Accessibility

Last Updated: November 22, 2023, 08:45 ISTHyundai Accelerates Social Impact with 'Samarth' Initiative for Differently-Abled Individuals. (Photo: hyundai)Hyundai's 'Samarth' initiative empowers lives, supporting para-athletes, providing assistive devices, and promoting inclusivity globally. Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) has unveiled the ‘Samarth’ initiative, signaling a pivotal step towards fostering inclusivity and empowerment for people with disabilities across India.This pioneering endeavor, aligned with Hyundai’s…

Video: How Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is tackling accessibilityHow Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is tackling accessibilityWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerOne of the year's biggest games is also one of the most accessible. 9news.com.au caught up with the director of Spider-Man 2, Ryan Smith, to talk about designing a game for a wider variety of gamers.October 27, 2023 — 6.23pm Video: How Marvel's…

After a plethora of social media platforms, including Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, Reddit is planning its verification system to put an ‘official’ badge in front of users who have confirmed their identity. The social media-cum-disucssion forum said it is currently conducting a test with a limited number of profiles to verify authenticity. Only a few organisations with pre-existing relations with the site have received the new ‘official’ label.“This is currently only available to a *very* small (double-digit) number…

Last Updated: July 14, 2023, 12:14 ISTCSMIA Grabs Fourth Spot in 'Travel + Leisure Readers' 10 Favorite International Airports of 2023' Survey. (Photo: Mumbai Airport)Mumbai Airport secures 4th position in 'Travel + Leisure Readers' Favorite International Airports of 2023' survey with a reader score of 86.47.In a remarkable achievement, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai has secured the fourth position in the prestigious ‘Travel + Leisure Readers’ 10 Favorite International Airports of…

Smartphone apps can make public transit more accessible. Credit: Shutterstock Smartphone apps have become commonplace tools for travel and navigation. As technology becomes more integrated into transport networks, apps will continue to be indispensable. But many of those apps remain inaccessible to those with various disabilities.…

July is Disability Pride Month, a celebration of people with disabilities established to mark the anniversary of the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. PlayStation seems to be getting in on the celebration with its announcement that its Access controller will be available for preorder on July 21st, with the controller launching officially in the US on December 6th. The Access controller is deeply customizable, designed to accommodate any player’s specific needs. From Sony’s blog: “You can map…

Sony has revealed when PlayStation 5 players will be able to snap up its new accessibility-focused controller and just how much the peripheral will cost. The Access controller will be available worldwide on December 6th. It costs $90 and preorders will open on July 21st. Folks in Canada will need to pay $120 CAD for the peripheral. It costs £80 in the UK, €90 in Europe and 12,980 yen in Japan. The highly customizable controller comes with four 3.5mm aux ports, enabling players to connect external buttons, switches and…

When Google revealed Project Gameface, the company was proud to show off a hands-free, AI-powered gaming mouse that, according to its announcement, “enables people to control a computer’s cursor using their head movement and facial gestures.” While this may not be the first AI-based gaming tool, it was certainly one of the first to put AI in the hands of players, rather than developers.The project was inspired by Lancy Carr, a quadriplegic video game streamer who utilizes a head-tracking mouse as part of his gaming setup.…

Pune-based developer SuperGaming has partnered with Google to add some accessibility features to its upcoming Indo-futuristic battle royale game, Indus. We've yet to see direct gameplay from the PC version, but the studio has confirmed that it has added custom support for Project Gameface, enabling further inclusivity that lets players control in-game actions using head movements and various facial expressions. The feature is largely aimed towards gamers suffering from cognitive or motor challenges and can be set up via a…

When it comes to thinking about accessibility, so many of the dominant stories around technologies for disability, access, and mobility paint them as objects of empowerment or heroic, life-changing panaceas for social ill.  In reality, most of the bugginess and time-suckiness of new tech is never talked about. In the latest issue of MIT Technology Review, which is all about accessibility, we dig into the popular narratives about these approaches—shining a light on the stories we tell about technology, and the stories…