Australian voters who are blind or have low vision have been angered by the decision by the NSW Electoral Commission (NSW EC) to decommission iVote, due to a technical botch…
Read full story: iVote Removed from NSW State Elections, Angering Disability Advocacy Groups.
Finally joining other streaming services, such as Disney+, ParamountPlus and Prime Video, Netflix is giving its television viewers the option to customise the style and size of subtitles and closed…
Read full story: Netflix TV Viewers are Now Able to Customise Subtitles and Closed Captions Text.
In February, EA Games released an update to customise the appearance of their Sims, for players to use for free. These updates, while only visual and do not add to…
Read full story: The Sims 4 Releases Disability and Transgender Inclusive Updates.
SeamlessCare – a digital health start-up – is using AI in a new app called Empathic, which interprets the emotions expressed by people with disability who are non-verbal.
The app…
Read full story: New App Empathic Launched to Help People Who are Non-Verbal to Communicate.
Written by Nicholas Kapirnas, Junior Digital Accessibility Analyst for the Centre of Accessibility Australia.
At the moment, ChatGPT is what everyone is talking about, with heated debate on its pros…
Read full story: Opinion: ChatGPT – Accessibility Advancement or Backward Step?
As technology evolves, and the way we consume our media is changing, more and more people are choosing to watch television shows and movies while utilising subtitles and closed captions…
Read full story: Subtitles and Closed Caption Are Becoming Increasingly Popular Within General Population.
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