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Apple Store adds new access section in time for Global Accessibility Awareness Day
New updates by Twitter client app Twitterrific enhance accessibility for vision impaired users
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Accessibility improvements
According to iTunes, the accessibility improvements listed below have been made to the application.
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Netflix improves accessibility for the blind
The force is even stronger with AD and CC
Languages and the media conference – a major access event
New York Times touts accessibility upgrades
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In a blog post on the update, the Times stated that the January overhaul of the site had inadvertently removed an accessibility workaround on the site.
“Before the article redesign, most of our assistive technology users went to our print preview version, which contained only the article text, to avoid having their screen readers interrupted by content outside of the flow of the article,” the post reads.
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Qantas improves in-flight accessibility
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Qantas uses Apple iPads for its Q-Streaming system on 17 domestic routes. Until recently, the iPad’s extensive accessibility features were unable to be turned on. This meant that although iPads include screen readers and other assistive technologies, passengers with disabilities were unable to use them.
Following feedback from customers and potential customers, Qantas has now unlocked the iPad’s VoiceOver screen reader.
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Forum to discuss accessible communications for councils
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Presenting at the forum will be Media Access Australia’s CEO Alex Varley. His presentation will look at council services and how online communications and social media can be used to service members of the community who have a disability and require access to essential council information.
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