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Higher Education For All: WA Universities Collaborate with CFA Australia to Support Students with Disability

Five of Western Australia’s top universities are supporting a new research project designed by CFA Australia to improve digital accessibility standards for students with disability.

The Higher Education for…
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Twitter launches improved alternative text tools

Twitter has released a new feature to improve alt text visibility on its platform. The feature focuses on the ability for users to view alt text without a screen reader…
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Intel and GoodMaps improve indoor navigation for blind and low vision users

Intel, through its Responsible, Inclusive, Sustainable, and Enabled (RISE) Initiative has recently announced a collaboration with GoodMaps to improve indoor navigation for people who are blind or have low vision…
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CES 2022: a great variety of innovative accessible products

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world’s largest consumer technology exhibition and showcases the products likely to appear in our shops in the coming months. Here at CFA…
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Twitter rolls out auto-captions for voice tweets on iPhone, iPad

Twitter, the popular social media tool that allows users to post short online messages, has announced that tweets that are based on voice can also be viewed as text. This…
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Windows 11 introduces voice typing and opens the door for Android accessibility features

Microsoft has announced the upcoming release of its new Windows 11 operating system which includes some new accessibility features such as voice typing and an improved on-screen keyboard. However…
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CFA Australia wins WA government grant to address digital access for students with disability

Centre For Accessibility Australia has been successful in the current funding round of the Western Australian government Debarment of Communities Advocacy funding to support students with disability in the tertiary…
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Google expands Maps functionality to support wheelchair users and other disability groups

Google has started rolling out updates to its Maps app to better support information needed by wheelchair users and to provide additional support to disability groups that may find it…
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Apple rolls out new accessibility features on its mobile devices

Apple has begun rolling out its latest round of accessibility updates for people with mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive disabilities that were originally announced in May 2021 for the iPhone…
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W3C WAI publishes Note on real-time communication accessibility requirements

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has published a Working Group Note; Real-Time Communication Accessibility User Requirements (RAUR).

Real-time communication (RTC) provides real-time…
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