Forza Motorsport is arriving later this year with all the usual improvements in visual immersion and fidelity you’d expect from the latest Forza. But it’s also going to let players who are blind or have low vision race around tracks by listening for clever audio cues making Forza Motorsport the most accessible Forza title ever created.
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Microsoft coming out with a accessibility assistant for content creators
At this year’s Microsoft Ability Summit, the company has revealed its latest advancements for accessibility and disability inclusion. First, it’s bringing an accessibility assistant to Microsoft 365 (formerly Microsoft Office). The aim is to help people produce content that’s more accessible.
Microsoft Teams launches new accessibility feature
In a Microsoft blog post , Accessibility Architect Chris Sano announced the creation of a “best-in-class experience for the deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) community” on Teams.
Penn State researchers develop new tool for blind or partially sighted computer programmers
The tool, called Grid Editor, serves as a modification to traditional code editors that programmers use to add lines of code when updating features and functions in software. Prior work has focused on making different parts of the coding process more accessible for blind and partially sighted users, such as reading or navigating code. Grid Editor is the first to place emphasis on code editing — an important step in making continuous updates to software, in which programmers edit and update existing code that was previously written by other programmers.
Google Meet launches new accessibility features
Google Meet users will soon find that their space button will now double as a mute toggle in Google Meet’s latest update. Google announced through their own blog that Google Meet would receive a new suite of updates now that the popular video conferencing service has now hit web devices.
Google Workspace is getting new accessibility upgrades
A new accessibility-focused update should help visually impaired users navigate Google Workspace much more easily, the company has revealed.
Slack releases new Accessibility updates
Earlier this month, Slack, published a blog post in which the Salesforce-owned company talked about a new software update promising to make the app more accessible.
Microsoft Edge adds new accessibility features with Narrator
Edge Dev Insiders have a new build that improves the browser’s accessibility. Microsoft Edge Dev recently received an update to version 105.0.1336.2.
Discord launches new accessibility features
Discord has released several accessibility features on desktop, iOS and web, with Android support coming in the future.
Microsoft unveils new accessibility Accessories for PC
Microsoft revealed a brand new line of adaptive accessories at its annual Ability Summit, along with its announcement of the new Inclusive Tech Lab.
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