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Access Information News for Monday, July 10, 2023 - Volume 918The 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: 10,335 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email. 28 Premium Subscribers were sent this issue via email. This Week's Featured Advertisement: Join Industry Leaders And Begin Reaching Over 15,000 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, NSITE.org, Total Tech Solutions, LLC, Hartgen Consultancy, Carrie on Accessibility and Living Blindfully. 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, here: https://accessinformationnews.com/submit-news. Submit a Sponsored News Item, with timing and placement determined by you, here: https://accessinformationnews.com/submit-sponsored-news.1) Top 5 Most Clicked Access Information News Articles From Last WeekA.) iPad Busts Teachers Abusing Special Needs Kids At UK School | Apple InsiderA pupil at a UK special education needs school recorded a whole day's audio on an iPad, and what was discovered has led to firings and apologies: B.) Voice Cards, Video Calls: 5 Innovations In Accessibility And Banking | American BankerBanks are finding creative ways to make their "offline" services — from branches to debit cards to contact centers — more accessible to people with disabilities: C.) These Apps Empower Visually Impaired Users With Virtual Labels And Image Exploration | Cool Blind TechVisually impaired individuals can now leverage the power of two apps, developed by a team at the University of Michigan, to enhance their everyday experiences using iPhones. These apps, VizLens and ImageExplorer, provide valuable features such as virtual labels for control panels and the ability to explore images through touch and audio feedback: D.) The Truth About Traveling While DisabledWhen it comes to accessibility, travel has a long way to go: E.) 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Learn more today at: 5) Follow Access Information News On Your Preferred ChannelIn addition to receiving Access Information News via email every Monday morning at 6:00 AM ET you can also pick up the newsletter and its trending articles on any of the following channels: 6) Listen to These Photographs of Sparkling Galaxies | Wired: Subscription RequiredHow do you make space images more accessible? Turn celestial data into sonic compositions that don't have to be seen to be enjoyed: 7) Threads Launch Fails To Prioritize Accessibility | MashablePublisher (Di Blasi): I can confirm that, following the creation of the Top Tech Tidbits Threads account at https://www.threads.net/@toptechtidbits, we were given no option to provide an alternative textual description of the image that was used in our very first post. This was done via the iPhone app because web sign up was not available at the time. Not a very promising sign. 8) Meta Accused Of 'Actively Silencing Disabled People;' Bans Threads And Instagram Accounts Demanding AccessibilityMeta recently launched the app Threads, its answer to Twitter, and while many aggravated users of the social media site owned by Elon Musk are flocking to its competitor, some are already voicing their concerns about the new app. Aside from complaints of Threads being irreversibly linked with users' Instagram accounts and concerns over the apps data collection, some accessibility advocates are criticizing Meta for failing to provide necessary accessibility features at launch. Now, one prominent disabled marketing social media personality is accusing Meta of silencing her through unwarranted bans of her accounts after she criticized the app: 9) What To Know About Threads As It Relates To Mastodon | Eugen Rochko | JoinMastodon.orgMeta is launching its new microblogging platform called Threads. What is noteworthy about this launch is that Threads intends to become part of the decentralized social web by using the same standard protocol as Mastodon, ActivityPub. There's been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We've put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched: 10) Four Cities Putting Disabled Travelers First | BBCWith one in six people living with disability, ensuring that cities around the world are accessible to all is vital. But which cities are doing it best, and how? 11) What Disabled People Are Losing With The Slow Death Of Twitter | Granite and SunlightOnce again: the 'death of twitter' jokes are fun but the disability community is filled with dread. Twitter fills a specific niche for so many of us which makes it the place we organise, support each other, develop theory and practice, and have social lives: 12) Reddit Says New Accessibility Tools For Moderators Are Coming. Mods Are SkepticalReddit users staged a mass boycott last month over the social media company's move to charge fees to third-party developers. Some of the most vocal protesters complained of losing the accessibility resources that disabled communities use. They're accusing the company of killing off third-party apps that allow them to access the site. Now, Reddit is trying to appease those protesters: 13) Acting As A Referee Between Reddit And The Blind | Medium: Subscription RequiredHot off the press. 