provide policymakers with a blueprint for developing the entrepreneurship in persons with disabilities. Read More
Source: Silicon Republic
Software in UMD Libraries Aims to Improve Computer Accessibility
March 02, 2020
A pilot version of the software Morphy allows assistive technologies to be accessible on computers and has been created by Trace Research and Development Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Read More
Source: The DiamondBack
China Launches New National Standard for Internet Users with Visual Impairment
March 02, 2020
China has launched a new national standard synchronized with W3C standards for the development of barrier-free internet services, with the aim to better serve internet users with visual impairment. Read More
Source: Xinhua
Disney Announces New Collaboration for Inclusive, Custom Tours
February 25, 2020
Disney Parks has collaborated with Listen Technologies on it’s MagicALL initiative to develop assistive technologies that provide a more inclusive and accessible experience for touring guests. Read More
Source: Rave Pubs
Rwanda: AI Firm Builds Speech Recognition for Kinyarwanda
February 25, 2020
A Rwandan artificial intelligence (AI) firm is working to build an automatic speech and voice recognition infrastructure for Kinyarwanda, the official language of Rwanda Read More
Source: New Times
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
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