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Computers, even smartphones, thanks to smart software and thoughtful design are accessible to many people with a diverse set of disabilities. Even not being able to see won't prevent you from using a computer. The web though is another matter. And a computer without the web is pretty useless these days.Google is... |
8 October 2011
06:45 GMT |
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Google has announced a number of accessibility improvements for Google Docs and Sites as well as for Google Calendar. These improvements include support for several screen readers as well as more comprehensive keyboard shortcut support. Overall, the improvements should make the products easier to see for the visually... |
15 September 2011
13:21 GMT |
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Io Interactive, the developer, has announced that it will aim to make its recently announced Hitman: Absolution video game both accessible to a wider gaming audience and hardcore enough to satisfy the expectations of long-term fans of the franchise.
Tore Blystad, who is the game director working on Hitman: Absolut... |
30 May 2011
17:41 GMT |
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One area that is seeing some focus at Google lately is accessibility. Most desktop operating system have decent accessibility software and features built-in and you can get powerful software to help all users get through their daily work. On the web though, things are much worse. Of course, getting all of the web to ... |
20 May 2011
08:50 GMT |
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With 15% to as much as 20% of the population in every country worldwide affected by some form of disability (according to the United Nations Convention on Persons with Disabilities), making technology as accessible as possible should be regarded as one of the priorities of the development process. Starting today, de... |
17 March 2011
11:36 GMT |
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BioWare has stated that it has purposely aimed to lower the barrier of entry for players who are interested in Dragon Age 2, in order to make sure that even those gamers who could not learn the mechanics of the first in the series could play and enjoy it.Speaking to Destructoid after the demo for Dragon Age 2 was rel... |
25 February 2011
06:36 GMT |
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Since iOS 3.0, iPhones and iPod touches support VoiceOver, a solution developed by Apple to help users with visual impairments. The UI Accessibility programming interface introduced by Apple in iOS 3.0 helps developers make their applications accessible to VoiceOver users. Apple is now encouraging developers to make ... |
10 December 2010
08:46 GMT |
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The Google Chrome extensions gallery is growing steadily and with more than 5,000 extensions to choose from, most people are going to find something interesting and useful. Google is now introducing a new extensions category designed specifically for those who have trouble navigating the regular web. The Accessibilit... |
1 July 2010
06:25 GMT |
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Windows PowerShell 2.0 is not the only Windows 7 default component that Microsoft has backported to older releases of the Windows operating system. Case in point: the Windows 7 RTM and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM UI Accessibility Tools and Automations which were offered to developers at the end of October 2009. A week... |
14 January 2010
03:04 GMT |
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AbleGamers, a videogaming site that aims to cater to those gamers who are playing with a disability, has awarded its Mainstream Accessibility Award for 2009 to the PC version of Dragon Age: Origins, the role playing experience developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts, released late in the year.Dragon Age... |
6 January 2010
14:51 GMT |
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Windows 7 is not the only software product benefiting from a strong focus on accessibility, as far as Microsoft is concerned. The next iteration of Internet Explorer will bring to the table both graphical user interface and platform enhancements designed to make IE8 the most accessible browser on the market, accordin... |
12 December 2008
06:49 GMT |
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US mobile users with hearing disabilities have now the chance to buy an iPhone 3G and get the best out of it, as AT&T has just announced the availability of its Text Accessibility Plan (also known as TAP) for Apple's new handset. For $50 per month, users will get the following: - unlimited nationwide text (SMS... |
30 July 2008
12:35 GMT |
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Microsoft's sinuous relationship with open source continues with the release of new user interface tools designed for accessibility testing. While the Redmond company is careful to stay clear of open source with its proprietary software products such as Windows and Office, in parallel, it is also building and de... |
14 March 2008
07:03 GMT |
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Microsoft is about to make good on a 2007 promise to make available a collection of developer tools designed to enable the creation of products that will boost technology accessibility for users with disabilities. Back on November 7, 2007, the Redmond company and Novell were celebrating the first anniversary of their... |
17 January 2008
06:37 GMT |
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Microsoft is an integer part of a collaborative effort designed to kick accessibility, interoperability and innovation up a notch. Alongside the Redmond company are Adobe, BayFirst Solutions, Novell, HP, Claro Software, Dolphin Computer Access, GW Micro, HiSoftware, Madentec, Texthelp Systems and QualiLife. The Acces... |
10 December 2007
10:29 GMT |
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Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease with no treatment available at this point in time although it affects some 400,000 people in the United States alone. Microsoft is part of the MS Technology Collaborative alliance, together with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) and Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceut... |
29 October 2007
08:13 GMT |
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