Accessibility

Microsoft Highlights the Accessibility Gains in Windows 11

With the Windows 11 drama starting to finally crest, Microsoft has begun sharing more information…

Android Sound Notifications Can Help Those with Hearing Loss

Google announced an interesting Android accessibility feature that provides push notifications when it detects sounds…

Google Updated Voice Typing to Be Smarter, but It’s Malfunctioning

Google added automatic punctuations to its voice typing feature, but it isn't working as expected,…

Google Brings Automatic Captioning System to Pixel 4

The Pixel 4 will debut with Google’s Live Caption feature, bringing automatic captioning to any…

Microsoft Releases “Eyes First” Games

Microsoft today released four games to the Microsoft Store that rely on the eye-tracking technology…

Microsoft Touts Accessibility Improvements in Windows 10 Version 1903

With Windows 10 version 1903 now rolling out to all compatible PCs, Microsoft is touting…

Instagram Is Getting More Accessible

Instagram can now automatically detect what's in a picture for visually impaired users.

New Microsoft Book Documents People-Centric Hacks

Microsoft shares the story behind two of its innovative people-centric hackathon projects in new book.

Microsoft Emphasizes Accessibility Improvements in Windows 10

The next releases of Windows 10 includes improvements to Narrator, Eye Control, and more to…

Eye Control is Coming to Windows 10

Eye Control is Coming to Windows 10

Windows 10 will include eye tracking support via a new feature called Eye Control in…

Microsoft's New iPhone App Helps the Vision Impaired Navigate the Real World

Microsoft’s New iPhone App Helps the Vision Impaired Navigate the Real World

Microsoft's new app for iPhone uses AI (artificial intelligence) to describe the people, text, and…

Microsoft to Add Transcriptions to Game Chats

Microsoft to Add Live Transcriptions to Game Chats

In a win for accessibility, Microsoft revealed today that it will add live game chat…

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