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
New Partnership Launched to Make Digital Public Services Accessible
January 31, 2020
Victoria University has partnered with the Department of Internal Affairs to help make digital public services in New Zealand accessible to everyone through a new course focused on Inclusive Design. Read More
Source: Net Guide
Azerbaijan: Project Develops Audiobooks for Persons with Visual Impairment
January 30, 2020
The 'Canli Kitab' project carried out by Nar and Radio Antenn channel in Azerbaijan has successfully recorded works of literature in audiobooks for better access to persons with visual impairment. Read More
Source: MENAFN
United Nation's Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) Releases First-ever ‘Easy Read’ Version of a Report Summary
January 22, 2020
The Joint Inspection Unit has released an ‘Easy Read’ version of the executive summary of the review on enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities to meetings of the UN system. Read More
Source: United Nations
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