MTA Unveils New Accessibility Laboratory
October 17, 2019
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York has launched an accessibility laboratory in Brooklyn to test eleven different accessibility features in one station including smartphone apps Read More
Source: ABC7 NY
New Movement Encourages Use of Alt Text
October 12, 2019
New Zealand nonprofit Blind and Low Vision NZ through its campaign Alt Text For All, aims to encourage individuals and businesses to use Alt Text for digital content. Read More
Source: News Now
LinkedIn's AI Tool Suggests Alt Text Descriptions for Photos
October 10, 2019
LinkedIn has built a computer-vision tool that can generate text descriptions for images uploaded onto its platform and aims to make content on its platform accessible to more users. Read More
Source: Venture Beat
Researchers Use AI to Make Memes More Accessible
October 10, 2019
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have developed a tool that uses Artificial Intelligence to describe the image and text to make memes more accessible to persons with visual impairments. Read More
Source: The Next Web
LinkNYC Kiosks Made More Accessible
October 10, 2019
The New York City Department of Information Technology and Telcom and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities will provide Video Relay for free phone calls for persons with hearing impairment Read More
Source: NY 1
LSAT to Change to Ensure Inclusion for All Law Aspirants
October 09, 2019
The Law School Admission Council will be doing away with the current logic section and implement a new accessible version in the LSAT following a lawsuit against its inaccessibility Read More
Source: ABA Journal
World Sight Day: WHO Launches First World Report on Vision
October 08, 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently launched a report that focuses on aging populations, causes of rising visual impairment and access to services. Read More
Source: World Health Organization
United States Supreme Court Denies Petition from Dominos in Website Accessibility Case
October 07, 2019
The US Supreme Court denied a petition from pizza giant Domino’s to hear whether its website is required to be accessible to the disabled, leaving in place a lower court decision against the company. Read More
Source: CNBC
Digital Inclusion of Older Persons a Priority for Barbados
October 06, 2019
At the Smart Barbados Week event, Executive Manager of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) stresses on plans regarding digital inclusion for citizen services for persons of all ages. Read More
Source: Barbados Advocate
Hulu Announces New Changes to its App to Make it More Accessible
October 04, 2019
Streaming service Hulu announces accessibility enhancements across its platform including the Roku® platform that will focus on text legibility and screen reader capabilities Read More
Source: Phone Arena
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