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Apple iOS 6 accessibility

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The release of iOS 6, the latest version of Apple's operating system for mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad, has come with new features that improve accessibility.

There are a number of new features that have been introduced by the iOS software update. These include:


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Audiobook encourages blind and vision impaired seniors to get online

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In July, Media Access Australia, in partnership with Council on The Ageing Western Australia (COTA WA) and funded by the nib foundation, released a kit to assist seniors with disabilities participate online. This has now been provided as an audio book, catering specifically to the needs of those who are blind or vision impaired.

The Helping seniors with disabilities get online kit has been distributed to COTA WA member organisations across the state. The resource equips organisations with the knowledge to run workshops for older people who have a disability or may be experiencing a decrease in sight, hearing or mobility.


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Accessibility you can bank on

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A bank in Switzerland, Credit Suisse, is calling itself “the barrier-free bank” as it launches its accessibility initiative for the fifth year running. Showcasing its services for those with impaired hearing, vision or mobility, as well as the elderly, the campaign aims to increase awareness amongst customers and staff.

Services offered by the bank include wheelchair access at some branches, sign language interpretation and talking ATMs for the blind and vision impaired. These ATMs are activated once a customer plugs in headphones into an output identified by a tactile sign.  More than 400 talking ATMs have been installed across branches in Switzerland since July 2008. 


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Alligator clips make for accessible gaming

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Two graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who live by the belief that ‘everyone is an inventor’ have come up with an invention kit that will potentially make different technologies accessible to people with a disability.

The invention kit, called MaKey MaKey, is a circuit board that can be attached to different objects through alligator clips, turning anything into a keyboard or touch pad. Posted on crowd funding website Kickstarter, MaKey MaKey can be used to create customised keyboards to surf the web, type or play games.

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