Accessibility Guide
Explore practical guidance on inclusive design, accessible content, assistive technology, and product delivery.
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A new study in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders reports that a video-based augmentative and alternative communication app sharply increased peer-directed communication among minimally speaking autistic children, with gains that held after the intervention ended.
A new industry analysis from UX and accessibility researcher Manisha Varma Kamarushi argues that biometric login is only as inclusive as the fallback it offers when face or fingerprint recognition fails, especially for blind and low-vision users.
A new AudioEye study of 1,560 AI agents found that task completion fell by up to 68% on websites without accessibility fixes, with agents also consuming sharply more compute when a page's accessibility tree was incomplete.
A blind Spanish player has spent nearly six years adapting Magic: The Gathering card by card using NFC tags and a phone screen reader, as Microsoft, Sony and ONCE push adapted hardware and braille editions into the mainstream.
A commentary published by eSchool News argues that U.S. school districts will fall short of new ADA Title II web accessibility requirements if they treat compliance as a single technical fix instead of an everyday practice spanning procurement, teaching and leadership.
AbilityNet warns that inaccessible AI creates costly remediation, governance risks and poor customer or colleague experiences, and argues that accessibility must be embedded in AI procurement before contracts are signed.
The major building society is making its specialized communication tool freely available to all UK financial institutions. Developed alongside individuals with lived experience, these branch cards help customers with speech, language, or cognitive barriers navigate essential banking services discreetly.
The Digital Government Authority has published its annual evaluation assessing 59 public portals across user experience, complaint handling, and inclusion. This comprehensive data highlights steady regional improvements in digital service accessibility for citizens with disabilities.
Augmented reality specialist Zappar has deployed a major technical update to its Spaces indoor navigation application. The release introduces accessible QR scanning, rich landmark data, and overhauled route calculation algorithms to assist blind and low-vision users.