Accessibility

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Twitter/X's removal of link headlines slashes site accessibility even further
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AI's exclusion of Indigenous voices is history repeating itself
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Is Apple's new Double Tap feature really that new?
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988 Lifeline now available in American Sign Language
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Study sign language with this $35 online course bundle
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For captioning, humans are still the key to accessible, AI-driven tech
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Threads launch fails to prioritize accessibility
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Google announces new accessibility and teaching resource updates for K-12 classrooms
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Greece makes beaches more accessible to wheelchair users
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A guide to writing alt text and accessible image captions
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Be My Eyes meets GPT-4: Is AI the next frontier in accessibility?
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Amazon announces next-gen Fire HD 8 tablets with 'Tap to Alexa' accessibility feature
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How to use iOS 16's expanded sound recognition tool
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How to use iOS 16's new door detection
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How to use the new Live Captions in iOS 16
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'CODA' star Troy Kotsur teaches diversity on 'Sesame Street'
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How to use Twitter's new and improved alt text tools
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Why the pedestrian dignity movement should be your next accessibility cause
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Google Pixel launches live captions for phone calls
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