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Talking Flight Monitor Makes Flight Simulation Possible for Users Who are Blind.

Working together with PMDG Simulations, software developers Andy Borka and Jason Fayre, have developed software called Talking Flight Monitor – making flight simulation possible for those who are blind or have low vision.

With their love…

PlayStation Store Adds Accessibility Tags for PS4 and PS5 Games.

More than 50 tags have now become available through the PlayStation Store ensuring gamers with disability are able to search for needed accessibility features that games have, before making purchases. The tags, available for PS5…

Northern Trains Ensuring Services More Accessible over 93 Train Stations

The second largest train operator in the UK, Northern Trains, is currently rolling out a new accessibility initiative with the installation of 230 screens at 93 stations that are newer, brighter and clearer for passengers…

BROK the InvestiGator is a Win for Accessibility Features for Gamers Who Are Blind or With Low Vision.

Collaborating with accessibility consultant, Lirin, independent French game studio, COWCAT Games, have updated their point and click adventure game, BROK the InvestiGator with noteworthy accessibility improvements for players who are blind. With these updates, this…

Exciting Highlights from CSUN, the World’s Largest Assistive Technology Conference.

The California State University, Northbridge Centre of Disabilities (CSUN), once again held its annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference (the CSUN conference), this month in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Marriott. Over 400 sessions highlighted the…

iVote Removed from NSW State Elections, Angering Disability Advocacy Groups.

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 in the local elections in…

Netflix TV Viewers are Now Able to Customise Subtitles and Closed Captions Text.

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 captions. Subscribers can now choose…

The Sims 4 Releases Disability and Transgender Inclusive Updates.

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 the functionality of gameplay, are…

New App Empathic Launched to Help People Who are Non-Verbal to Communicate.

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 records a person’s vocalisations…

Opinion: ChatGPT – Accessibility Advancement or Backward Step?

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 and cons. But what does…