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Google Adds Braille Support to Sheets, Magnifier Tool to Slides and Drawings
January 09, 2018
Google recently announced that the G-Suite team is adding new accessibility features to Google Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Read More
Source: Venture Beat
Passenger Assist App by Transreport UK Provides Personalised Travel Help to Persons with Disabilities
January 09, 2018
Passenger Assist App by Transreport UK has been designed to make travel and tourism-related help personal, specific, timely, accountable, and accessible. Read More
Source: The Sociable
Indian Telecom Regulator TRAI's Views on ICT Solutions for Persons with Disabilities to Be Released by June 2018
January 09, 2018
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will recommend measures to make telecom and broadcasting services more accessible for persons with disabilities by June 2018. Read More
Source: Tele Net
G3ict’s Senior Fellow and Program Director Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan Awarded the NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Award 2017
January 08, 2018
Instituted by the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for the Disabled (NCPEDP), the NCPED-Mindtree Helen Keller awards are awarded to inclusive workplaces. Read More
Source: Civil Society
UAE’s First Talking ATM Launched in Sharjah
January 08, 2018
The UAE’s first ‘talking’ ATM (Automated Teller Machine) for the blind was launched in Sharjah. The new machine features a large Braille keypad in Arabic and English and a voice-assisted interface. Read More
Source: Gulf News
Government of Canada Announces New Accessibility Procurement Initiative
January 06, 2018
The Government of Canada announced a new agile accessibility procurement initiative, in a bid to improve online accessibility for Canadians, including those with disabilities. Read More
Source: Cision
Using Image Descriptions Can Help Make Twitter Accessible to the Blind
January 05, 2018
First introduced in 2016, the image description tool on Twitter, also known as alternative text allows users to add a description of the picture they have added. Read More
Source: Independent
UK Cabinet Office Releases Documents Highlighting it's Position on the Accessibility Act
January 05, 2018
The Government of UK released documents with regards to the accessibility requirements for products and services. Read More
Source: UK Cabinet Office
Samsung’s Experimental C-Lab Projects Include Accessibility Gadgets
January 04, 2018
Samsung's highlights for CES 2018 include two projects highlighting health and accessibility. Read More
Source: Mobile Syrup
Broadway is Becoming More Accessible through Its Partnership with Podcasting Leader Audible
January 03, 2018
A recent partnership between podcast leader Audible and Broadway theaters are helping make Broadway plays more accessible through the medium of audio plays. Read More
Source: Pacific Standard