UNESCO Launches Indicators Towards Assessments of Internet Development
April 09, 2019
UNESCO has launched ROAM-X i.e. ‘Rights, Openness, Accessibility, Multi-stakeholder’ Indicators towards assessments of internet development such as standards to facilitate e-government services. Read More
Source: UNESCO
India: Election Commission Goes Digital for Voter Awareness
April 08, 2019
Over 4,000 common service centres in Assam, India are conducting sessions to train voters on digital skills so that they can use the ICT tools of the Election Commission of India. Read More
Source: Asian Age
More Accessibility for Fijians with Disabilities in Higher Education
April 05, 2019
Fiji's Education Minister in a statement said that the University of South Pacific through assistive technologies and sign interpreters was ensuring courses are aligned for students with disabilities Read More
Source: FBC News
Will Artificial Intelligence Make the College Classroom More Accessible?
April 04, 2019
New tools designed to help institutions meet accessibility requirements stand to personalize learning for all students. Read More
Source: Education Dive
Japan Adopts New ICT Accessibility Standard
April 03, 2019
The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association has adopted the Japanese version of EN 301 549 enhancing digital accessibility, inclusion and standards for procurement Read More
Source: JEITA
Adding Captions to Your Instagram Stories to Make Them More Accessible
April 01, 2019
While Instagram itself has yet to provide in-app Story captioning, third party apps exist that can help you transcribe your videos and add captions at the bottom of the screen. Read More
Source: Mashable
University Working on Research Project to Develop Telepresence Robots
April 01, 2019
Robots to help reduce anxiety among children and telepresence robots are being developed as part of a major new research project to create the next generation of assistive technologies. Read More
Source: UK Tech
College Launches Project to Enhance Accessibility of Digital Content
March 28, 2019
Kenyon College in Ohio has launched SensusAccess for its campus, a media solution allowing students to automatically convert documents into a range of media such as audio, e-books and digital Braille. Read More
Source: The Kenyon Collegian
Co-Designing Assistive Technologies in India
March 25, 2019
MIT students connect with premier Indian institutes, hospitals, and students to collaborate on “humanistic” assistive design. Read More
Source: MIT News
India: Reserve Bank of India in Process of Developing App to Aid Persons with Visual Impairment Identify Indian Currency Notes
March 23, 2019
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a hearing told the Bombay High Court that it is in the process of making a mobile application to aid persons with visual impairment to identify Indian currency notes Read More
Source: Indian Express
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