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Access Information News for Monday, March 20, 2023 - Volume 902The Week's News in Access Information A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication Access Information News. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access information. Subscribers: 10,517 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email. This Week's Featured Advertisement: Join Industry Leaders And Begin Reaching Over 29,000 Access Professionals, Educators and Enthusiasts, All Over The World, Each Week. All While Supporting The Ongoing Distribution of This Publication For Those Very Same Readers. Only $100 USD Per Month. While Packages Last. This Issue Made Possible By Support From The Following Sponsors:
Ongoing Distribution Made Possible By Support From: Pneuma Solutions, WayAround, Menus4ALL, APH ConnectCenter, Access Ready, Inc., Clusiv and NSITE.org. Learn more about Sponsorship today at: https://accessinformationnews.com/sponsor. Dear Access Information News Subscriber,Submit your Access Information News item for free, with timing and placement determined by our editors, using this form: https://www.accessinformationnews.com/submit-news or locate "News Item Submission Form" within the main menu of the Access Information News website.1) Top 5 Most Clicked Access Information News Articles From Last WeekA.) Accessibility Issues That Must Not Be Named | Paul Martz | AppleVis (5.2% of all clicks.) B.) Accessibility and AI: Microsoft Details Its Plans for a More Inclusive Future | PC Magazine (4.6% of all clicks.) C.) Wearable Tinnitus Device by Neosensory Reduces Tinnitus Severity (4.3% of all clicks.) D.) I'm A Badass Blind Babe — Walking Down The Street With My Cane Is Powerful (4.1% of all clicks.) E.) 5 Things I Wish Were Accessible — But Normally Aren't | Fashioneyesta AKA Emily Davis (3.8% of all clicks.) 2) Sponsorship Package UpdatesAre you an access-based business or organization whose products, services or message would benefit from reaching over 29,000 access professionals each week? If so, please consider becoming a Sponsor today for just $100 a month, paid either quarterly or annually. Annual Sponsors gain the additional benefit of being able to schedule their Featured Advertisement dates up to one year in advance. If you've been looking for a way to consistently reach the largest audience of opt-in access professionals in the world today, please consider becoming an Access Information News Sponsor while packages last. Availability: There are currently 10 Access Information News Sponsorship Packages remaining. Advertising Benefits: Review a complete list of advertising benefits here: 3) Mindset Matters: How The Tribe Of Accessibility Is Fundamental To Scaling The Disability Economy | ForbesAccessibility is being embraced across the business landscape from corporate stalwarts such as Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Meta to a host of new players in the space recognizing not only a greater need for an accessible world but acknowledging the significance of its growing economic value. While there is progress, there is an element here that needs greater amplification, the role of the accessibility professional. It is these professionals that are at the nexus in not only defining this technological revolution but becoming a real driver for transformation. The Accessibility professional is not just a change agent but in fact, part of a larger tribe that sees the world through a lens of inclusivity and espouses a new cultural norm that is essential in defining the mindset of the digital economy of the here-and-now and the future of the industry: 4) The Unpredictable Abilities Emerging From Large AI Models | Quanta MagazinePublisher (Di Blasi): For those of you interested in the inner workings, possible future applications, and/or ramifications of Artificial General Intelligence, I encourage you to review this article. It discusses emergence. Emergence refers to abilities displayed by an artificial intelligence that are considered to be greater than the sum of the input used to train them. In other words, new and emergent abilities that are, in most academic opinion, far beyond the capacity of the inputs that it was trained upon. The article gives you examples of emergence and even discusses how you can use chain-of-thought prompts to elicit emergent behaviors in current models yourself. 5) Game With Your Eyes. Code With Your Voice. Inside The New Accessibility RevolutionForking an on-screen keyboard project to play Minecraft, customizing keyboard layouts for programming, using ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot for coding and communication, and more: Accessibility is forging new frontiers: 6) How to Market Your Accessibility Efforts (& Why You Should) | Amanda Dodge | Accessibility.comPublisher (Di Blasi): As one who has owned and operated a digital marketing agency that has specialized in SEO and accessibility since 2004, I can tell you with full confidence that there has never been a better time to market your accessibility efforts. If you need help, beyond these tips, feel free to reach out to me 📧️. Even if it's just for advice. We've been in digital marketing for a very long time, and can often pinpoint unique online marketing opportunities for your specific business or organization. 