Meet Ally, the AI assistant helping Jay, an executive analyst who is blind, work with confidence and independence.

Read Jay’s story: 🔗 https://www.letsenvision.com/blog/ally-big-wins

#AllyEverywhere #LetsEnvision #PerceivePossibility #Accessibily #AI #AssistiveTechnology #Wearable #AI4Good #LowVisionAwareness #LowVision
https://www.letsenvision.com/blog/ally-big-wins

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Has anyone with accessibility/adaptive communication needs on here ever tried Rhino Linux
https://rhinolinux.org/

I'm looking for a successor to my MATE+Hacks galore set up. Need a quick rundown of Goods/Bads/Uglies

If any of the Rhino Linux Devs are on here. Do you at least have espeak in the default package set at install. Could you put it in if not

Thanks

#Disability #accessibily #linux

Apple is adding a Vehicle Motion #accessibily option in iOS 18 that will give you visual cues for the motion of the car to prevent car sickness

As someone who has largely found it impossible to use a phone in the car, this is great

A real game changer for the passenger princess community

Full Article here:

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-including-eye-tracking/

@sachac I haven't seen the videos, but I want to say thank your for those who make captions. I'm deaf.

#accessibily

'Like they forgot people in wheelchairs exist': Swifties call out disabled accommodations at Paycor Stadium

A paralyzed #veteran needs his #wheelchair to travel. While he got tickets to Taylor Swift's concert at Cincinnati's #PaycorStadium, his wheelchair isn't allowed because people without paid ADA seats cannot bring mobility aids into the venue.

#ADA #Disabled #Disability #TaylorSwift #Swifites #TaylorSwiftTour #Cincinnati #Ohio #accessibily #CivilRights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDunTrjHrMs

Does designing my cyberdeck to use a semi-direct neural interface count at #accessibily ?

#vros

New #US federal “Dear Colleague Letter” drops about the legal mandate of #accessibily in higher ed: “Online accessibility for people with disabilities cannot be an afterthought. The Justice Department and Department of Education will use the #ADA and Section 504 as tools to ensure that members of the #disability community are able to fully participate in every #education program.” #law #CivilRights

https://www.justice.gov/crt/case/dear-colleague-letter-online-accessibility-postsecondary-institutions

Does anyone know any great self-pace #courses on #accessibily for #frontend and #web development? I'd like to get better at it, especially in light of upcoming regulations in the #EU.

#webdev #a11y