Microsoft plans to bring a number of new features for users with visual impairment to Windows 10, the company announced in a blog post earlier today. Chief among the updates, which are due out with the next version of the desktop software, are additions to the Ease of Access setting panel. The updated page will […]
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Google adds a wheelchair-accessible option for transit maps
Google Maps has a pretty solid set of data for taking transit from here to there, but anyone with a physical disability knows it isn’t quite that simple. Some stations may be wheelchair-unfriendly, have out-of-service elevators, that kind of thing. A new update to the service adds an option for you to specify a wheelchair-accessible route — though that’s just a start on what’s really needed.
View More Google adds a wheelchair-accessible option for transit mapsAirbnb makes service more accessible to people with disabilities
Airbnb has made some changes to its platform in order to make it easier for people with disabilities to find accommodations that suit their needs. The 21 new accessibility filters Airbnb has added enable people to find homes and apartments that have step-free entry to rooms, entryways wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair, elevators, roll-in […]
View More Airbnb makes service more accessible to people with disabilitiesThe BecDot is a toy that helps teach vision-impaired kids to read braille
Learning braille is a skill that, like most, is best learned at an early age by those who need it. But toddlers with vision impairment often have few or no options to do so, leaving them behind their peers academically and socially. Becdot is a t…
View More The BecDot is a toy that helps teach vision-impaired kids to read brailleThis shapeshifting wheelchair helps users move while standing up
Laddroller is an innovative mobility device that has four wheels and can transition between sitting and standing positions. Read more…More about Startup, Innovation, Greece, Accessibility, and Accessible Technology
View More This shapeshifting wheelchair helps users move while standing upAirbnb buys ‘Airbnb for disabled people’ startup Accomable in accessibility upgrade
Airbnb, the accommodation and travel startup that is now valued at $31 billion, is today announcing an acquisition that points to how it wants to address the travel needs of more kinds of customers. It has bought Accomable, a startup based out of…
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