Twitter has announced that its testing new accessibility features to make alt text descriptions significantly more useful and prominent for everyone on the platform. With the change, images that have descriptions will be given a badge that says “alt,” and clicking on that badge will show the description.
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Sault Transit partners with CNIB to implement accessibility app
A new app is now available in Sault Ste. Marie to help people who are blind or have vision loss navigate the transit system.
Amazon teams up to make basic healthcare more accessible with new telehealth feature
Amazon and Teladoc Health have teamed up to make telemedicine available on some Alexa devices.
GoodMaps providing accessible indoor navigation at CSUN 2022
GoodMaps will be providing accessible indoor navigation in the Anaheim Marriott for the CSUN conference, March 15-18!
Exhibits open to registered attendees at 4 PM on Tuesday the 15th and open to the public Wednesday 16th – Friday the 18th. Navigate the conference using GoodMaps Explore on IOS or Android. This is a golden opportunity to see if indoor navigation is something you would like to have in a building or transit facility near you. GoodMaps works with a variety of building types including corporate offices, museums, stadiums, hospitals, universities, and more.
New app helps identify accessibility barriers at public sites
A new mobile application could be the secret to fixing accessibility problems in publicly funded institutions, according to the Laval disability rights group ROPPHL.
Edmonton Airport adds accessibility services for passengers
Edmonton International Airport (EIA) has teamed up with Aira, an online service that provides live, real-time assistance to people with visual impairments. EIA is now part of the Aira Airport Network and a designated facility within the Aira online app for users. When a passenger who is visually impaired arrives at EIA they can use this app to call up a live agent who will guide them through the airport by using the camera in a smartphone. The agent can assist in reading information for passengers as well as navigation through the airport and even support safety by encouraging physical distancing from other people where possible. The agent and Aira now have detailed information and maps of EIA, including the ability to determine where a user is inside the airport to help guide them. According to the Canadian Council for the Blind and results in its 2021 report, there are approximately 124,000 Albertans who have mild to severe vision loss.
Look to Speak’ accessibility app now works in 17 more languages
Google has added a further 17 languages to the “Look to Speak” accessibility app.
Clubhouse now has live captions on iOS
Clubhouse announced recently that closed captioning is now rolling out for iOS. This essential accessibility feature has been long missed from the live audio app. Without these live transcriptions, which were already the norm for competitors like Twitter Spaces, Clubhouse had rendered itself unusable to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Now, Clubhouse can reach a broader audience.
Airbnb updates accessibility features for its accommodations
Airbnb has updated its search filters and accessibility review process with the goal of making it easier for people with disabilities to find accommodations on its platform, the company announced in a blog post.
City transit improves accessibility by using new app
City transit improves accessibility by using new app
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