New Sign Language Glossary to Assist Persons with Hearing Impairment in Employment
April 04, 2022
Edinburgh researchers have helped to produce a sign language glossary for persons with hearing impairment who use digital technology in education or the workplace. Read More
Source: Future Scot
Google Docs Improves Usability for Markdown and Braille Users
April 01, 2022
Google has introduced braille and other improvements to make navigation documents easier. Read More
Source: Android Police
Australia: Employment Platform Created to Improve Access to Work Opportunities
March 22, 2022
Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott has teamed up with the federal government to launch an online employment platform. Read More
Source: News.com.au
Dubai Government Websites Score High on Digital Accessibility
March 21, 2022
Eleven government entities have achieved a score of 10/10 for their level of criteria-compliance in digital accessibility assessment . Read More
Source: Gulf News
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
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