Accessibility articles

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  Regal Cinemas bringing Sony's accessibility technology to nearly 6,000 screens this month

  By Chris Welch on May 8, 2013 03:15 pm + 10 comments

  In a world where 3D (and now 4DX) is constantly trying to overwhelm your senses at theaters, it's Continue reading…

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  Google+ Hangouts adds sign language app and new shortcuts for disabled users

  By Amar Toor on March 1, 2013 05:33 am + 22 comments

  Google this week introduced two new accessibility features for Google+ Hangouts, as part of its Continue reading…

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  Amazon acquires Kindle Fire text-to-speech provider, but this isn't about Siri

  By Tim Carmody on January 24, 2013 11:02 am + 16 comments

  On Thursday morning, Amazon announced its acquisition of Ivona Software, a text-to-speech company. Continue reading…

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  Cinemark movie theaters to include audio narration systems for the vision impaired

  By Justin Rubio on September 27, 2012 01:05 pm + 4 comments

  Cinemark has announced that it will be adding a supplementary narration system to its movie Continue reading…

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  Microsoft makes it easier to navigate touchscreens by sound with new Windows 8 Narrator changes

  By Adi Robertson on July 18, 2012 10:36 am + 6 comments

  After rolling out a new version of its Windows 8 accessibility tools and taking feedback, Microsoft Continue reading…

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  Google+ Hangouts gets live captions for the hearing impaired

  By Andrew Webster on July 5, 2012 05:24 pm + 20 comments

  Google has introduced a new app for its social network that adds live captions to Google+ Hangouts. Continue reading…

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  YouTube adds Spanish-language automatic captions to videos

  By Adi Robertson on June 15, 2012 02:31 pm + 4 comments

  YouTube's automatic captioning feature, which uses voice recognition to transcribe videos, is now Continue reading…

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  Docomo's Raku Raku Smartphone F12-D reinvents Android 4.0 for seniors (hands-on)

  By Sam Byford on May 16, 2012 07:28 am + 15 comments

  It's no secret that Japan has an aging population, and that means that there's a sizable market of Continue reading…

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  Docomo Raku Raku Smartphone F12-D demo video

  on May 16, 2012 07:27 am

  Demo video of Docomo's Raku Raku Smartphone F12-D. Continue reading…

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  Easier-to-understand technology could keep elderly drivers on the road longer

  By Andrew Webster on May 2, 2012 10:56 am + 45 comments

  Giving up driving can be a huge loss of independence for the elderly, but a team of researchers at Continue reading…