Written by Matt Packard, Access and Grants Officer at Centre for Accessibility Australia.
Gaming has been part of my life since I was about five years old, when my parents…
Read full story: Opinion: Ubisoft Had the Recipe for a Fully Inclusive Game – Then They Broke It!
A new wearable device is exploring how quieter speech could provide another way for people with disability to control computers and other technology.
Developed by technology company Augmental, VOX is…
Read full story: VOX Explores Quieter Voice Control as an Accessible Input Option
A hands-free device that allows people to control computers and smartphones using their tongue has become publicly available in the United States.
Developed by technology company Augmental, the MouthPad…
Read full story: Tongue-Controlled Device Offers an Alternative to the Mouse and Keyboard
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…
Read full story: Opinion: Who Gets to Wear Smart Glasses?
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…
Read full story: Google launches AI sign-to-text feature for Deaf users
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…
Read full story: Teen Innovator Develops Low-Cost Assistive Technology.
A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) engineering student has used 3-D printing to build a mobility chair for a 2-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, giving her…
Read full story: Engineering Student 3-D Prints Mobility Chair for Toddler with Cerebral Palsy
Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) is heading to Broome this September to deliver a free, practical workshop focused on creating clearer and more accessible digital content.
Thanks to…
Read full story: Free Digital Accessibility Workshop Coming to Broome This September
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…
Read full story: Talking Accessible Social Media on The Digital Access Show.
Long web pages can be difficult to read, particularly when they contain dense blocks of text or require frequent scrolling to find information again. EaseHeading is a free Chrome extension…
Read full story: EaseHeading Chrome Extension Lets Users Pin Webpage Content Before Closing.