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Opinion: Who Gets to Wear Smart Glasses?

20th August 2026

Written by Laetitia L. Thompson, Digital Access, Training and Inclusion Coordinator at Centre for Accessibility Australia.

My colleague Glenn, Junior Digital Accessibility Analyst, is blind and wears sunglasses regularly, both outside and indoors, because glare…

Google launches AI sign-to-text feature for Deaf users

17th August 2026

Google has launched a new AI-powered feature that translates American Sign Language (ASL) into written English on its latest Pixel smartphones.

Announced by Google DeepMind on August 12, the Sign Language-to-Text (SL2T…

Teen Innovator Develops Low-Cost Assistive Technology.

13th August 2026

After breaking several bones, teenager Mars Zhang started thinking about how technology could help people recovering from injuries. That idea eventually led him to start building his own low-cost robotic arm.

According to Grit…

Talking Accessible Social Media on The Digital Access Show.

6th August 2026

Laetitia Thompson, Digital Access, Training and Inclusion Coordinator at Centre for Accessibility Australia, recently joined Narelle Wright on The Digital Access Show to chat about accessible social media, why it matters and some practical tips…