7) AI's Next Big Takeover: Audiobooks | CNETStomachs gurgle. The sound of muscles in the digestive system moving. The human body doing its thing. Sometimes, if there's a mic nearby, those burbles and gurgles get picked up. AI audiobook narrators don't have to worry about strange gastrointestinal noises, but Leah Allers and engineer Craig Hinkle aren't bots. They're human beings, recording for Nashville Audiobook Productions in mid-January, fretting about gurgles, discussing where to put the emphasis on the word "increase," and tending to the detailed work of giving a "real" voice to a book about how couples communicate: 8) How eBay Made Its New Accessibility Tool — And Made It Available to AllSeveral eBay teams worked together to create a plug-in that makes it easy to include accessibility in a design right from the start: 9) Email Accessibility: A Complete Guide for Marketers, Designers, and DevelopersPublisher (Di Blasi): This may go without saying for the Top Tech Tidbits and Access Information News publications, but email accessibility is incredibly important, sometimes even more important than web accessibility, and often a serious challenge for many other publications. Simply because the rules for creating accessible emails are wholly different from the rules for creating accessible web pages. Same base languages, sure, but wildly different rules of implementation due to the stark differences between the many email clients out there. Here at Mind Vault we have been creating accessible email newsletters for a very long time. More than 20 years. And one of the partners that has helped us to achieve that success is Email on Acid. We have found them to be the absolute all-stars of everything excellent about email newsletter accessibility. 10) An AI Told Me I Had Cancer | WiredWhy was an AI looking through my medical records and how did it work? I decided to find out: 11) Ethical Accessibility | Kelly Ford | The Idea PlaceThe age-old debate about the glass being half empty or half full is one I've had many times when discussing accessibility in both my personal and professional lives. For me it is true that technology has allowed me to do things that as a child I never thought would be possible. It is also true that technology, and the lack of accessibility at times, has cost me in multiple ways: 12) Amazon is Ending Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions — The Final Death of Newspapers?Last week Amazon announced that they will be shutting down Kindle for Periodicals and Kindle Newsstand. This means starting in September 2023, you will no longer be able to subscribe to digital versions of newspapers and magazines. Amazon is reportedly pushing publishers to make their newspapers and magazines free through Amazon Prime Reading or Kindle Unlimited: 13) Accessible Usability Scale (Aus) Analysis Of Desktop Screen Readers | FableUser research results from over 1,000 AUS scores and recommendations for screen reader research engagements: 14) Accessibility Features Of Uber Ride Sharing App For Riders With Disabilities | Accessibility.comRidesharing services like Uber have made transportation more accessible and more convenient for people with disabilities. It's now possible for people with disabilities to go wherever they want to, whenever they want to — at the touch of a button. In this short guide, let us take a look at the accessibility features available in the Uber ridesharing app: 15) Advice For Meeting Someone Who Is Blind | Learning A11yThe first few times I met someone who is blind, I have to admit I saw the disability before I saw the person. I just wasn't prepared for meeting someone different than me, and I didn't know what way to act. Later I learned that some tendencies, while natural and good-intentioned, also are indicative that I'm not seeing the person for the capable and independent person they truly are. I came across some helpful tips about this, and thought I'd share them in this compiled list. As someone who used to see the disability before seeing the person, I wish I had read a guide like this before I met someone who is blind: 16) How to Make QR Codes More Accessible to People with Disabilities? | Accessibility.comQuick Response (QR) codes are two-dimensional barcodes that can be scanned with smartphones and other digital devices. They can store a wide range of data, from website URLs to photos and videos. They are commonly used in advertising and marketing campaigns, to send and receive payment-related information, to authenticate online accounts and for several other purposes. Data shows that in 2021, more than 75 million people in the US scanned at least one QR code using their smartphone. Due to their wide range of applications, it's crucial to make QR codes more accessible so that people with disabilities can use them without any difficulties: 17) Axe Awards at Axe-Con 2023Axe-con is about building accessible experiences, the mission of the conference is not only focused on bringing together the accessibility community and providing free content but to highlight the organizations that are leaders in the field of accessibility. This year marks the third annual axe awards, named after a well-known Deque open-source project called axe-core. We are proud to announce this year's winners of the axe awards below so they are recognized for their outstanding work in accessibility and so members of the