Gaming

PlayStation Announces Controller For PS5 Launches Globally December 6

Vice President, Brand, Hardware and Peripherals, SIE, Isabelle Tomatis, posted information about PlayStation’s highly customizable accessibility controller kit available to preorder starting on July 21. From the PlayStation blog: For the past five years, we’ve been on a journey with…

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Apple

Apple Introduces New Features For Cognitive Accessibility

Apple today previewed software features for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility, along with innovative tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak. These updates draw on advances in hardware and software, include…

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Microsoft

Microsoft’s Adaptive Accessories Have A Release Date

Microsoft has announced that its range of Adaptive Accessories will be available to purchase starting October 25th in select markets, The Verge reported. The Adaptive Accessories were first announced in May and are designed to address common issues that can…

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Microsoft
Microsoft Edge Now Provides Auto-Generated Image Labels

Microsoft Edge Now Provides Auto-Generated Image Labels

Accessibility is extremely important. Microsoft appears to understand that. The company announced that Microsoft Edge will now provide auto-generated alt text for images that do not include it. Auto-generated alt text helps users of assistive technology, such as screen readers…

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Twitter

Twitter has Added Auto-Captions to Videos

Twitter has added video captions. It posted a tweet on December 14, 2021, that said: “ Where are video captions when you need them? They’re here now automatically on videos uploaded starting today.” The same tweet explains that for Android…

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