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New research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal finds that 5% of practicing physicians in Canada report a disability always or often, with another 12% reporting one sometimes, prompting calls for accessible workplaces and policies that retain disabled doctors.
Tag4Access, a community-driven accessibility app founded by 16-year-old Prisha Popli, is now available on the App Store and Google Play, inviting Canadians to tag accessibility barriers and features on an interactive map.
A Washington woman with quadriplegia has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Tacoma, alleging the Tacoma Dome's refusal to waive admission for her personal care assistant amounts to an illegal disability surcharge under the ADA and Washington's anti-discrimination law.
Sky Sports and Guinness have begun rolling out Live Subtitles and Live Descriptive Audio Commentary across Premier League coverage, which the broadcaster describes as its largest accessibility rollout to date.
Two California transit agencies have rolled out new digital accessibility tools for riders with disabilities, with BART testing a live visual interpreter service for blind and low-vision customers and Riverside Transit Agency adding on-demand American Sign Language interpretation.
An audit of 750 UK care provider websites found 89% contained text failing WCAG AA contrast thresholds, and only 19 of the 578 reachable sites passed every automated accessibility check.
Hearing Health & Technology Matters announced the winners of its seventh annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards on Oct. 2, 2026, with Oticon Zeal named Innovator of the Year and assistive-technology and captioning products among the honorees.
A blind man has launched legal action against the British Museum, alleging the museum breached the Equality Act by failing to provide audio-described tours of its blockbuster Bayeux Tapestry exhibition.
A new study by Dublin-based ComplyLoft found that none of the 60 digital customer documents it tested from Irish financial services companies conformed with the European Accessibility Act, which came into force in June 2025.