'Anticipatory #AI Governance within #Gipuzkoa: #ActionResearch for a #DigitalInclusion Strategy in the #BasqueCountry' paper already delivered in #AAG2026
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6433343
Think web accessibility is too expensive? Think again. 🤖
AI is transforming accessibility by automating scans, prioritising issues by severity, and reducing the need for costly manual audits, making compliance faster, smarter, and more affordable.
#webaccessibility #digitalinclusion #accessibilitymatters #a11y #accessibility #accesstive #humanfirstaccessibility #hybridaccessibility
Interesting nvda add-on from Tony Gebhard, Interactive NVDA screen reader training add-on — guided, hands-on lessons built into NVDA
Submitted for addon store review, you can check out the Github repo here,
https://github.com/tonygeb23/nvdaCoach-
Thrilled to share something I've been building: NVDA Coach is now available —
a free, interactive training add-on for the NVDA screen reader. 🎉
As an assistive technology instructor, I've worked with a lot of people who are
just starting out with screen readers. The hardest part isn't finding the right
resource — it's the gap between reading about a command and actually using it.
NVDA Coach closes that gap.
Instead of reading a manual, students practice real NVDA commands step by step,
inside NVDA itself, with spoken instructions and instant feedback.
📚 Version 1.0.0 includes 24 lessons across three chapters:
→ Getting Started — the 10 essential commands every beginner needs
→ Reading and Moving Through Text — character, word, line, and selection navigation
→ Browse Mode and Web Navigation — heading, link, form, and landmark navigation
What makes it different:
✅ Everything happens inside NVDA — no PDFs, no videos, no switching context
✅ Live practice forms for hands-on Tab and control navigation
✅ Practice text embedded directly in the lesson window for reading drills
✅ A practice web page auto-opens for browse mode lessons
✅ Completely free. No account. No internet required after install.
✅ Built for beginners, usable independently or with an instructor
If you work with people who are learning NVDA, or if you're learning yourself,
I'd love for you to try it and share it with anyone who might benefit.
This is a beta release with plenty of room for feedback, comments, and suggestions. Please feel free to flood my email inbox. :)
🔗 Learn more: tonygebhard.me/NVDACoach
📧 Questions or feedback: [email protected]
#NVDA #ScreenReader #AssistiveTechnology #Accessibility #AT #BlindTech
Arabic users matter.
ليش كثير من المنصات ما تدعم Arabic language ولا توفر translation & features للمستخدم العربي؟
We are millions online.
احترام اللغة العربية والثقافة مو خيار… هذا واجب لأي global platform.
#RespectArabic
#SupportArabic
#ArabicUsers
#DigitalInclusion
#ArabUsersMatter
Arabic users matter.
ليش كثير من المنصات ما تدعم Arabic language ولا توفر translation & features للمستخدم العربي؟
We are millions online.
احترام اللغة العربية والثقافة مو خيار… هذا واجب لأي global platform.
#RespectArabic
#SupportArabic
#ArabicUsers
#DigitalInclusion
#ArabUsersMatter
SWANSEA: Digital skills boost for residents in Bonymaen, Clase and Portmead
Faith in Families, which supports children and families facing poverty and crisis, has secured £15,750 from BT to run the new programme.
The funding comes as part of a social value commitment linked to the Swansea Bay City Deal’s ongoing digital infrastructure project.
The money will directly benefit 30 residents in Bonymaen, Clase and Portmead through an eight-week course designed to build practical digital skills and open up pathways into volunteering and employment.
The hands-on training will help participants learn to confidently use laptops, email and online forms, and access essential services like healthcare and benefits.
Laptops will be purchased for participants to use during the programme, with internet support also provided to ensure no one is excluded.
Crucially, the laptops will remain within the community after the programme ends, creating a long-term local resource for families to use for homework, job searching and staying connected.
Natasha Cardone from Faith in Families said the funding would help build confidence in communities facing real barriers to getting online.
“This funding allows us to strengthen digital confidence within communities that face real barriers to access,” she said.
“By combining digital skills with confidence-building and communication, we can support families not only to get online, but to thrive.”
Swansea Council’s Deputy Leader, Cllr Andrea Williams, said the project was a powerful example of investment being directed into the heart of communities.
“By giving people in Bonymaen, Clase and Portmead the confidence, skills and tools to get online, we’re helping to remove long‑standing barriers and opening up new opportunities for learning, connection and support,” she said.
“What makes this initiative so special is that it doesn’t just provide equipment – it builds lasting digital confidence within trusted local spaces, ensuring that families can continue to benefit long after the programme ends.”
#Bonymaen #BT #Charity #Clase #digitalInclusion #FaithInFamilies #Portmead #Swansea #SwanseaBayCityDeal #SwanseaCouncil
The $40 smartphone dream faces reality check as memory costs soar
#DigitalInclusion #SmartphoneAffordability #Africa #MobileInternet #AusNews
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