accessibility community can turn to them for advice when building their accessibility efforts. Please join us in celebrating their efforts: 18) Integrating Movement Into Tech For Visual Impairment | Christine Ro | ForbesHere, a team of psychologists and engineers works to create assistive devices for people with visual impairments. They use a bevy of tools to do this, from relatively simple buzzers and sensors to a more complex moving platform whose seat was taken from a race car. This is a (surprisingly quick) rotating chair on a track that is used to assess the body's vestibular system (which is responsible for the sense of balance and spatial orientation). A particularly striking tool is a metal case that unsnaps to reveal a variety of white rubber hands. Research volunteers who see it compare it to the TV series Wednesday, laughs psychologist Carolina Tammurello, referring to the latest Addams Family adaptation, which features the sentient hand known as Thing: 19) Deque Announces Axe Developer Hub (Beta): The Future Of Automated Accessibility TestingDeque has announced plans for a new revolutionary accessibility testing platform. This new technology will automatically gather meaningful accessibility testing information and deliver detailed and actionable development-centric insights. The watcher API and axe Developer Hub reporting platform will be available to beta testers shortly. Deque's Chief Technology Officer, Dylan Barrell, explains: "For years dev teams have struggled with accessibility testing tools that are tough to implement and maintain. Many tools miss web page changes or changes in state — creating additional work and risk:" 20) Innovative Brands Making A Difference For The Disabled | BeautyMatterMany have disputed the beauty industry's pitfalls in catering to the disabled consumer. In 2021, Vogue suggested that beauty's weak spot was providing for those with disabilities, and recently, Dazed questioned if the wellness sector was inherently ableist. With over one billion people worldwide living with some form of disability, it is essential that the industry listens to these conversations and adapts to ensure consumer inclusion. Recent innovations in the sector have indicated a more optimistic future, including L'Oreal's HAPTA device for those with mobility issues and ELC's Voice-Enabled Makeup Assistant for the visually impaired. Several smaller companies also provide cosmetics and products with disabled consumers in mind. To highlight the brands pioneering stronger levels of inclusion, BeautyMatter homes in on four brands making a difference: 21) Amazon And Vocala Transform Blind Veterans Centre Into Voice-Controlled 'Smart Centre'The 'smart centre' for blind veterans in Llandudno, Wales, is the first use case of Alexa Smart Properties in the region: 22) Five Tips For Focus Groups With People Who Are Blind Or Have Low Vision | Elana Berton | Vision AustraliaWhen I started working in the Digital Access team at Vision Australia I had run many user interviews and focus groups, but never with a single person who was blind or had low vision. I was extremely nervous for my first session, and thoughts were rattling inside my head like, "what if I say something stupid? I don't want to offend anyone” and "I can't make any dumb assumptions". But in the end, other than rushing through the whole thing, I really enjoyed it! As a User Experience Researcher, the opportunity to get a completely different perspective on things and help make a real impact on someone's life was so motivating. I want to give anyone reading this the confidence to have a go at making their focus groups more inclusive. So here are 5 learnings for you to add to your tool box: 23) Game-Changers: How The Video-Game Industry Must Step It Up For Blind Players | Montreal GazetteThe bridges between the visually impaired and sighted video-gaming communities are ill-designed and sometimes non-existent: 24) Recording: The Power of an Accessible Website: Practical Tips for Elevating Your E-Commerce Business | 3PlayMediaIn this webinar Bet Hannon covered some of the benefits of website accessibility and steps to inclusion and compliance. Bet Hannon is a longtime digital agency owner and the founder and CEO of AccessiCart, a services agency that focuses on helping e-commerce merchants improve the accessibility of their websites. Bet offered guidance for enhancing e-commerce businesses and increasing potential audiences by 25% through website accessibility, though most of the information that was presented can be applied to any website: 25) Wheel The World Grabs $6M To Offer Guaranteed Accessibility, Price Match For Hotel RoomsWheel the World wants to open the world up to people with disabilities and has made it its mission since 2018 to provide travel accommodations and experiences that fit their needs, both in the United States and worldwide. On March 9, 2023 the company announced two new booking tool features, including guaranteed accessibility for hotel rooms booked from its website and a price match offer: 26) Feds Investigating School That Often Had Students With Disabilities Arrested | Disability ScoopThe U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into a tiny Illinois school district for students with disabilities to determine whether children enrolled there have been denied an appropriate education because of the "“"practice of referring