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Saturday, Jun 15

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Apple added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature in iOS 18 that lets users give Siri a new wake word, such as "hello, computer" (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

www.techmeme.com

Apple added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature in iOS 18 that lets users give Siri a new wake word, such as “hello, computer” — Apple in iOS 18 added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature, and now that iOS 18 is available in a beta…

Friday, Jun 14

Federal Court Website Accessibility Lawsuit Filings Took a Dip in 2023

www.jdsupra.com

Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,794 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2023 – a 14% decrease from 2022.... By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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SAAACAM partners with tech company instituting low-vision accessibility tool at museum

www.ksat.com

The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) has launched a partnership to improve user accessibility at its museum for those who are visually impaired.

Thursday, Jun 13

20

AlphaFold 3 Angst: Limited Accessibility Stirs Outcry from Researchers

www.genengnews.com

Google DeepMind’s renowned protein structure prediction algorithm, AlphaFold, has received a new update. However, researchers are angered by AlphaFold 3's publication in Nature without the open access code.

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Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill accessibility

www.tpr.org

The court said that the challengers, a group called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, had no right to be in court at all since neither the organization nor its members could show they had suffered any concrete injury.

‘Still work to be done’ to improve accessibility to golf for everyone says Julia Regis

golftoday.co.uk

England Golf’s ‘Respect in Golf’ movement helps create greater understanding and embracement of equality, diversity and inclusion.

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‘Still work to be done’ to improve accessibility to golf – Julia Regis

www.expressandstar.com

England Golf’s ‘Respect in Golf’ movement helps create greater understanding and embracement of equality, diversity and inclusion.

‘Still work to be done’ to improve accessibility to golf – Julia Regis

www.shropshirestar.com

England Golf’s ‘Respect in Golf’ movement helps create greater understanding and embracement of equality, diversity and inclusion.

‘Still work to be done’ to improve accessibility to golf – Julia Regis

uk.sports.yahoo.com

England Golf’s ‘Respect in Golf’ movement helps create greater understanding and embracement of equality, diversity and inclusion.

‘Still work to be done’ to improve accessibility to golf – Julia Regis

www.independent.co.uk

England Golf’s ‘Respect in Golf’ movement helps create greater understanding and embracement of equality, diversity and inclusion.

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Huddersfield station revamp underway with plan to improve accessibility

www.examinerlive.co.uk

Passengers falling at the station entrance is said to be a common occurrence

Wednesday, Jun 12

01

When an accessibility mapping app went viral, success came with a cost

www.marketplace.org

Roll Mobility, an app for mapping accessibility infrastructure and linking disabled communities, went viral. Now the team needs to raise funds.

Tuesday, Jun 11

20

Touchless crosswalk buttons installed in Saskatoon to improve accessibility

globalnews.ca

Some crosswalk buttons in Saskatoon have been upgraded to be touchless with the aim of being more accessible.

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Apple TV has the best accessibility feature that isn’t labeled an accessibility feature — and it’s getting even better with tvOS 18

www.imore.com

Enhance Dialogue, an Apple TV feature that allows users to make dialogue louder is getting even better in the next major OS update.

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IDEA Insurance Agency Joins Integrity to Increase Insurance Accessibility in Underserved Communities

www.benzinga.com

Powerful combination of IDEA Agency's bilingual capabilities and Integrity's best-in-class resources and technology will help more Americans plan for the good days ahead

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Disabled drivers overlooked in EV transition as just 2% of on-street chargers meet accessibility guidelines

www.dailymail.co.uk

New research by car manufacturer Vauxhall has found that just 2% of on-street council-logged EV chargers are accessible for the UK's 16million disabled population.

Monday, Jun 10

23

Using a Printed Publication to Attack a Patent? Recent Decisions Underscore Importance of "Public Accessibility"

www.jdsupra.com

Companies preparing to launch a new product should address “freedom to operate” (“FTO”) issues to minimize the risk of an infringement dispute with a patent holder in the relevant field. Companies may also find themselves in patent…

Accessibility Standards Canada and Alberta enhance collaboration on accessibility standards development

www.benzinga.com

GATINEAU, QC, June 10, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, Accessibility Standards Canada and the Government of Alberta announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU will enhance both governments' ability to collaborate in their…

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Apple’s AirPods are being upgraded with powerful accessibility features

www.theverge.com

As it has done in years past, Apple outlined upcoming new software features coming to the company’s current lineup of AirPods earbuds and headphones today.

Sunday, Jun 9

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iOS 18 could add some big accessibility features to AirPods

www.imore.com

Apple's WWDC could reveal accessibility features for AirPods coming in iOS 18.