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Sight Tech Global 2022 agenda announced

Travel wheelchair Revolve Air launches on Kickstarter

DOJ warns that misuse of algorithmic hiring tools could violate accessibility laws

MrBeasts blindness video puts systemic ableism on display

Logitech accessory kit makes the Xbox Adaptive Controller even more accessible

SLAIT pivots from translating sign language to AIpowered interactive lessons

Samsung Unpacked 2025: Google is bringing improved hearing aid features

These startups are making smarter canes for people with visual impairments

3 steps tech innovators can take to create a more equal society

GSA looks into facial recognition bias and improving accessibility in federal web services

How European disability tech startups are leveraging AI

Fable funds quest for accessibilityinclusive development with 10M A round

Loros mounted wheelchair assistant puts high tech to work for people with disabilities

Wheel the World grabs 6M to offer guaranteed accessibility price match for hotel rooms

Apples global accessibility head on the companys new features for iOS 13 and macOS Catalina

With 25 years at Microsoft Mike Tholfsen is old school and a champion of education accessibility

The Monarch could be the next big thing in Braille

Fable adds cognitive and hearing impairments to its accessibility tools with 25M round

Cognixion raises 12M to build its brainmonitoring headset for people with disabilities

Sight Tech Global 2022 announced

From AI to inclusive hiring Satya Nadella seeks further inspiration at Microsofts Ability Summit

Hailing a selfdriving taxi when blind Learn how Waymo answers that challenge at Sight Tech Global

WHILL brings its autonomous wheelchairs to North American airports

Accessibilitys nextgen breakthroughs will be literally in your head

As thousands set out to hack for Microsoft book chronicles two defining projects for accessibility

ExceptionAlly helps parents navigate the special needs education labyrinth

JAWS architect Glen Gordon is joining Sight Tech Global a virtual event Dec 23

Stark a hub for accessible software design launches a Mac app in beta

Facebook YouTube Netflix and more get eyetracking apps from Tobii

Tech helped Cyrus Habib get to Washingtons secondhighest office and new innovations hold even more promise for the blind

For Apple this years Global Accessibility Awareness Day is all about education

Airbnb makes service more accessible to people with disabilities

Evinced pushes companies to accelerate accessibility with its dev tools scoring 38M investment

Sight Tech Global is Live Join top AI technologists and accessibility innovators discuss the future of assistive tech

Apple and Amazon MLAI leads to speak on accessibility at Sight Tech Global 2021

17 Top 3D Printing Themes of 2017

Haptics touchbased navigation helps blind and sighted alike get around without looking

Quadriplegic man keeps on riding using tech to enable 475mile trip across state

7 accessibilityfocused startups snag grants from Microsoft

Assistive technologies will be a 26 billion dollar market and investors are only now addressing it

3D Printing News Briefs November 4 2023: Insourcing Prosthetics More

Apple reveals new accessibility features like custom texttospeech voices

Announcing Sight Tech Global 2021

Amazons Echo Show can now identify household pantry items held in front of its camera

FTC orders AI accessibility startup accessiBe to pay 1M for misleading advertising

Wheel the World raises 2M to provide unlimited experiences for travelers with limited accessibility

Microsofts Saqib Shaikh lead on Seeing AI is returning to Sight Tech Global Dec 12

Helping children overcome their mobility challenges Trexo Robotics gets a Y Combinator boost

Promovas new feature helps people with dyslexia learn a new language

Microsoft invests 25M in CREATE a new center for accessible tech at the University of Washington