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Accessibility - What's Innovative?

This page shows up to 100 pieces of content which have been tagged Innovative (newest at the top):

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Signly automated signing for the profoundly deaf

Signly a UK Startup provides automated signing to help profoundly deaf people who use BSL
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Aira provides a remote personal assistant for blind people

Aira is providing a remote assistant for blind people. Video streaming, GPS and other apps will mean people with vision impairments can be more independent.
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A day in the life of an Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is a new paradigm for interacting with mobile technology. A days use shows what are the benefits to all types of user.
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Canute – a renaissance for Braille

The use of Braille is on the decline, a new technology aims to revive it.
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IBM Bluemix Accessibility Services

Integrating accessibility services into the IBM Bluemix development environment will help make accessibility business-as-usual for web applications.
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Apple Pay a boon to people with disabilities - Excellent usabilty can lead to excellent accessibility

Apple Pay is easier to use and more secure than contactless cards, it also provides specific benefits to people with disabilities.
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Smartphone for Vision Impaired People - Doro 820 Mini Claria

Doro create a smartphone optimised for the vision impaired.
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IBM Mobile Accessibility Checker – Announced at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2015

IBM Mobile Accessibility Checker ensures that mobile apps will be more accessible at a lower cost. Similar checkers should be built in to all ICT development.
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Tabbi – Long haul solution to holding a tablet

A better stand for tablets and smartphones
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Turn your iPhone into a talking clock - Hear the time at night without even opening your eyes

Two ways of turning an iPhone into a talking clock using VoiceOver and one touch of the phone or using Siri . How to do it and pros and cons of each.
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Accessible documents - choosing a format for creation, distribution and consumption

Describes the issues around accessible documents, the available formats and recommends epub as the most flexible solution
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Apple iOS 7 Accessibility - for iPhone and iPad

The latest iOS 7 for Apple has many new features some of which are specifically related to accessibility and others that effect accessibility.
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Nina the mobile accessibility assistant

Nina from Nuance is a virtual assistant for mobile applications that uses voice as the primary input and output. Will it be used by people with disabilities?
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Transport for London Accessible Apps Competition

Transport for London is partnering with OneVoice to promote a competition to improve the variety of accessible apps providing real time travel information in London.
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Eye Tracking on smart phones and tablets

Eye tracking for smartphones and tablets using built-in camera
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Accessibility of iPhone 5 with iOS 6

Overall iOS 6 and iPhone 5 provide an impressive set of accessibility features, a few small changes could make them even better.
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iPhone 4S Accessibility

The iPhone 4S, with iOS 5, provides serious accessibility features, the latest additions provide a step change and the base for further enhancements.
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Faster keyboard entry Open Adaptxt

KeyPoint Technology announces an open source engine that will increase productivity of mobile keyboard entry for all, including people with limited dexterity.
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