The Chinese phone maker, Honor, will roll out eye tracking technology to its phones from August 27. With this, you will be able to open notifications and apps just by using your eyes.
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Microsoft is planning to launch new Adaptive Accessories on October 25 in select countries. They include a customizable mouse and a hub that can connect buttons, d-pads, and joysticks.
The new tool arrives with the U.S. Disability Voting Rights Week 2022 having kicked off today as well. It is available in all 50 states in the United States, as well as in Washington DC.
Uber will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the ride-hailing service discriminated against customers with disabilities. The company will compensate more than 65,000 passengers.
Xiaomi's "Own My Voice" project, through self-developed speech technology and advanced algorithms, offers a spontaneous style text-to-speech solution for users with speech disorders and diverse needs.
Meta has updated its avatars to be more inclusive of people with certain disabilities. NFL fans can also equip their avatars ready for Super Bowl LVI which is set to take place on February 13.
Mozilla has pushed Firefox 73. While the update isn't huge, it has made life easier for the visually impaired by handling High Contrast Mode better and adding global zoom settings.
Microsoft has announced that Zyrobotics will be the first company to receive monetary grants, AI tools, and more, under its AI for Accessibility program that was announced earlier this year.
Be My Eyes is an app that caters to people who are blind or have low vision. Microsoft will now be offering technical assistance to customers of Be My Eyes via its Disability Answer Desk.
As part of an effort to remove apps that exploit Accessibility services to serve malware, Google has emailed developers to remove their app if it doesn't really help users with the app experience.
Microsoft has offered up a development update on its Narrator features in Windows 8, designed to help users who have physical disabilities work better with a Wndows 8-based PC.
Thanks WishX for emailing us. The Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, announced a joint initiative this week between Technical Aid to the Disabled (TAD) and Microsoft Australia to enable people with disabilities to access...
