Starbucks Corp. is partnering with a technology company to make it easier for customers with vision problems to shop its stores.
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Apple’s iOS 14 Releases New Accessibility Feature That Alerts Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Users
At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced that iOS 14 will have a new accessibility feature that can alert deaf and hard-of-hearing users to 14 different sounds.
This App Helps Deaf, Blind People Access TV Programming and Emergency Alerts
The DiCapta Foundation, an organization that’s part of the University of Central Florida’s Incubator, created an app to help the blind-deaf community tune into television.
Building Raspberry Pi Smart Guitar for Blind, Deaf and Mute Musicians
Building a Raspberry Pi-based accessible Smart Guitar
The device, which is based around a Raspberry Pi, is called the Chord Assist, created by Joe Birch, an Android Engineer and Google Developer Expert for Android.
Apple TV+ Will Be Optimized for the Blind, Partially Sighted, Deaf, and Hard-of-Hearing on November 1
Apple TV+ will make it easier for those who are visually and hearing impaired to enjoy their original content in more than 100 countries and regions starting November 1.
Students Develop Practikality App for Deaf, Blind and Non Verbal People to Communicate
Developed by students, Padam Chopra, Keshav Maheshwari and Aryaman Agrawal, from Amity International, New Delhi, the ‘Practikality’ app aims to empower people with disabilities.
LG Provides 15,000 TVs for People Who Are Blind and Deaf for Free
LG Electronics announced that they will supply 15,000 TVs for people with hearing or visual impairments by the end of 2018. The company won an order from the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) and the Community Media Foundation.
Smart Glove Enables the Deaf to Talk with People Who Don’t Know Sign Language
BrightSign is a smart glove that enables nonverbal people to communicate with others who cannot understand sign language.
Amazon’s Echo Show Makes Alexa More accessible to the Deaf and Speech-Impaired
Amazon has new features for deaf and speech-impaired users. It’s called “Tap to Alexa,” and it lets owners of the Echo Show touchscreen smart speaker tap on the screen to access customizable shortcuts to common Alexa tricks, including weather, news headlines, timers and more. Users can rearrange those shortcuts or exchange them for other shortcuts. There’s also a new keyboard icon that you can select, and you’ll be able to type out a specific Alexa command with no need to talk.
Festival Strives to be More Accessible
The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival is making efforts to be more accessible this year .
A spokesperson for the annual festival says organizers and staff want performers and audience members alike to be able to access as much of the content as possible.
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