students to law enforcement for misbehaviors:" 27) UX Researchers At Ally Bank And Overdrive On Why They Shifted From Accessibility Guidelines To Usability For All | FableExperts with Fable Recap: Best practices for user research with assistive technology users: 28) Singapore Analysis: Regulations Allow F&B Joints To Let In Guide Dogs For The Visually Impaired, But Why Do Some Still Have Reservations?After queuing for some time at a fast food restaurant with a group of friends one day, Mr Chia Hong Sen found himself denied service at the counter. The reason: He was accompanied by a guide dog, which helps people with visual impairment like him get around independently. Despite Mr Chia and his friends explaining that such dogs are not prohibited from entering food establishments under the law, and other customers stepping in to plead on their behalf, the employees maintained that "it's a dog, and dogs are pets:" 29) New App Helps Visually Impaired With Grocery ShoppingA Flushing, Michigan native is helping the Kellogg Company change the way that millions of Americans who are blind or have low vision — perform daily tasks as simple as shopping for cereal. With an effort to make packaging more accessible to those who view the world differently Kellogg has partnered with NaviLens Technology to change the world — one box of cereal at a time. Kellogg is introducing a personal cereal shopper for the visually impaired through the NaviLens app with an effort to create a new way of grocery shopping for consumers like flushing native, Beth Foor — a Kellogg employee who helped create this project because she too suffers from loss of vision: 30) Braille and Language Development: What Teachers Should Know | Education WeekThe overwhelming majority of vision-impaired children attend regular public schools, rather than specialty schools for the blind, and few have teachers who are trained to understand differences between tactile and visual language, experts say. That can be problematic because understanding these different language modes can be critical for teachers to boost literacy skills for their visually impaired students, according to researchers at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference here earlier this month: 31) The American Council of the Blind and Supporters Rally to Demand Accessible and Inclusive CurrencyOn March 10, 2023, Harriet Tubman Day, the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and supporters rallied in front of the White House and marched to the U.S. Treasury to highlight the ongoing fight for accessible and inclusive currency for all: 32) Microsoft Partners With Kansas School For The Blind In New Computer Science ProgramKansas State School for the Blind is teaming up with Microsoft to teach students who identify as blind or low vision how to explore new areas of computer science: 33) Computers for the Blind | Paths To LiteracyComputers for the Blind is determined to bridge the digital divide for the community of the blind and visually impaired in the US by providing affordable, accessible refurbished computers and training: 34) Disney Parks are More Accessible Thanks to Cast Member AdvocateA Disney Parks Cast Member has helped the Walt Disney Company ensure it is accessible for Guests, particularly in how they utilize its technological features: 35) Adapting a Graphic Design Project for a Braille Student | Paths to LiteracyTips to adapt a three-dimensional graphic design project for a student with a visual impairment in an inclusive art class: 36) Thousands With Learning Disabilities Trapped In Hospital, Some For YearsThousands of people with learning disabilities are stuck in long-stay hospitals because of a lack of psychological support and overly complicated treatment systems, according to research. The report from the University of Birmingham and rights-based organization Changing Our Lives has been released in conjunction with an exhibition from the subversive street artist Foka Wolf titled, "Why are we stuck in hospital?" 37) How The Oscars Embraced Accessibility And Inclusion With Asl Interpreters And More (Guest Column)One year after the landmark success for Best Picture winner "CODA" at the Academy Awards, the 2023 Oscars presented the latest opportunity for Hollywood to show the world where it stands on inclusion and diversity. On Oscars night, through a combination of memorable moments and inclusive components of the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences demonstrated its growing commitment to embracing inclusion and accessibility for all: 38) UK Disability Work Tests To Be Scrapped In Welfare Shake-UpDisability fit-for-work tests will be abolished under reforms billed as the "biggest change to our welfare system in a decade" in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget: 39) Special Ed Teacher Fired After Complaining About Understaffing, Lawsuit Says | Disability ScoopA special education teacher in Burlington County has filed a lawsuit claiming she lost her job after repeatedly complaining to school district officials about understaffing in the classroom. Bryanna Mostak, of Hamilton, claims in court papers that understaffing and a hostile work environment in the Bordentown Regional School District forced her to take medical leave in December 2021 due to stress and anxiety. 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