AMAZON is planning a dramatic update for its virtual assistant, Alexa, which will enable the AI to remember important dates and snippets of information you have previously discussed. This is designed to make conversation more natural.
Apps
Open Sesame! Nominated Best Accessibility App for 2018 Google Play Awards
Open Sesame! enables people with disabilities to use smartphones and tablets completely touch-free, the simple-to-use app, designed by a person with disabilities for people with disabilities, enables anyone with an Android device to control their phone or tablet hands free. Open Sesame! tracks head movements through the phone’s front-facing camera and uses advanced computer algorithms to allow users to control a cursor on the screen to make phone calls, post messages on social media, send instant messages, or download and make use of any app on the Play Store without assistance.
Team That Won HealthHack Contest Designed a Map That Aims to Make City More Accessible
Professor at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta, Martin Ferguson-Pell, and his team have developed Click N’ Push – an app that shows just how difficult it can be to get around the city in a wheelchair.
Pinterest Releases Accessibility Features for Blind and Visually Impaired Users
Pinterest is finally making accessibility a priority to people who are blind or have low vision. On Wednesday, it announced steps to ensure that the blind and visually impaired are not left out.
RIT/NTID Has Developed a Museum App for Art Lovers with Disabilities
The app will provide access to art for deaf and hard-of-hearing, and other people with disabilities. It provides content in various forms, including video in American Sign Language, transcripts and audio and visual descriptions.
How to Adjust Text Size and Enable Bold Text on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
On iPhone or iPad:
Launch Settings > Display & Brightness. From there you can tap on the Text Size menu option, and then slide the slider at the bottom to your desired text size.
Eyes-Free Fitness Now Available for iOS
Eyes-Free Fitness is the first app designed to help people who are blind and visually impaired reach their health and fitness goals.
Accessibility Consultant Isn’t Held Back by His Blindness
Austin Seraphin, a 41-year-old accessibility consultant who’s been blind since birth due to a condition called retinopathy of prematurity, is combining Western medicine with herbal remedies to cope with the excruciating pain that his calcifying corneas are causing him.
Visually Impaired Woman Designs a Buggy That Has Technology Used in Self-Driving Cars
Ramona Williams, 34, from Fulham, London, has had her design turned into a physical buggy by students at Imperial College, London. Williams has a series of eye conditions including congenital toxoplasmosis, which has impaired her vision since birth. She says she wouldn’t feel comfortable using a buggy as she would have to hold her cane folded up under her hands on top of the handle bar.
Cloverbit Creates Audio Game for the Blind
Soulbound is an audio game created by Cloverbit and designed primarily for a visually impaired and blind audience.
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