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Department of Justice Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

March 21, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has published guidance on web accessibility and the ADA to inform state and local governments and businesses on how to ensure their websites are more accessible. Read More

Source: U.S. Access Board


Philippines: Study Finds Enhanced Use of Bills with Accessibility Features

March 14, 2022

A benchmarking study by the Central Bank of Philippines on the incorporation of Braille functionality in banknotes has supported the inclusion of tactile markings in Braille in their future design. Read More

Source: Business World Online


Twitter Tests Alt-Text Changes to Make Platform More Accessible

March 10, 2022

Twitter is testing the public ALT badge and exposed image descriptions as two new features to make image descriptions easier to access for persons with visual impairment. Read More

Source: Silicon Republic


Instagram Videos Get Auto-Generated Captions

March 02, 2022

Instagram will add a new feature that will bring automatically generated captions to the videos on the platform. Read More

Source: Indian Express


Spain: Banks to Widen Cashier Services for Greater Digital Inclusion

February 21, 2022

Banks in Spain have agreed to extend cashier services and provide better customer care to older persons to make banking more user-friendly. Read More

Source: Reuters


Dataset to Advance Research on Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Environments

February 15, 2022

NYU team releases open-source database from Woven Planet to assist pedestrians with visual impairment navigate cities Read More

Source: NYU


Egypt: Incubators to be Setup for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

February 14, 2022

Egypt will establish a new incubator to help entrepreneurs with disabilities turn their projects into viable businesses. Read More

Source: Al-Monitor


United Kingdom: The Government Maps Out Digital Accessibility Career

February 11, 2022

The government of U.K. has mapped out a proposal for a dedicated career path within the digital, data and technology profession for accessibility specialists. Read More

Source: Public Technology


India: University Develops AI-based Job Platform for Persons with Disabilities

February 04, 2022

The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) has developed and soft launched India`s first Artificial Intelligence-based job platform, Swarajability, for persons with Disabilities (PwDs). Read More

Source: Zee News


Partnership Aims to Create New Adaptive Remote

January 19, 2022

The latest evolution of Comcast’s Xfinity Adaptive Remote provides the ability to type instead of speaking voice commands to ease access for persons with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Read More

Source: Kxly