World Health Organisation Convenes Global Stakeholders to Improve Access to Assistive Technology
August 23, 2019
The World Health Organization held a global consultation on assistive technology to gauge global access demand and supply and ways to improve the availability of quality affordable assistive products. Read More
Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
United Kingdom Agency Issues Revised Guidance on Assistive Technologies
August 22, 2019
The United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has revised its guidance on assistive technologies, products that support persons with disabilities Read More
Google Will Now Let Users with Visual Impairment Experience Live Edits in Google Docs
August 21, 2019
Google announced that live updates on Google Docs will now work with Assistive Technology, screen readers and braille displays making it easier for persons with visual impairments to use Live Edits Read More
Source: Gizmodo
Google Sign Language AI Turns Hand Gestures into Speech Using Smartphones
August 20, 2019
Google has developed software that could pave the way for smartphones to interpret sign language. Until now, this AI software has only worked on computers. Read More
Source: BBC
New Tool to Make Web Browsing Easier for Persons with Visual Impairments
August 19, 2019
Voice Exploration, Retrieval, and Search (VERSE) a new tool developed at the University of Waterloo allows persons with visual impairments to get web content from smart speakers and similar devices. Read More
Source: Tech Explorist
Australia: Research Hub to Develop Smart Home Technology for Persons with Disabilities
August 16, 2019
Government of Australia is investing $3 million to launch the Research Hub for Digital Enhanced Living at Deakin University to develop personalized smart home technology for persons with disabilities Read More
Source: Innovation Aus
New Report Finds Majority of Websites in the U.S. are Inaccessible
August 15, 2019
A new report from accessibility software company Deque Systems has found that Internet websites in certain industries are largely inaccessible to persons with visual impairment. Read More
Source: Devops
South Korea Telecom Develops AI-powered Braille Education
August 13, 2019
South Korea's SK Telecom has developed the smart braille educating system that uses an artificial intelligence (AI) speaker to help persons with visual impairment learn braille easily Read More
Source: Korea Times
Pakistan: A Year Since the Global Disability Summit UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) Invites Stakeholders to Review Progress
August 08, 2019
The UK’s DFID and Special Talent Exchange Programme invited Pakistan's government representatives and disabled person organization members to review progress towards disability inclusion commitments Read More
Source: Government of United Kingdom
New Laws Enhance Access to Education for Students with Disabilities
August 07, 2019
The new laws establish a Deaf Student's Bill of Rights and for both the Department of Education and Health to collect and report data on children with hearing impairment. Read More
Source: The Press of Atlantic City
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