96% of the web is not accessible. OK, let me rephrase that, because I'm convinced that did not land. In any way. 96% of all websites on the internet cannot be used by the majority of disabled people. In contrast, Dracula was able to spend 50% of every day outside without self-combusting. He had it easy. Having to deal with a 96% inaccessible web is like going into a supermarket with a severe nut allergy and being told all they have suitable, is rice cakes and rum. But if you throw a tantrum, they might consider ordering apples too. Now, try to live on rice cakes and rum. And maybe apples. If you fight for it really hard. And that's where we're at with Reddit: 14) Why I Turned to the Time and Date Website for the Weather Forecast | Deborah Edwards-Onoro | Lireo DesignsI remember how excited I was when I got a new smartphone and it had a weather widget installed. I could quickly check the current weather. Eventually, the widget expanded to provide weather forecasts. Nice! But over the years, the smartphone weather widget had problems: 15) Vodafone 5G gives visually impaired tennis fans world-first experience at WimbledonLive footage is streamed from local TV cameras over 5G to the headsets — developed by GiveVision — which enhance the footage to suit the person's specific sight profile: 16) Video: Australian Disability Job Providers Put On NoticeThe Australian government's new system for judging the quality of disabled employment providers will use independent observers to monitor the performance of the programs: 17) How Slack is Making Remote Work Accessible For AllA deep dive into the platform's latest accessibility features: 18) How to Improve Workplace Accessibility With Assistive Tech | Information WeekHere are three strategies leaders can use to build inclusive cultures and leverage assistive technology to create more accessible workplaces: 19) Digital Accessibility Lawsuits Filed in New York in 2022 | Accessibility.comThe United States has recently seen a dramatic uptick in digital accessibility lawsuits, with 2,387 filed by the end of 2022. Interestingly, however, this increase didn't necessarily reflect widespread trends throughout the country. If that were the case, it stands to reason that we would have seen a relatively evenly distributed number of cases across the country. This was not the case. According to Accessibility.com's 2022 report, only two states carried this lawsuit uptick: 20) Tips & Tricks for Testing Accessibility with Assistive Technologies | Karl GrovesThere are many ways to perform testing for accessibility, each one with their own strengths and weaknesses. Testing with assistive technologies is a great way to get a clear understanding of how your system behaves for real users — assuming that the tester is able to effectively use the assistive technologies they're testing with. As a kickoff point, here are some valuable tips and tricks we've discovered during our own testing experiences: 21) Blind And Partially Sighted People In London To Benefit From Voice Guided TechnologyBlind and partially sighted people that use transport in London could benefit from NaviLens, an app that is designed to enable blind and partially sighted people to access and locate information and interact with their environment, particularly in busy areas like train stations: 22) The Complaints Syndrome — How Do We Solve This Very Real And Chronic Problem? | Award Winning Sight Loss Coach, Advocate and Author Donna JodhanThis syndrome is definitely not confined to Canada, and the only way to solve this frustration and irritation is to have meaningful engagement and communication amongst all stakeholders: 23) Bus Accessibility Advocates Sound Alarm About Bike LanesBoston, Massachusetts accessibility advocates are fighting for changes to bike lanes, saying bikers pose a threat to people with disabilities who are trying to get onto MBTA buses. Their concern is over passengers having to cross one or two bike lanes in order to get on the bus: 24) Best Grocery Delivery Services In 2023Much like utility and productivity apps on Android, grocery delivery apps aim to streamline your daily routine. There's a plethora of apps that deliver groceries, household supplies, and pet food. Most of them provide no-contact delivery, often within a few hours. They let you restock on fresh produce and schedule delivery without leaving the comfort of your abode. Many of them cover wide areas and offer same-day delivery with no minimum order quantities. 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