Groups related to Media and Entertainment (e.g., audio, video, text, film, TV, radio, video games, virtual and augmented reality)
Discussion
Senator Casey Discusses Efforts to Ensure Federal Tech Accessibility for People with Disabilities
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In a statement submitted Wednesday to the Congressional Record, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey outlined his efforts to ensure that the federal government’s technology is accessible for people with disabilities. Existing law requires federal websites, apps, electronic documents, and other technology to be accessible for, and usable by, people with disabilities. However,…
Webpages/Websites
#DidYouKnow: SignUp provides media accessibility for the signing Deaf community
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SignUp is a free Google Chrome Extension that provides sign language interpretation on movies and TV shows on streaming platforms, including Disney+ and Netflix. While almost all the over 125 movies that have been translated to ASL (American Sign Language), BSL (British Sign Language) and/or ISL (Indian Sign Language) are for children, anyone visiting the SignUp website may request interpretation…
Webpages/Websites
ADA.gov Fact Sheet: Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments
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The Department of Justice updated its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in April 2024. There are specific requirements to ensure state and local governments' web content and mobile applications (apps) are accessible to people with disabilities. This fact sheet gives a summary of those requirements. The summary is designed to provide introductory information…
Event
XR Access 2024: Insights from XR Assistive Technology
The XR Access Symposium is our annual conference for leaders in industry, academia, and advocacy to come together and solve the most pressing problems in extended reality accessibility. This year the focus is on Insights from XR Assistive Technology: how can we learn from technologies aimed at assisting disabled people in order to make mainstream XR more accessible? This 2-day conference will take…
Discussion
Interoperable Video Conferencing Services: How accessible are they?
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Interoperable Video Conference Services (IVCS) use and offerings have exploded since the onset of the Corona Virus pandemic. Millions of individuals use these platforms to conduct work meetings, communicate with family and friends, access medical care and services, and to participate in private, civic, and public social, cultural, and societal events. However, for individuals with disabilities,…
User Stories
TV Watching – A Social Activity Too
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User Stories
Not Done Yet
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Event
XR Access Symposium 2023: Seizing Advancements for Access
Learn about technological advancements in hardware and software that can be used to make virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (collectively XR) more accessible for people with disabilities. This 1.5-day conference will take place on June 15-16 at the Verizon Executive Education Center on the Cornell Tech campus in New York City, with sessions broadcast online.
News releases
Prime Video launches a new accessibility feature called "Dialogue Boost"
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Dialogue Boost is an accessibility feature that lets you self-select dialogue volume levels relative to background music and effects to suit your needs on any device with Prime Video.
