Microsoft recently hosted their Ability Summit. The intention was to bring people with disabilities, allies, and accessibility professionals together to imagine, build, include, and empower the future of disability inclusion and accessibility. They released the on-demand recordings of their sessions which can be explored using the link below.
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GAAD: Apple Software Updates Designed for People with Disabilities
Global Accessibility Awareness Day, GAAD, is a day dedicated to focusing on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people with disabilities and impairments. It is celebrated annually and highlights that accessibility is a fundamental right. In line with GAAD, Apple released a preview of several software updates specifically designed for people with disabilities such as SignTime which allows Apple customers and users to remotely access on-demand Sign Language interpreters or an update to the Apple Watch which will allow users to navigate Assistive Touch. Other updates include eye-tracking support for the iPad, exploring images with VoiceOver, new bi-directional hearing aids which enable those who are deaf or hard of hearing to have hands-free phone and FaceTime conversations, the ability to import audiograms to customize the settings within Headphone Accommodations, new background sounds to help minimize distractions, sound actions for Switch Control, more customizable Display and Text Size settings for colorblindness or visual impairments and New Memoji customizations to widen their representation of individuals with varying needs.
To read more about these updates, click the link below to access the full article.
To read more about these updates, click the link below to access the full article.
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