Accessibility meets libraries in the digital era
With the help of both optical character recognition software and volunteers, Bookshare, an online digital library dedicated solely to people with specific needs, is now the largest provider in their field. Admittedly, Bookshare moves towards different objectives than those of…
New braille typing keyboard to increase accessibility of smartphones
A one-handed braille typing keyboard was launched last week by the Qatar Computing Research Insitute (QCRI). Called BrailleEasy, it is iOS compatible and transforms the two hand typing system into a one-handed one, intensifying the ease of use for touch…
Australia’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Australian government agencies have been required to provide information and services in a non-discriminatory accessible manner since the early nineties (Disability Discrimination Act 1992) and, in 1999, the first regulations involving web content, WCAG 1.0, were published. Since 2008 the…
ONCE Foundation and the European Social Fund join forces to help digitally train persons with disabilities
Last week, ONCE Foundation1’s body responsible for training and employment of people with disabilities, FSC Inserta, hosted free-of-charge courses in different regions of Spain to train people in digital literacy and prepare them for the labour market, making sure they…
Accessible technology helps overcome transportation obstacles
“I feel absolutely amazed and grateful to Uber and to this unique experience. (…) What a pair! A blind person and a deaf person doing business.” Emrah, Chicago. (Uber Newsroom) Uber is capitalizing on its technology based business model to…
