COVID-19 Pandemic Boosts Visibility of Sign Language, Increases Accessibility for Deaf Community – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

January 26, 2021 / by BBG Security / Deaf, International

Sign language interpreters said that they hope increased use of interpreters during major events helps increase accessibility for the deaf community. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/covid-19-pandemic-boosts-visibility-of-sign-language-increases-accessibility-for-deaf-community/ Related

Sony’s New Lip-Reading Technology Could Boost Accessibility – or Invade Privacy – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

January 14, 2021 / by BBG Security / Deaf, International

Sony’s Visual Speech Enablement uses cameras and AI to read lips from far distances, no matter the noise. But are its accessibility benefits overshadowed by the potential for privacy violations? Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/sonys-new-lip-reading-technology-could-boost-accessibility-or-invade-privacy/ Related

Twitter Will Add Transcriptions for Voice Tweets to Promote Accessibility

October 2, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, Deaf, International

The company was criticized for rolling out the test feature without support for people with disabilities. Read more at http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/twitter-will-add-transcriptions-for-voice-tweets-to-promote-accessibility/

Deaf Politician – The Gary Malkowski Story – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

September 28, 2020 / by BBG Security / Deaf, International

CWDO is pleased to present this webinar about Gary Malkowski’s life. The biography, Deaf Politician – The Gary Malkowski Story follows Gary from being born deaf into an immigrant, working-class family in Hamilton, Ontario through his education at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC to his community activism and political career in Toronto. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/deaf-politician-the-gary-malkowski-story/ […]

Deaf Citizens Petition – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

August 24, 2020 / by BBG Security / Deaf, International

Deaf Citizens are calling for change at the Canadian Hearing Services (formerly the Canadian Hearing Society). The petition is in ASL, LSQ, and English and it lays out some of the issues taking place in the organization. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/deaf-citizens-petition/ Related

YouTube Is Ending Its Community Captions Feature and Deaf Creators Aren’t Happy about it – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

August 10, 2020 / by BBG Security / Deaf, International

But deaf and hard-of-hearing creators say removing the community captions feature will stifle accessibility, and they want to see the company try to fix the issues with volunteer-created captions, rather than doing away with them entirely. Deaf YouTuber Rikki Poynter said on her channel in May that community captions were an “accessibility tool that not […]

Glove Translates Sign Language in Real-time – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

July 14, 2020 / by BBG Security / Deaf, International

The cutting-edge glove features thin, stretchable sensors running to the fingertips. These sensors can detect motions and finger placement through electrically conducting yarns. Those sensors are then connected to a tiny circuit board ” approximately the size of a coin worn on users’ wrists. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/glove-translates-sign-language-in-real-time/ Related

Deaf Community Encounters New Challenges – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

July 9, 2020 / by BBG Security / Deaf, International

For the deaf and hard of hearing, COVID-19 adds extra challenges for communicating in public. We’ve all been told to avoid touching our face to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But for Thinaja Nadarajah, this public health advice is complicated. Nadarajah is deaf and American Sign Language is her first language. Read more […]

Masks a Concern for Hearing-Impaired Travellers – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

June 3, 2020 / by BBG Security / Deaf, International

If security around travel used to be merely annoying, it’s become almost frightening. From Uber to airlines, from the Middle East to the Midwest, masks are the new norm. But for one group of people in particular – those with hearing loss – they pose a significant problem. Masks prevent speech reading, a helpful if […]

Internet, Social Media Open Doors of Accessibility for Those With DeafBlindness – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

May 25, 2020 / by BBG Security / Blind, Deaf

Originally Posted May 21, 2020By: NewmarketToday Staff During a time when we are physically separated from family, friends, and our peers, technology helps to bridge the gap and encourage social connection from afar. Although checking social media platforms, browsing the internet, and navigating video and audio streaming services are considered normal interactions, they also open […]

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