The DAISY Consortium Releases Ace, the Free EPUB Accessibility Checker
January 29, 2018
Ace by the DAISY Consortium, is an open source tool that equips the publishing industry with a tool which can test their ebooks against internationally recognized standards for accessibility. Read More
Source: CISION
New Policy: Yale Websites Should Be Accessible to Those with Disabilities
January 28, 2018
The Web Accessibility Policy (officially Policy 1605) requires staff, faculty, and students to procure, develop, and modify Yale websites so that they are accessible to people with disabilities. Read More
Source: Yale News
Edinburgh to Offer Sign Language Tours for Its Scotch Whiskey Experience
January 27, 2018
The Scotch Whisky Experience has become the first visitor attraction in Edinburgh, Scotland to offer whisky tours in British and American Sign Language. Read More
Source: The Spirits Business
U.S. Moves toward Driverless Future. How Should the Government Regulate It?
January 26, 2018
As tech innovators continue to move forward with making self-driving vehicles ubiquitous, the U.S. government could have a new problem on its hands in terms of regulation. Read More
Source: Fox Business
Google Access Introduces the Google Disability Support Team
January 25, 2018
Google accessibility team has launched a dedicated disability support team, which would be available to answer questions about accessibility features and functionalities within Google products. Read More
Source: Google
Govt Launches 100 Websites with Improved Accessibility for People with Disabilities
January 24, 2018
The Government of India under its Accessible India Campaign launched 100 accessible websites of various state governments and union territories for persons with disabilities. Read More
Source: India.com
Web Accessibility - One of the Top 9 Digital Trends in Local Government
January 24, 2018
A recent emphasizes that local agencies would in the future require to adopt a formal accessibility statement that outlines key standards and provides a contact for reporting issues. Read More
Source: CISION
Indian Government Working Towards Making State Government Websites Accessible
January 23, 2018
To empower persons with disabilities, 100 accessible websites of various State Governments/Union Territories (UTs) were launched under the Government of India's Accessible India Campaign. Read More
Source: Open Gov Asia
Blind Facebook Engineer Leads Technology Project that Helps Verbalize What is an Image
January 23, 2018
A Facebook team led by a blind engineer is working on a technology project to help verbalize what is in images, especially for persons with visual disabilities. Read More
Source: CNBC
How to Make Business Events Accessible to People with Disabilities
January 22, 2018
Business events are effective strategies to showcase products, discuss strategies. However, one of the biggest challenges of holding corporate events is to ensure that they are accessible. Read More
Source: Maxability
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