Ed Department Offers More Special Education Guidance Amid COVID-19
by Michelle Diament As schools across the nation shutter in response to coronavirus, federal officials are giving educators additional insight...
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Edtech companies offer free tools to colleges affected by COVID-19
Written by Betsy Foresman | EDSCOOP After hundreds of universities cancelled classes last week in response to the spread of...
If it has audio, now it can have captions
By Brian Kemler, Product Manager, Android Accessibility A decade ago, we added automatic captions to videos on YouTube, making online videos...
Adapted for the stage: Glasses that stream captions in real time improve access for hearing impaired
By Howard Shapiro (for WHYY) High-tech is commonplace in the nation’s theaters: projections that enhance scenery or advance a plot;...
Microsoft Releases “Eyes First” Games
By: Thurrott Microsoft today released four games to the Microsoft Store that rely on the eye-tracking technology built into Windows...
Innovative tech allows disabled people to change the TV channel using their eyes
Reprint: AT Today US cable giant Comcast has announced a new feature for its customers that enables people with physical...
We’re All Augmented and That’s Okay
By: Ben Johnston and Luke Trayser (Don Johnston/Learning Tools) Scenario: Let’s say you just went back in time 5,000 years....
Google’s How-to Videos Explain Assistant’s Accessibility Features
Christine Fisher, @cfisherwrites (reprint from engadget) As part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google revealed a series of video tutorials...
World’s First Assistive Mouse Adapter for iPad and iPhone to Make iOS Devices Accessible to All
By AT Today CSS MicroSystems, a German manufacturer of electronic assistive technology, has launched AMAneo BTi, an adapter that can...
Accessibility Tech Has a Lot of Unfinished Business To Get Right
By Abrar Al-Heeti for CNET When Apple’s iPhone was released in 2007, Erin Lauridsen was frustrated. As someone who’s blind, she...
New App Helping People Who Are Visually Impaired to Shop and More
Assistive technology is making it easier for people who are visually impaired to buy groceries, hail rides, and more. For...
Summer travel time is here and… there’s an app for that!
The following are some apps that can help travelers with disabilities smooth the way. Google Maps (iOS and Android) has...
The Xbox Adaptive Controller is Microsoft’s answer to gamers with limited mobility
By Cal Jeffrey (Techspot) Microsoft just announced a new controller for the Xbox One that will bring accessibility to gaming...
Apple’s Everyone Can Code Curriculum Expanding to Schools Serving Blind and Deaf Students
By: Joe Rossignol (MacRumors Newsletter) Apple announced that its Everyone Can Code curriculum is expanding to schools serving deaf, blind,...
Bringing our accessibility awareness game today and every day
By: Jenny Lay-Flurrie – Microsoft Chief Accessibility Officer Today we celebrate the seventh annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day and announce...
