Daily Headlines
- Google expands accessibility with new Maps, Search, and device features
- Hong Kong based Start Up Bridges the Digital Divide with AI-based Belt to Help the Blind Navigate Streets
- UK: New Project Enables Children and Adults Better Access Information About the Universe
- International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) Updates Metadata Standards
- The Guardian and Partners Create an Accessible Storytelling Website
- UK: Amazon Introduces New Alexa Helpline Feature in Partnership with RNIB
- Pakistan: Government to Set Up Braille Printing Press to Benefit Students with Disabilities
- Sri Lanka to Make Sign Language Recognized Means of Communication
- Facebook Improves Alt-text Photo Descriptions for Users with Visual Impairment
- Samsung Televisions to Incorporate Greater Accessibility and Innovation
- iPhones Can Now Alert Users with Visual Impairment Where and How Far Away People Are
- New Accessible TV Guide Enables Persons with Visual Impairment Find Content
- Chromebook Updates Enable an Accessible Work Environment
- New Device Assists Persons with Visual Impairment Read Text in 12 Indian Languages
- United Kingdom: New Guidance for Higher Education Providers to Support Students with Visual Impairment
- LEGO Launches Braille Bricks for Students Across the US
- Malawi: COVID-19 Booklets in Braille to Disseminate Information
- Amazon Launches Text Banner for Fire TV to Enhance Readability of Onscreen Text
- University Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities to Provide Electronic Braille Displays
- Australian Broadcasters Prepare to Enhance Audio Description Services
- Belarus Accedes to Marrakesh Treaty
- New Device to Aims to Help Restore Sight for Some Persons with Visual Impairment
- India: Global Campaign Launched to Flatten the Inaccessibility Curve
- Tool Provides an Opportunity to Make Coding Accessible to Persons with Visual impairment
- India: Platform Introduces COVID-19 Helpline for Persons with Visual Impairment
- Researchers in Ireland Help Develop Platform to Teach Math to Students with Visual Impairment
- Braille Displays Could Become More Detailed and Resilient with New Material
- New Phonetic System to Enhance Access to Braille
- GiveVision Partners with Sony to Develop and Manufacture Wearables for Persons with Visual Impairment
- Free Accessibility Tools for Remote Users
- New Tool Launched for Developers to Understand How Users with Visual Impairments Interact with Websites
- Kenya: Portable Devices to Help Students with Visual Impairment Access Education
- China Launches New National Standard for Internet Users with Visual Impairment
- Azerbaijan: Project Develops Audiobooks for Persons with Visual Impairment
- Startup Develops Smart Glasses for Theatergoers with Visual Impairment
- RNIB Launches Educational Coding Tool for Children with Visual Impairment
- Marrakesh Treaty Comes into Effect in New Zealand
- South Africa: New 3D Printing Campaign for Children with Visual Impairment
- Professor, Students Create Smart Vest to Help Persons with Visual Impairment Navigate Better
- Microsoft's Seeing AI App Launched in Jamaica
- Linux-Based Tablet Developed for Persons with Visual Impairment Speaking Persian
- Pilot Project in Newfoundland, Canada Tests Tech to Help Pedestrians with Visual Impairment Use Crosswalks
- Touch-Based Display Boosts 3D Modeling Accessibility
- India: Information and Broadcasting Ministry Issues a Directive to Use Audio Description in Cinemas
- Researchers Use AI to Make Memes More Accessible
- World Sight Day: WHO Launches First World Report on Vision
- New Movement Encourages Use of Alt Text
- LSAT to Change to Ensure Inclusion for All Law Aspirants
- Alexa’s Show and Tell Feature IDs objects for Persons with Visual Impairment
- New Copyright Law Set to Benefit South Africans with Disabilities
- Samsung Launches Communication Solutions for Persons with Hearing and Visual Impairment in India
- WeWalk - Smart Walking Stick That Uses Ultrasonic Sensors For Persons with Visual Impairments
- Huawei’s PocketVision App Lets Users with Visual Impairment Read Text with Their Phone’s Camera
- Hong Kong Blind Union (HKBU)'s Jockey Club E-Learning For All (ELFA) Project to Help Students with Visual Impairment
- University of Arizona Researchers Help Develop Glasses
- South Korea Telecom Develops AI-powered Braille Education
- New Report Finds Majority of Websites in the U.S. are Inaccessible
- Google Will Now Let Users with Visual Impairment Experience Live Edits in Google Docs
- New Tool to Make Web Browsing Easier for Persons with Visual Impairments
- United States: ScripTalk Device for Persons with Visual Impairment Available in Walmarts Nationwide
- Canadian Games Developer to Make AAA Games Accessible for Gamers
- Lyft Self-Driving Cars from Aptiv Offer Tactile Maps, Diagrams for Riders with Visual Impairment
- Braille Card System to be Officially Used in Egyptian Museums
- New Tech Could Allow Persons with Visual Impairment To See Through The Eyes Of Others
- Microsoft Announces Soundscape Audio Navigation App in Canada
- Developers Design Apps with Built-In Apple Assistive Technologies
- South Australia Ensures More Accessible Digital Platforms for All
- Ten Principles of Digital Accessibility for Modern Marketers
- Hungarian Invention Makes Reading Possible for Persons with Visual Impairment
- Smithsonian Technology Helps to Improve Experience for Persons with Visual Impairment
- Texas Tech to Offer Students with Visual Impairment Access to the Aira App
- British Tech Startup to Launch Kindle-Like Device for Persons with Visual Impairment
- Huawei's App Uses Sound to Allow Persons with Visual Impairment See Emotions
- ENBD Bank Launches Video Magnifier for Customers with Visual Impairment
- Kenya Works to Enhance Participation of Persons with Visual Impairment in Governance
- Tactile Excel Sheets and Graphics Boosting Job Prospects for Persons with Visual Impairment
- Instagram Launches Alternative Text to Make Platform More Accessible to those with Visual Impairment
- App Allows Lending Eyes to Persons with Visual Impairment in Real Time
- South Africa: Training for Persons with Visual Impairment for a Smart Digital Experience
- Hulu Becomes Latest Streaming Service to Commit to Accessibility for Blind Users
- Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty by EU Celebrated as Important Step Towards Accessibility
- Getting Started with the Marrakesh Treaty - a Guide for Librarians
- Verifone Introduces Verifone Navigator an Accessible Payment Feature for Persons with Visual Impairment
- Indonesia: A New App to Help Persons with Visual Impairment Navigate Their Cities
- Research: Persons with Visual Impairment Who Want to Use Technology Are Excluded by Cost and Accessibility
- European Union Joins WIPO’s Marrakesh Treaty, Greatly Expanding Coverage
- Australia: Microsoft Launches 3D Audio App for Persons with Visual Impairment
- How Technology is Helping Students with Visual Impairment in STEM
- Students at University of Waterloo Develops Technology to Help Visually Impaired use Touchscreens
- Access Bollywood: App Opens up Cinema to Indians with Visual Impairments
- Accessibility App for Persons with Visual Impairment Launched in US