Affordable digital access of real interest to seniors
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Philip Jenkinson at the MAA stand at the Computer Seniors Conference
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GoDigi National Year of Digital Inclusion Expo
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2016 National Year of Digital Inclusion Expo
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Some replacement Galaxy Note7’s still too hot to handle
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Two Samsung Note7 phones
The phones, which include a lot of useful accessibility features and have been a popular choice in Australia for those people with a disability, were recalled and a replacement program put in place due to multiple cases of exploding batteries and spontaneous combustion. Yet the problems continue.
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USAA’s new banking app allows voice-guided cheque depositing
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This system offers verbal cues to guide a vision impaired customer to be able to properly position a cheque to deposit it. They use commands like ‘push out’, ‘pull in’, ‘move right’, ‘lift device’, ‘hold steady’, ‘image captured’, and more.
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Governments are toughening up on public sector web accessibility
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After receiving the disability discrimination complaint, Alaskan authorities undertook a rigorous investigation and found out that ten other schools, educational groups, and institutions (including the Montana School for the Deaf and blind) also had accessibility issues on their websites.
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Apple wins award for accessibility advances
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The Bray Award is given to a person or business that has improved or expanded the level of accessibility of communication technology or devices for people who are blind or have a vision impairment, therefore allowing greater inclusion for all.
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Curtin University receives grant to investigate the impact of mobile apps on people with a disability
Uber's new accessibility features create job opportunities for Deaf and hearing impaired drivers
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What is Uber?
Uber is an online transportation network that allows consumers with smartphones to submit a trip request which is then routed to Uber drivers who use their own cars.
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Snapchat adds closed captioning support for Discover videos
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