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Accessibility resources attached to the Research & Insights category.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
The World Wide Web Consortium released an updated Working Draft of WCAG 3.0 on 10 September 2026, proposing a single conformance level with reporting tiers above and below it, and is seeking public feedback on the approach.
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.
Students at an airport participated in an exercise designed to demonstrate some challenges faced by travelers with visual impairments. The experience highlighted the importance of understanding accessibility barriers in air travel.
New research suggests leading AI systems can portray people with intellectual disabilities in stereotypical and paternalistic ways. The findings raise questions about how AI-generated content may affect disability representation and inclusion.