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| 21 February 2012 |
Braille keyboard for iPhone developed Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed BrailleTouch, a prototype iPhone app that allows people who are blind or vision impaired to send text... |
| 20 February 2012 |
Windows 8 to come with enhanced accessibility Microsoft has announced a number of significant accessibility improvements to its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. This is further reassurance... |
| 20 February 2012 |
Social media research to be presented at global conference Dr Scott Hollier, Project Manager for Media Access Australia (MAA), will present his paper Social Media: a practical approach at the CSUN 27th Annual... |
| 07 February 2012 |
New iPhone app could rival telephone relay services A yet-to-be-released iPhone app called Deaftel will let people who are Deaf, hearing or speech impaired make phone calls to hearing people without a... |
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| 28 January 2012 |
Phone support now offered for NVDA users NV Access, the organisation behind the NVDA screen reader, has announced it will provide phone support for its services. The NVDA screen reader is... |
| 25 January 2012 |
Most accessible mainstream game of 2011 announced The AbleGamers Foundation has named Star Wars: The Old Republic the 2011 Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year, rewarding its publishers for... |
| 12 January 2012 |
New apps improve Android accessibility A developer of open-source accessible apps, Apps4Android, has announced the release of four new IDEAL apps for Android smartphones. Android is Google... |
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| 21 December 2011 |
Accessible app review: Cards by Apple One of the great things about living in the digital age is the ease with which we can send an e-card to family and friends, on any occasion of the... |
| 15 December 2011 |
Top accessible gifts for the festive season If someone you know is blind, vision impaired, Deaf or hearing impaired, there are a number of accessible gifts that can help improve their access to... |
| 09 December 2011 |
New app gives hearing impaired access to public announcements Australian Communication Exchange has developed a smartphone app that displays text-based public announcements for people who are Deaf or hearing... |
| 08 December 2011 |
Vodafone rewards accessible Android development The winners of the 2011 Vodafone Smart Accessibility Awards have been announced, with each winner awarded £50,000 (A$76,300) for their contribution... |
| 01 December 2011 |
Film Victoria to only fund accessible games Film Victoria has added accessibility to its requirements for game developers seeking funding for new projects. Film Victoria is now the first... |
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| 30 November 2011 |
Experts come together to progress Australia’s web accessibility Australia’s key accessibility conference, The Australian Web Adaptability Initiative (OZeWAI), has today kicked off in Melbourne, attracting more... |
| 28 November 2011 |
New version of open source screen reader released A new version of the popular free and open source screen reader NVDA for Microsoft Windows has been released. The technology allows people who are... |
| 25 November 2011 |
Project to make web browsing more customisable Switzerland based community group, Raising The Floor has announced it will host a webinar on one of its projects called the Global Public Inclusive... |
| 11 November 2011 |
New smart white cane increases independence for blind users A modern take on the white cane by National University of Singapore student Selene Chew has received the runner-up award at the 2011 James Dyson... |
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| 26 October 2011 |
Access to Adelaide library increased for people who are blind and vision impaired Onkaparinga City Council has been successful in their bid for 15 DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) digital playback devices under the... |
| 19 October 2011 |
Access conference calls for papers The Roundtable on Print Disability, hosted by the Western Australian Association for the Blind, is calling for papers for its April 2012 conference... |
| 05 October 2011 |
New iPhone release: a summary of accessibility improvements Apple CEO Tim Cook announced iPhone 4S today – but what impact does the announcement have on accessibility for people with disabilities? |
| 05 October 2011 |
Siri adds another dimension to iPhone accessibility Apple has released a new version of iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, with enhanced accessibility features. Perhaps the most important is a new voice recognition... |