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Is This The Most Accessible Drone On The Planet? Spoiler: Yes!

Meet the Hover Air X1, the flying selfie camera that's a game-changer for accessibility. Fully autonomous, it captures stunning videos and photo
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I Tried All The AI Glasses (So You Don't Have To)

I compared a bunch of glasses with AI and AI features.Discover More From Me:🛠️ Explore thousands of AI Tools: https://futuretools.io/📰 Weekly Newsletter
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Oko - Accessible Navigation App Wins Prestigious Apple Design Award for Inclusivity | AppleVis

Apple has announced the winners of its 2024 Apple Design Awards, which honor excellence in innovation, ingenuity, and technical achievement in app and game design across seven categories: delight and fun, inclusivity, innovation, interaction, social impact, visuals and graphics, and a new spatial computing category. The winners were chosen from 42 finalists.
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GE Appliances Improves Access for Visually Impaired Consumers

GE Appliances Improves Access for Visually Impaired Consumers | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
For quite some time now, people with vision loss have gained increasing audible access to digital displays and touch screens on electronic devices.  Such advances in accessibility have not yet materialized in most major and
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How to Build an ADA Compliant Website

How to Build an ADA Compliant Website | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
Learn how to work towards achieving website accessibility by creating an ADA compliant website...
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What are alt image tags?

What are alt image tags? | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
Alt tags are not only an SEO ranking factor but a helpful resource for the visually impaired. These tips will guide you through writing alt text for images.
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Accessibility

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Get AI-powered phone, message, video, contact center, and virtual events solutions with RingCentral, the complete cloud communications platform. Let's talk!
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Assistive Technology for Independent Living | Interview with Lifemax UK

Explore how Lifemax UK provides a variety of health and wellbeing products to help people with visual impairments, dementia, and other challenges.

In this episode Luca Rado Co Founder of The Live In Care Company speak with Lifemax UK. Lifemax UK are passionate about providing high-quality, user-friendly assistive technology solutions at reasonable prices.

In this video, you will learn about:

- Different assistive technology products available, like talking watches and sensor mats
- How these products can help people maintain control and autonomy in their daily lives
- Examples of how Lifemax UK products benefit both users and caregivers
- Where to find Lifemax UK products


0:25 What products do Lifemax UK sell?
1:23 How do your products benefit your community?
2:31 Who purchases Lifemax UK products?
3:20 How do you decide upon new products?
4:17 Do you have any innovative new products coming up?
5:30 Talking watch range supporting autonomy
7:16 What is next for Lifemax UK?

#assistivetechnology #healthandwellbeing #independentliving


Are you worried about a loved one? Find out more 👉🏽 https://www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk/

Lifemax UK 👉🏽www.lifemaxuk.co.uk
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Is Amazon Charging For Alexa AI Features?

Is Amazon Charging For Alexa AI Features? | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
Is Amazon charging for Alexa AI features? Discover Amazon's plans for Remarkable Alexa with advanced generative AI and a potential tiered service model.
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The Role of Text-to-Speech in Modern Classrooms

The Role of Text-to-Speech in Modern Classrooms | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
Here's how text-to-speech educational technology empowers students by providing a multisensory learning environment to access information and solidify understanding.
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Hands-Free Car Innovations : British Deaf Association

Hands-Free Car Innovations : British Deaf Association | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
British Deaf Association - Ford UK partnered with the British Deaf Association to demonstrate how the new hands-free assisted driving technology can help the deaf community, ...
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There is no excuse to not start improving accessibility

In my three years of working on accessibility as a front-end developer I have heard quite a few... Tagged with a11y.
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How to use the Orca screen reader in Linux

How to use the Orca screen reader in Linux | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
If you need assistance reading content on your computer or laptop screen, Linux has a tool that can help.
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🔍 Discover The New Be My Eyes App For Windows! 🔍

Join Sam from The Blind Life as he explores the latest Be My Eyes app for Windows, featuring the powerful Be My AI. Learn how to install, use its tools, an
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How Remote Microphones Help Hearing Aid Users Cut Through the Noise

How Remote Microphones Help Hearing Aid Users Cut Through the Noise | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
Hearing aids have proven to be an effective solution in addressing the challenges of sensorineural hearing loss, effectively mitigating issues related to reduced sound sensitivity. However, sensorineural hearing loss is also accompanied by the reduction of frequency (distinguishing between different tones) and temporal (detection of sudden changes of sound in a short time) resolution, which can result in difficulties wit
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The quest to craft the perfect artificial eye, through the ages

The quest to craft the perfect artificial eye, through the ages | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
How the process of making prosthetic eyes has—and hasn’t—changed in nearly a century.
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Ambulance service uses BSL app to help deaf patients in an emergency

Ambulance service uses BSL app to help deaf patients in an emergency | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
The NHS North East Ambulance Service is launching a new BSL Relay Service to help ambulance crews care for deaf and BSL users.
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How to Test Website Accessibility: 8 Tools to Use

How to Test Website Accessibility: 8 Tools to Use | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
How do you know if your website is accessible to those with disabilities? Read on to learn how to test your website’s accessibility with leading tools.
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Voice Technology and App Development: Creating More Accessible and Intuitive User Interfaces

Voice Technology and App Development: Creating More Accessible and Intuitive User Interfaces | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
Voice technology is all about making devices and applications listen and communicate with users.Many people wish that they could just speak to their devices...
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Monday Tech Tip: Contrast Enhancing Filter Glasses - Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads

During the 2024 ATIA Conference, Tim Gels from Eschenbach showed us contrast enhancing filter glasses. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/iWePhy6IzG4 Click here to learn more about Eschenbach contrast enhancing filter glasses.
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Blind tech Assistive technology Accessibility Gadgets for the blind Software for the blind Apps for

Welcome to Blind Tech 25, your one-stop destination for all things related to assistive technology, accessibility, and gadgets tailored to the blind community. Our channel is dedicated to empowering individuals with visual impairments through technology, education, and entertainment. be a part of the blind tech revolution! 

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Cybersecurity 101: Special Disability Concerns – BridgingApps

We’ve all heard of the digital world being used as a tool for crimes: romance scams, fake emergencies, ransomware, and stalking, to name just a few. While anyone can be a victim, disabled users have special concerns: More personal health information on record. Communication problems that make it harder to share concerns. Difficulty recognizing dishonesty in others (a particular problem for autistic people and others with impaired executive-function skills). 

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Designing Accessible AI and Data Science Solutions

Designing Accessible AI and Data Science Solutions | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
Learn designing accessible AI and designing accessible data science solutions to empower users of all abilities with artificial intelligence.
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Making E-learning Accessible in 2024—The Future of Education

The digital age has ushered an era of e-learning platforms with unprecedented growth, redefining the way learning is approached today.Web accessibility has...
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Empowering navigation for the visually impaired through Augmented Reality

Empowering navigation for the visually impaired through Augmented Reality | Access and Inclusion Through Technology | Scoop.it
Vision loss and visual impairment have long been a significant concern for human well-being amid an increasingly aging population. In a collaborative effort by researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) ...
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