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Old Note Urging Differently Abled To "Come Upstairs" To Use Lift Goes Viral, Sparks Outrage Online
A note outside a building has left social media users baffled. The note instructs people to climb upstairs and inform a staff member that they need to use the life designed for them.
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Google Launches Accessibility-Focused Project Gameface on Android to Offer Hands-Free Navigation
Google has expanded its Project Gameface, an open-source project aimed at making tech devices more accessible, to Android, and now it can be used to control the smartphone interface. The project was first introduced during Google I/O 2023 as a hands-free gaming mouse that can be controlled using head movements and facial expressions. These were des...
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Government Takes Action Against 'Obscene' Content on 18 OTT Platforms
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has taken action, in coordination with various intermediaries, to block 18 OTT platforms publishing "obscene," "vulgar," and, in some instances, "pornographic content". 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on the Google Play Store and 3 on the Apple App Store), and 57 social media accounts associated with these p...
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Will Ask Centre To Frame SOPs For Handling Airport Wheelchair Issues: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will ask the Centre and others, including the Airport Authority of India (AAI), to frame the standard operating procedures to ensure trouble-free access of airports to persons with disability (PwD).
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These Three iPhone Features Make Technology More Accessible for Persons With Disabilities
Apple recently introduced new accessibility features as part of the iOS 17 update, allowing users to utilise on-device machine learning technology to create a copy of their voice or access a much more simplified interface an iPhone or iPad. Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we take a look at how iOS 17 can simplify the use of...
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Wheelchair User Woman In Bengaluru Struggles To Find Accessible Apartment
Mrunmaiy concluded her thread by writing that she shared her experience to sensitize people about the importance of accessibility and the challenges of living with a disability in India.
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Mumbai Woman On Wheelchair Carried Up Stairs At Registrar Office, Devendra Fadnavis Apologises
The activist revealed that she went to get married at the Registrars Office in Khar, but the office was on the second floor with no access for disabled people.
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Coinbase Discontinues Services for ‘Policy Violators’ in India; Reportedly Shuts New Registrations
Coinbase is not shutting its services for all Indian users, company officials reportedly stated following media reports of the exchange shutting shop in India. The exchange sent some Indian users an email about disabling their accounts, but clarified that it is only taking away access to those accounts that have been found to be breaching its updat...
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Apple Vision Pro Guest Mode Will Allow More Than One Person to Use the Same Headset: Report
Apple launched its first mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, at the recently concluded Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2023). It is a mixed-reality headset which supports both virtual and augmented reality settings. The company launched the visionOS SDK on Wednesday as well to help developers build apps specifically for the headset. ...
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WhatsApp Testing New Side-By-Side View Feature on Android Tablets: Report
WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature for Android tablets. The feature allows users to use a side-by-side mode where multiple chats can be accessed simultaneously along with an active chat. It also comes with a disable toggle option.
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CES 2023: Sony Unveils New Project Leonardo Accessibility Controller Kit for PS5
Sony unveiled Project Leonardo, its latest accessibility controller for the PS5, at CES 2023. The controller is aimed at helping players with disabilities play “easily, more comfortably, and for longer periods.” The new kit takes the standard PS5 DualSense controller and divides it into two large circular halves, which can be placed on a table....
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Elon Musk Disables Twitter Spaces Feature After Clash With Suspended Journalists
Elon Musk on Thursday disabled access to Twitter Spaces, the company's live audio service, after he clashed with journalists whose accounts were suspended on the platform with 40,000 listeners present. The company's new owner said that Twitter was fixing an old bug and the live audio service “should be working tomorrow.”
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"Courtrooms Must Be Inclusive": CJI Calls For Equal Access To Justice
CJI DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said we must create a multitude of equitable ways for different groups -- women, members of the LGBT+ community, persons with disabilities, elderly, poor and marginalised -- to participate in the process of adjudication.
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President Stresses On Maximum Use Of Technology To Make Education Accessible To Children With Disabilities
President Droupadi Murmu said education is key to the empowerment of every individual, including persons with disabilities.
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Twitter to Close Office Buildings, Disable Employee Badge Access Till Monday: Report
Twitter fell into chaos under its new owner Elon Musk after several employees appeared to have quit following a deadline by the billionaire entrepreneur and the company sent messages it was closing its “office buildings” for the next few days. New York Times (NYT) said in a report that after a 5 pm Thursday deadline was given by Musk to employe...
