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ABC launches new disability website

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In celebration of the International Day of People with a Disability, the ABC has launched a new portal, Ramp Up, to encourage online discussions and debates about issues people with disabilities face.

Ramp Up’s editor, Stella Young, draws attention to the number of Australians living with a disability, saying, “Disabilities bring challenges and amazing opportunities and Ramp Up will be the place to bring this rich, multi-layered community to life.”

She foresees a site full of essential content. “Ramp Up will feature columns from a wide range of people with disabilities that will entertain, inspire, delight and provoke.”

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Canadian federal government ordered to make websites accessible to the blind

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Justice Michael Kelen of the Canadian Federal Court has ordered all government websites in Ottawa, Canada to become accessible for blind and vision impaired users within the next 15 months.

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YouTube's automated caption service improves

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As voice recognition technology advances so do the opportunities for making content accessible. On the anniversary of YouTube’s automated caption service, which allows users to send a YouTube clip to be automatically captioned before uploading it to their own channel, Google has announced improvements to the quality of the service.

Since YouTube’s automated caption service began:

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