Microsoft has a history of taking accessibility options seriously for gaming controllers, and that trend continues with downloadable thumbstick toppers for Xbox controllers. Being straight from the source, the 3D …read more

The right of disabled people to live in our own communities is being taken apart. Not in one place, and not by one ruling. On both sides of the Atlantic — through courts, through budgets, through quiet rule changes that never make the news — the systems that let disabled people stay in our homes are being pulled down at the same time. This is not a series of accidents. It is a direction.

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Lots of us have– thanks to repetative stress injuries– developed mobility issues that we have to work around when using computers. Maybe it’s a trackball instead of a mouse, or …read more

A high-level compilation of various digital accessibility technologies and systems used by people with disabilities to facilitate computer use. Covering both output and input methods, from widely known technologies such as screen readers to lesser-known tools such as sip-and-puff devices.

Community language documenters and archivists have long been recording and preserving their community’s knowledge in audio and video. However, the tools for subtitling, describing, and managing media require expensive infrastructure. Since
2024, we have been
identifying such
technological barriers. Based on the learning, we at OpenSpeaks have also developed a set of tools.

We invite you to…

Explore our update on GitHub’s accessibility strategy, and learn how you can join us in building a culture of accessibility.

The post Building GitHub’s next chapter in accessibility appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

The data supports the idea that viewers are increasingly selecting subtitles for reasons other than traditional accessibility needs

The post Survey: Younger ‘subtitle-natives’ lead the way as 4 in 5 UK viewers choose subtitles appeared first on TVBEurope.

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RIMOWA’s 2026 Prize Went to a Bracelet That Speaks Sign Language

The RIMOWA Design Prize doesn’t always produce furniture, and that’s precisely why I pay attention to it every year. The luggage brand’s annual student design...

The Cape Town theatre complex celebrates its 55th anniversary by reflecting on transformation, accessibility and the evolving role of public cultural institutions

Learn about the experimental general-purpose accessibility agent that GitHub is piloting.

The post Building a general-purpose accessibility agent—and what we learned in the process appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Transport for London has enlisted Tracey Emin to front a new series of station announcements as part of its annual Priority Seating Week

Week 19 was a week of architecture and surface — simultaneously. We built series infrastructure that gives the site a new navigational logic, and we rewrote page after page to do the argumentative work they always promised. Series pages. Landing pages. Section intros. Bridge paragraphs. The site now has five named series, a hub to find them, and a homepage that says so. Underneath all of that: a…

Can’t hear what they’re saying? Now you can turn on the subtitles for real-life conversations.

Por Constança Lacerda Camargo, Elisa da Costa Siqueira, Gabriela Costanaro Gonçalves, Gabriella Melyssa Rufo Freitas e Kamila Anne Carvalho da Silva As cidades brasileiras têm sido construídas a partir das necessidades e desejos dos grupos dominantes. Esses grupos têm raça, gênero e classe, e quanto mais distante do enquadramento social dominante, mais hostil e desafiadora é […]

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If you can’t make it to the Bay Area/haven’t been invited to the campus during the Worldwide Developer Conference this June, you can still get together with your local Mac geeks, meet up, and enjoy the event. Apple has published a list of 28 conference-adjacent and community-hosted events around the world during the week-long event, […]

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A comprehensive guide covering accessibility standards, regulatory requirements, and solutions for enterprise accessibility best practices.

As reported in January, the American Philosophical Association (APA) recently began—and halted—an experiment with making one of its three divisional meetings each year a wholly-online conference. The experiment with online meetings was prompted largely by a campaign by Philosophers for Sustainability. The Central Division conference in 2025 was held online. This year, the Pacific Division meeting…

The Daily sat down with all six class president slates to learn more about their policies and their campaign.

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Choosing the right difficulty level shouldn't be a judgement on your self-worth

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I wish my townsmen to consider that, no matter whatever the human law may be, a government which deliberately enacts injustice and persists in it will become the laughingstock of the world. I say break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the

today iain learned: How to build better and more accessible code blocks with the Astro Expressive Code integration

Accessibility overlays are poor solutions to accessibility issues and in the majority of cases, inflict more problems than they solve. They don't provide legal protection and overall harm the usability of websites. They should not be used and must be avoided, with focus instead being placed on addressing the core problems.

The complaint accused Stanford’s National Board Resource Center (NBRC) of violating Title VI.

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Monday was a day of copious software updates as Apple released iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, the latest versions of its mobile operating systems. The updates offer the following fixes, changes, and new features: As usual, the updates can be located, downloaded, and installed on eligible iPhones and iPads by going to Settings > General […]

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If you’re curious as to what changes to expect with the release of Apple’s iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates, Apple may have just disclosed them. The company, which distributed Release Candidate versions of the software updates, offered the following change logs: Stay tuned for additional details as they become available. Via MacRumors

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A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.

AI automates triage for accessibility feedback, allowing us to focus on fixing barriers—turning a chaotic backlog into continuous, rapid resolutions.

The post Continuous AI for accessibility: How GitHub transforms feedback into inclusion appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

How policies, ownership, and operational scale impact the success of your accessibility program.