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Airbnb buys Airbnb for disabled people startup Accomable in accessibility upgrade

Microsoft commits 25M over 5 years for new AI for Accessibility initiative to help people with disabilities

SLAIT pivots from translating sign language to AIpowered interactive lessons

Ava expands its AI captioning to desktop and web apps and raises 45M to scale

Augmental lets you control a computer and sex toys with your tongue

Evinced raises 17M to speed up accessibility testing for the web

Backflip Raises 30M for Textto3D Print Software

Samsung Unpacked 2025: Google is bringing improved hearing aid features

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

What will tomorrows tech look like Ask someone who cant see

Leveling the playing field

Disability tech startups kill the cynic in me

7 accessibilityfocused startups snag grants from Microsoft

Make accessibility part of your startups products and culture from day one

Googles Project Euphonia wants to make voice recognition work for people with speech impairments

Facebooks accessibility ambitions

Glasses give sight to the legally blind opening eyes to the broader potential of making tech accessible

Live Caption Googles automatic captioning technology is now available on Pixel 4

Promovas new feature helps people with dyslexia learn a new language

Cognixions brainmonitoring headset enables fluid communication for people with severe disabilities

Mike Shebanek and Matt King share W3C accessibility project at Sight Tech Global 2021

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

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

May Mobility Via launch wheelchairaccessible autonomous shuttle service

OrCam Technologies cofounder Amnon Shashua to speak at Sight Tech Global

Stark wants to make it easier to design accessible websites and software

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

WHILL brings its autonomous wheelchairs to North American airports

Microsoft and Apple collaborate to help visually impaired people use braille displays across operating systems

Travel wheelchair Revolve Air launches on Kickstarter

Accessibilitys nextgen breakthroughs will be literally in your head

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

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

MrBeasts blindness video puts systemic ableism on display

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

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

You can now use Alexa to move around inside apps like Netflix and Hulu on Fire TV Cube

Logitech accessory kit makes the Xbox Adaptive Controller even more accessible

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

Neurodiversity in technology: Are businesses missing out on key talent

Airbnb makes service more accessible to people with disabilities

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

The Monarch could be the next big thing in Braille

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Science fiction literature biases in AI and helping businesses go global

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

Soliddd is building smart glasses for people with macular degeneration

These startups are making smarter canes for people with visual impairments

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

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

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