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https://www.helenkeller.org/7-common-accessibility-errors-on-websites-and-how-to-fix-them/ Learn about the most common accessibility errors on websites and how to improve them to build better website pages or call out issues on existing websites. By Aliana Manteria, Megan Dausch (Accessibility Specialist), Matthew Salaverry, and Tara Brown-Ogilvie (Accessibility Specialist) | May 18, 2023 Accessibility affects everyone: individuals who are DeafBlind, people with combinedContinue reading

AI & Accessibility

Insights: AI and Accessibility Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to change how we work, socialize, shop, and access critical services like healthcare. Growth in AI is happening exponentially, and it’s faster than most of us can keep up with. It’s exciting and scary at the same time, but especially scary for some. The speed ofContinue reading “AI & Accessibility”

25 Smartphone Accessibility Settings You Need to Know About These accessibility settings will change the way you use your phone, whether you have a disability or simply want to make your life easier. We rely on our smartphones for just about everything, but most of us know only a fraction of what they can do.Continue reading

AI? Artificial Intelligence? Accessible Intelligence!

AI? Artificial Intelligence? Accessible Intelligence! What We Can Look Forward To in the New AI World The Journey For the uninitiated, the concept of AI could seem new, but I can remember learning the term in the late 1980s when I took a course in LISP. LISP is a computer language originally developed over sixtyContinue reading “AI? Artificial Intelligence? Accessible Intelligence!”

https://www.makeuseof.com/online-directories-of-ai-tools-search-app/ 6 Online Directories of AI Tools to Discover or Search for the Best AI App Published 2 hours ago These free directories list all the AI tools available online, so you can browse or search for them quickly and easily. It seems like every other day we see new apps that use artificial intelligenceContinue reading

New to Being Blind: How Lenovo’s Accessibility Features Help Overcome Vision Loss

Lenovo’s Product Diversity Office was formed in 2020 to ensure that Lenovo’s emerging technologies work for people of all backgrounds and abilities. While the team works to eliminate bias, they also look for improvements that provide a competitive user experience for people with disabilities. — Read on finance.yahoo.com/news/being-blind-lenovo-accessibility-features-161500505.html

A Beginner’s Guide to Accessibility Tools on Windows The Windows Accessibility tools help people with a variety of disabilities every day. Here’s a quick overview of all the tools. Microsoft has been at the forefront of accessibility and first took steps to address it in 1990 with Windows 3.0. Now with Windows 11, they’ve rampedContinue reading

https://groups.io/g/office-accessibility/topic/99025717 Getting back to Outlook Classic User Interface if you’re in the Inaccessible New Outlook User Interface (AKA Outlook Preview or Outlook PRE) To change back to the Outlook Classic user interface from the New Outlook user interface: Note: The New Outlook interface is NOT accessible and most of the keyboard shortcuts you are accustomedContinue reading

Behind Apple’s new voice cloning feature ↦ Fast Company’s Harry McCracken talked to some of the team behind Apple’s new Personal Voice accessibility feature about its development as well as some more fine details: When it came to enabling third-party apps to speak via Personal Voice, Apple put privacy measures in place similar to thoseContinue reading

https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/social-media-etiquette-for-accessibility Social media etiquette for accessibility Liking someone’s Instagram post from 2017? Posting TV spoilers? Backseat gaming? All big no-no’s when it comes to social media etiquette, but what about not making your posts accessible in the first place? Online accessibility means that everyone can join in the discourse, the memes, and much more. It’sContinue reading