BY RHIANNON BEVAN, The Gamer
The recent gameplay showcase of Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart was met with praise across the gaming community. With a detailed look at levels, items and gameplay modes, there was a lot to get excited about if you have your eyes on this next gen platformer. Continue reading Gamers With Disabilities Praise Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart’s Accessibility Features
By Steven Aquino, Forbes
In a blog post published Tuesday, TikTok announced auto-captions. The goal is to make the service more accessible to those in the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. “Inclusivity is important because when people feel included, they’re more comfortable expressing themselves and engaging with their community. Continue reading TikTok Makes Videos More Inclusive Of And Accessible To Deaf People With New Auto Captions Feature
According to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report, about 40% of seniors aged 65 years and over suffer from a disability, two-thirds of these people report having difficulties in walking. This only covers the period 2008 to 2012. Continue reading Top 5 Outdoor All Terrain Mobility Scooters for Elderly & Aging Seniors Revealed by Electric Wheelchairs USA
The European Space Agency is diversifying its astronaut pool with its first call for astronauts that is open to candidates with physical disabilities.
Continue reading European Space Agency announces call for ‘parastronauts’ with disabilities
Necessity has long been the mother of invention, but thanks to cutting-edge technology and the power of social media, the leap from inspiration to reality can happen almost overnight. Choi is an amazing athlete. He also suffers from Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosed at age 27 with early-onset symptoms, Choi uses fitness to battle his illness.
Continue reading TikTok Users Rallied to Design a Better Pill Bottle for People With Parkinson’s
By Devin Coldewey of Tech Crunch
Apple has packed an interesting new accessibility feature into the latest beta of iOS: a system that detects the presence of and distance to people in the view of the iPhone’s camera, so blind users can social distance effectively, among many other things. Continue reading iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far away people are
In fall this year, we can expect an array of new emojis coming to our smart devices, including ones that are more inclusive to differing genders. Continue reading How Emojis are Improving Inclusion
With the popularity of the smartphone, many people within the visually impaired community have used the voice dictation feature to write a text message. However, within the last few weeks, Google’s Android makes talk to text the second way that people with visual impairments can communicate. Continue reading New Braille Keyboard Opens Many Doors
The team observed three key themes for accessible technology and the impact of emerging technology on people with disabilities while participating in HR Tech 2019 Continue reading Discussions on Artificial Intelligence Dominate HR Tech 2019
Lately, the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) has met many people across industry and academia who are enthusiastically driving a new wave of (XR) technologies. This community’s commitment to accessible and inclusive XR solutions is essential, and Continue reading Exploring Tangible Pathways for XR Accessibility at the 2019 W3C Workshop
