Uber has improved its accessibility options with the adoption of its Wheelchair friendly UberWAV service, available in 27 cities and [...]
Accessibility Tools with Voice Assistant Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, and Amazon Dot
Popular Voice Assistant product Amazon Alexa includes several useful features for users with accessibility needs related to vision, hearing, mobility, [...]
Google to remove Andriod apps that misuse Accessibility features
Popular Android applications like LastPass and McAfee might be removed from the Google Play store because of a change in [...]
Airbnb to purchase Accessible Hopspitality startup Accomable
Accessibility hospitality service Accomable has been acquired by Airbnb. Accomable provides a similar service but with a focus on accessible and [...]
Google uses Local Guides to tell you if locations are Wheelchair Accessible
Google Maps started displaying wheelchair accessibility data for locations at the end of 2016, but with a recent update to their [...]
Twitter update increases character limit, but some users are still left out
Social media platform Twitter recently updated their service to display messages of 280 characters. Product Manager Aliza Rosen explains this [...]
It’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day!
Join us in Celebrating Inclusivity and Diversity Did you know that Thursday, May 18 2017, is the sixth annual Global [...]
Is Japan the Most Accessible Country?
Traveling to another country can be a nerve wracking experience for even the most seasoned adventurers. Now imagine doing it [...]
Accessible Spotlight: Rikki Poynter
Rikki Poynter is a 25 year old deaf YouTube vlogger fighting for better Closed Captioning on YouTube. She started on [...]
Our Trip to the Assistive Technology Tryout & Access Center at CDCI
Last week a few of our team members here at Accessible Web had the privilege of visiting the Center on [...]