Since 2015, when the Denmark-based platform Be My Eyes launched, more than 2 million volunteers have signed up to assist some 120,000 blind and low-vision users, according to the company.
Google’s Duplex AI Technology Rolling Out to More devices
Google is expanding the availability of Duplex, the voice assistant that helps you book restaurant reservations over the phone.
Google Makes iOS More Accessible with Open Source Tool
Google is releasing a new tool called Accessibility Scanner for iOS — that’s designed to make it easier to develop iOS apps that accommodate visually and hearing-impaired users.
Be My Eyes Now Offers Customer Service from Google Disability Support
Be My Eyes, an app that offers visual assistance for people who are blind or have sight loss, now offers live customer support from Google through the Specialized Help platform.
Is Android Q Stealing iPhone Navigation Gestures?
In Android 9 Pie, Google introduced a new navigation system. Naturally, it was compared with Apple’s gestures, introduced in the iPhone X. Android’s version might either be too iPhone-like or not enough. For better or worse, Android Q might change that and by change, we mean making its gestures resemble Apple’s even more closely.
Google Chrome Can Now Help Screen Readers Recognize Images
Google has rolled out a new accessibility feature to the Canary Channel of Chrome in a bid to make screen readers more useful where images are concerned, according to a social media post from the company. The feature allows images that haven’t been marked with a description or other attributes such as ‘alt text’ to be described to users anyway.
How To Install Android Q Beta
Google on Wednesday released the first beta of Android Q, and now you can too.
Lookout is Finally Available for Download, But Was it Worth the Wait?
Google’s Lookout app is finally available for download, but only in the U.S., and only for owners of Pixel devices.
Android Gets FIDO2 certification Making Passwords Obsolete
Just announced, an update to Google Play Services is rolling out now which adds FIDO2 certification to roughly half of all Android devices available today. The update lets you log in to support apps and services with the fingerprint or PIN on your device rather than requiring a password.
This AI Program Can Diagnose Blindness
Dr Ramasamy Kim, head of retina services at an eye hospital in southern India, and his team at the Aravind eye hospital in Madurai have examined about 15,000 images from across the country showing the interior surface of the eyeball, known as the fundus.
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