The K9 E-Mail application is an adaptation of the existing client, allowing Android’s speech software, Google Talkback, to access the content to assist people who are blind or vision impaired.
Details about the various accessibility features of Google Android can be found in the digital technology of the Media Access Australia website.
The award categories are based upon the four main themes of the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum. This year’s categories include best openness initiative, best diversity initiative and best access initiative. In 2009, Deaf Society of NSW won the Best Access Initiative for their website.
This is a response to a settlement made by four universities which agreed not to purchase, require or recommend any eBook that does not provide this access.
As eBook technology becomes more commonplace in education and social activity, government and educational bodies are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of technology that supports people with disabilities.
ChromeViz is a Google extension that allows users to select text on a webpage which is then shown in large font in a box (called a lens) on top of the webpage content; see example below.
Instead of the standard zoom feature that increases the size of all the text on a page, ChromeViz displays the selected text in a separate box, leaving the original webpage unaltered.