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Old Note Urging Differently Abled To "Come Upstairs" To Use Lift Goes Viral, Sparks Outrage Online
A note outside a building has left social media users baffled. The note instructs people to climb upstairs and inform a staff member that they need to use the life designed for them.
-
Google Launches Accessibility-Focused Project Gameface on Android to Offer Hands-Free Navigation
Google has expanded its Project Gameface, an open-source project aimed at making tech devices more accessible, to Android, and now it can be used to control the smartphone interface. The project was first introduced during Google I/O 2023 as a hands-free gaming mouse that can be controlled using head movements and facial expressions. These were des...
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Government Takes Action Against 'Obscene' Content on 18 OTT Platforms
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has taken action, in coordination with various intermediaries, to block 18 OTT platforms publishing "obscene," "vulgar," and, in some instances, "pornographic content". 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on the Google Play Store and 3 on the Apple App Store), and 57 social media accounts associated with these p...
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Will Ask Centre To Frame SOPs For Handling Airport Wheelchair Issues: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will ask the Centre and others, including the Airport Authority of India (AAI), to frame the standard operating procedures to ensure trouble-free access of airports to persons with disability (PwD).
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These Three iPhone Features Make Technology More Accessible for Persons With Disabilities
Apple recently introduced new accessibility features as part of the iOS 17 update, allowing users to utilise on-device machine learning technology to create a copy of their voice or access a much more simplified interface an iPhone or iPad. Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we take a look at how iOS 17 can simplify the use of...
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Wheelchair User Woman In Bengaluru Struggles To Find Accessible Apartment
Mrunmaiy concluded her thread by writing that she shared her experience to sensitize people about the importance of accessibility and the challenges of living with a disability in India.
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Mumbai Woman On Wheelchair Carried Up Stairs At Registrar Office, Devendra Fadnavis Apologises
The activist revealed that she went to get married at the Registrars Office in Khar, but the office was on the second floor with no access for disabled people.
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Coinbase Discontinues Services for ‘Policy Violators’ in India; Reportedly Shuts New Registrations
Coinbase is not shutting its services for all Indian users, company officials reportedly stated following media reports of the exchange shutting shop in India. The exchange sent some Indian users an email about disabling their accounts, but clarified that it is only taking away access to those accounts that have been found to be breaching its updat...
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Apple Vision Pro Guest Mode Will Allow More Than One Person to Use the Same Headset: Report
Apple launched its first mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, at the recently concluded Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2023). It is a mixed-reality headset which supports both virtual and augmented reality settings. The company launched the visionOS SDK on Wednesday as well to help developers build apps specifically for the headset. ...
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WhatsApp Testing New Side-By-Side View Feature on Android Tablets: Report
WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature for Android tablets. The feature allows users to use a side-by-side mode where multiple chats can be accessed simultaneously along with an active chat. It also comes with a disable toggle option.
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CES 2023: Sony Unveils New Project Leonardo Accessibility Controller Kit for PS5
Sony unveiled Project Leonardo, its latest accessibility controller for the PS5, at CES 2023. The controller is aimed at helping players with disabilities play “easily, more comfortably, and for longer periods.” The new kit takes the standard PS5 DualSense controller and divides it into two large circular halves, which can be placed on a table....
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Elon Musk Disables Twitter Spaces Feature After Clash With Suspended Journalists
Elon Musk on Thursday disabled access to Twitter Spaces, the company's live audio service, after he clashed with journalists whose accounts were suspended on the platform with 40,000 listeners present. The company's new owner said that Twitter was fixing an old bug and the live audio service “should be working tomorrow.”
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"Courtrooms Must Be Inclusive": CJI Calls For Equal Access To Justice
CJI DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said we must create a multitude of equitable ways for different groups -- women, members of the LGBT+ community, persons with disabilities, elderly, poor and marginalised -- to participate in the process of adjudication.
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President Stresses On Maximum Use Of Technology To Make Education Accessible To Children With Disabilities
President Droupadi Murmu said education is key to the empowerment of every individual, including persons with disabilities.
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Twitter to Close Office Buildings, Disable Employee Badge Access Till Monday: Report
Twitter fell into chaos under its new owner Elon Musk after several employees appeared to have quit following a deadline by the billionaire entrepreneur and the company sent messages it was closing its “office buildings” for the next few days. New York Times (NYT) said in a report that after a 5 pm Thursday deadline was given by Musk to employe...
