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Google Announces New Accessibility Features from I/O 2019
Google announced a few new accessibility features that should make smartphones and Google services even easier to use.
Google Lens text-to-speech
While demoing Google Lens for Google Go, the search app for entry-level devices, Google revealed that the app will be able to read any text aloud and even translate it into the user’s native language. The code needed for the feature supposedly measures 100KB, so the feature can be included in very cheap smartphones. Google gave a practical example of what that might mean for people who struggle to read:
Minecraft Update Includes Pandas, UI Screen Reader and a Text-To-Speech System
After being added to Xbox Game Pass, Minecraft fans have more to shout about this month as the game has received it’s long awaiting “Village and Pillage” update.
Nintendo Updates Switch With Accessibility Feature for Visually Impaired Gamers
Nintendo Just rolled out the 8.0 update for the Switch and it’s got a few features gamers have been asking for. Switch owners can now transfer save data between systems, sort the icons on their dashboard, and—most importantly, for gamers with visual impairments—zoom in.
Xbox Game Adds Accessibility Features for Color Blind Gamers
HyperDot has a very simple premise — all players need to do is dodge everything that comes at them.
Textbook Publisher is First to Get Accessibility Certification from Benetech
Textbook publisher Macmillan Learning is the first publisher to gain an ebook accessibility certification from Benetech.
Telegram Update Adds New Accessibility Features and Privacy Improvements
The Division 2 Video Game Adds Accessibility for Gamers with Disabilities
Ubisoft’s The Division 2 is the latest game to tackle accessibility options, launching with an assortment of settings aimed at increasing inclusivity for gamers with disabilities.
How To Install Android Q Beta
Google on Wednesday released the first beta of Android Q, and now you can too.
Crawford Technologies Brings Document Accessibility to #ATIA19
Crawford Technologies, provider of innovative document solutions that streamline, improve and manage customer communications, will be exhibiting and speaking at ATIA 2019, the annual conference of the Assistive Technologies Industries Association, being held January 30 to February 2 at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
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