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an adult man in a power wheelchair engaging with a smartphone. He appears focused on the device, which he is holding with his right hand. The setting looks like an indoor environment, possibly a home, with a blurred background that suggests a casual, lived-in space. The man's left hand rests on the wheelchair's control interface, and his posture and expression indicate concentration or communication.

January 25, 2024 0

Speech Accessibility Project Recruiting US And Puerto Rican Adults For Speech Samples

Learn about the Speech Accessibility Project, a collaboration with top tech companies to improve voice recognition for people with speech disabilities. [...]

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October 21, 2023 0

New Google Accessibility Features & Updates Aim To Improve Daily Tasks For People With Disabilities

Google is introducing a range of new accessibility features and updates to improve daily tasks for people [...]

July 22, 2023 0

Advocates for People with Disabilities Want Expansion of Autonomous (Self Driving) Taxi Services

San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, along with other community [...]

Mother teaching her deaf mute daughter to use sign language at home

July 12, 2023 0

Google Empowers Deaf Community Through AI-Powered Sign Language Recognition

Google organized a competition to develop AI technology that can decode sign language in real time, [...]

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May 31, 2023 0

Project Gameface Is Google’s Hands Free Gaming Mouse Designed To Make Gaming More Accessible

Project Gameface is a promising new project by Google that is designed to make gaming more accessible in the [...]

Google Doodle of Mama Cax. Mama Cax is seen in the middle wearing a pink top and a flowing blue dress that is blending into a body of water with waves. The word google is formed using a palm trees, the sun, and a waterfall.

February 12, 2023 0

Google Doodle Celebrates Disability Advocate & Fashion Icon Mama Cax For Black History Month

As part of Black History Month, Google Doodle celebrated Haitian-American model and disability rights [...]

a woman in a wheelchair is smiling. she is wearing a blue hoodie and gray sweatpants. a man to her right is seen embracing her and smiling with her.

October 17, 2022 0

Speech Accessibility Project Aims To Make Voice Recognition Systems More Useful For People With Speech Impairment

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign recently announced the Speech Accessibility Project in [...]

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October 11, 2022 0

Guided Frame Is A New Android Camera Feature That Enables Visually Impaired Users To Take Good Selfies

Google recently announced a new feature on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro that will enable users with visual [...]

A blind person seen using a braille display with his phone

May 30, 2022 0

Android 13 Will Have Out Of The Box Support For Refreshable Braille Displays

Many Braille literate blind and deafblind users use refreshable braille displays with their Android devices [...]

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May 23, 2022 0

Almost One Billion Children And Adults With Disabilities And Older Persons In Need Of Assistive Technology Denied Access, According To New Report

A new report published last week by WHO and UNICEF reveals that more than 2.5 billion people need one or [...]

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