This Week in Accessibility

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The biggest stories from the week in web accessibility, disability advocacy, and user-centered design. Hosted by two accessibility pros and occasionally their friends.

Episodes

  1. 12/24/2023

    T.W.I.A. Ep 4 - 2023 Year in Review with Carrie on Accessibility

    Accessibility consultant and Youtube influencer Carrie Morales joins the show to look back at all of 2023’s advances in assistive tech and accessibility policy. From version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to the explosion of AI, there’s no shortage of topics to tackle in this chat. Subscribe to the Carrie on Accessibility YouTube channel. Just a note that there will be no show next week, but we’ll return the first week of January to preview the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show. Links Discussed in This EpisodeSegment 1The Top Accessibility Errors Found in 2023 | TPGi Descript Harnesses the Power of AI to Edit audio  WCAG 2.2 Updates and Resources | Deque University Biden Administration Announces Rulemaking to Improve the Accessibility of Online Public Services | Inside Global Tech Oscars: Academy Adds Red Carpet ASL Interpreters, Accessibility Guide and More for 2023 Show | Hollywood Reporter How the Recording Academy, RAMPD Expanded Accessibility and Disability Inclusion for the Grammys’ | Hollywood Reporter Netflix now lets TV viewers customize text for subtitles and closed captions | TechCrunch Segment 2Orbit Magna Magnifier - Some of the most inexpensive Video Magnifiers... but is it worth it? Apps for OCR & Object Recognition Comparison: Seeing AI, Google Lookout, Envision AI  Introducing Be My AI (formerly Virtual Volunteer)  Be My AI - NEW on the Be My Eyes App! Seleste Glasses - Your personal AI audio describer | Epic A11y Podcast by Carrie on Accessibility  Apple’s 2024 Will Be About Moving Beyond the iPhone - Mark Gurman 2023: The Year AI Transformed the World for Blind Individuals accessiBe Apology AccessiByeBye Chrome extension that blocks accessibility overlays The Good and Bad of the Google Pixel Tablet | Accessibility & Review by Carrie on Accessibility Segment 3Hearthstone Access (Community version)

    58 min
  2. T.W.I.A. Ep 3: How was 2023 for disabled gamers?

    12/16/2023

    T.W.I.A. Ep 3: How was 2023 for disabled gamers?

    Gaming journalist and accessibility consultant Victor Dima joins the show and looks back at 2023 in accessible video games. From adaptive accessories like the PlayStation Access Controller to mainstream titles like Forza Motorsport and Mortal Kombat 1 building accessibility into their games’ infrastructure, this year felt like there are more accessible gaming options for people of all abilities.  But while some companies are embracing weaving accessibility into their titles, for others disabled players feel like a mere blip on their radar. We’ll dig into some real flops this year for disabled gamers, including Bethesda’s lack of transparency regarding Starfield, and our list of features for the new Nintendo Switch console rumored for 2024. Links Discussed on the ShowSegment 1KISS Become the First American Band to Digitally Replace Themselves Google claims new Gemini AI 'thinks more carefully' | BBC News Accessibility Update to Marvel’s Spider Man 2 Delayed | CanIPlayThat Segment 2Victor Dima reviews Spider-Man 2 Forza Motorsport: the Blind accessibility review Hardware Review: Playstation Access Controller for PS5 Hardware Review: PlayStation Portal – A Revolutionary Way to Remote Play Gaming Accessibility Conference 2023 Awards The Last of Us devs bet big on accessibility — and made a better game Why Starfield is an Accessibility Embarrassment | IGN Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Segment 3What’s New with TalkBack 14.1?

    57 min
  3. 12/08/2023

    December 8, 2023: What's it Like Traveling with a Disability in 2023?

    With the holiday season upon us and so many travel plans in motion, today we’re talking about what it’s like to travel with a disability. From TSA agents to inaccessible hotels, institutional biases make travel much more stressful than it needs to be. Plus, a brief history of U.S. legislation that tries to fix the issue. Links Discussed on the ShowHotel website ADA case dismissed by Supreme Court, declared moot - The Washington Post The Robles v. Domino’s Settlement (And Why It Matters) | Bureau of Internet Accessibility Be My AI Comes To Android As Open Beta Feature – Double Tap Seeing AI App Launches on Android – Including new and updated features and new languages. - Microsoft Accessibility Blog Google Just Launched Gemini, Its Long-Awaited Answer to ChatGPT | WIRED GEMINI 1.0 Beats GPT-4 | AlphaCode 2 is better than 90% of coders | Gemini Nano on Pixel Phones! - @WesRoth on YouTube British Airways improves accessibility for deaf passengers - Aero Time Halo Collar’s Ken Ehrman Talks Pet Tech Study, Making Pet Care Accessible In Interview - Forbes Segment 2Air Canada Leaves Nation's Chief Accessibility Officer's Wheelchair Behind On Flight From Toronto - Simple Flying Traveling While Disabled: Challenges of Accessible Travel - Thrillist TSA and airlines make air travel a challenge for people with disabilities : NPR About the Air Carrier Access Act | US Department of Transportation Segment 3:Do YouTube's Automatic Captions Improve Accessibility? | Bureau of Internet Accessibility Workflow for generating full-text transcript and captions with Whisper - API - OpenAI Developer Forum Could Apple Have Finally Squashed the Longstanding “Safari Not Responding” macOS Bug? | AppleVisWith the holiday season upon us and so many travel plans in motion, today we’re talking about what it’s like to travel with a disability. From TSA agents to inaccessible hotels, institutional biases make travel much more stressful than it needs to be. Plus, a brief history of U.S. legislation that tries to fix the issue.

    49 min

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The biggest stories from the week in web accessibility, disability advocacy, and user-centered design. Hosted by two accessibility pros and occasionally their friends.