Apple to Bring Live Captions and Other Accessibility Features to iPhone Later This Year
Apple to Bring Live Captions and Other Accessibility Features to iPhone Later This Year
The tech giant unveils new and expanded features for the iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac.
Tech accessibility is lagging. Here's why that needs to change
Tech accessibility is lagging. Here's why that needs to change
People with disabilities are often overlooked in product design, shutting millions out. More companies are recognizing the problem.
This startup wants to use smart homes for eldercare
This startup wants to use smart homes for eldercare
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Accommodations like remote work and captioning on video calls were a step in the right direction. But more can be done to support employees with disabilities going forward.
6 days ago
The tech giant unveils new and expanded features for the iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac.
7 days ago
And the company consolidates its accessibility research into a single, broadly focused facility.
May 10, 2022
Smart glasses from Envision are built on the enterprise edition of Google Glass.
Apr 20, 2022
The film, about a Deaf family with a hearing teen, showcases how sign language can be visual poetry -- as raunchy as a limerick, as sublime as a sonnet.
Mar 28, 2022
The feature is designed to make the Meta-owned app more accessible.
Mar 1, 2022
The company is looking for people to test the app and provide feedback.
Nov 9, 2021
Google adds smoother-sounding voices to its Select-to-speak feature, which lets your laptop read selected text aloud.
Oct 14, 2021
The feature only works for English streams, but the company says it'll expand to more languages in the coming months.
Oct 7, 2021
Susan Bennett, who accidentally became the voice of Apple's revolutionary voice assistant, says the experience showed how critical accessible tech is.
Oct 1, 2021
The new features, called Camera Switches and Project Activate, let users navigate their devices without their hands or voice.
Sep 23, 2021
It's not as high-tech as the Xbox Adaptive Controller, but sometimes low-tech works too.
Sep 22, 2021
The game developer says it hopes to start a trend of making these types of patents freely accessible and popular to use.
Aug 24, 2021