Frankly, “Use ChatGPT” is the best answer Siri has offered.

New research “Computer-Use Agent” AI model can perform multi-step tasks through a web browser.

In order to capitalize on network effects as people shift from old platforms to new ones, we need to think about what's holding people back.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities.

With the new Samsung announcement, it is now confirmed that the Galaxy S25 will be the first Samsung device to receive Gemini image descriptions in its

High impact? Problematic? Are we starting conversations or stopping them. (348 words / January 24, 2025)

This student project is even better than some entry-level laptops.

“An AI completing multiple tasks at the same time” — DALL-E

We are very excited to announce our third annual Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card and invite you to participate in the survey that will determine the ratings. Plus, participants who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to receive a $200 gift card, thanks to Be My Eyes.

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The remastered versions of DOOM and DOOM II have arrived, bringing with them a host of new enhancements and features, including improved accessibility options. These updates aim to make the first-person shooter games more inclusive for players with disability. Visual accessibility options include High Contrast Text and Menu Typeface, making…

Denise's company formed a new team. They had a lot of low-quality legacy code, and it had gotten where it was, in terms of quality, because the company had no real policy or procedures which encouraged good code. "If it works, it ships," was basically the motto. They wanted to change that, and the first step was creating a new software team to kick of green-field projects with an eye towards software craftsmanship.
Enter Jack. Jack was the technical lead, and Jack had a vision of good software. This started with banning ORM-generated database models. But it also didn't involve writing raw SQL either- Jack hand-forged their tables with the Visual Table Designer feature of SQL Server Management Studio.

Lawsuit over accessibility widget This article originally appeared on TechStart-ups on 23/12/2024. Userway is facing a class action lawsuit filed by

Our bodies have evolved to need exercise but not want to do it. Why is that, and what can we do about it?

We run the LLMs through a gauntlet of tests, from creative writing to complex instruction.

Learn how to kickstart inclusive accessibility research with practical advice from Fable’s experts. Get tips on building rapport with assistive tech users, navigating barriers, and bringing accessibility into your product development with confidence.

How do we make impactful accessibility change that better integrates into what we’re already doing? The answer is to create systems around accessibility work, instead of treating it like a barrier or a checkmark.

Read EcomBack's 2024 ADA Website Lawsuits Report. Discover which states have the most lawsuits, key plaintiffs and law firms, industries most affected, and insights on overlay widget myths. Get a clear view of the ADA website compliance scene in 2024.

First model release of 2025 for French AI lab Mistral, who describe Mistral Small 3 as "a latency-optimized 24B-parameter model released under the Apache 2.0 license." More notably, they claim …

Move over, DeepSeek. Seattle-based nonprofit AI lab Ai2 has released a benchmark-topping model called Tulu3-405B.

Today's anonymous submitter spent a few weeks feeling pretty good about themselves. You see, they'd inherited a gigantic and complex pile of code, an application spread out across 15 backend servers, theoretically organized into "modules" and "microservices" but in reality was a big ball of mud. And after a long and arduous process, they'd dug through that ball of mud and managed to delete 190 files, totaling 30,000 lines of code. That was fully 2/3rds of the total codebase, gone- and yet the tests continued to pass, the application continued to run, and everyone was just much happier with it.
Two weeks later, a new ticket comes in: users are getting a 403 error when trying to access the "User Update" screen. Our submitter has seen a lot of these tickets, and it almost always means that the user's permissions are misconfigured. It's an easy fix, and not a code problem.

I wanted to share a project a good friend is creating because it’s an important project. Last week, my friend Derek Riemer announced his adaptive sports project and I wanted to share it with…

Specialized garbage-filled captions are invisible to humans, confounding to AI.

Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now

Shouldn’t there be a way to keep your apps or project data private and improve performance by reducing server latency? This is what on-device AI is designed to solve. It handles AI processing locally, right on your device, without connecting to the internet and sending data to the cloud. In this article, Joas Pambou explains what on-device AI is, why it’s important, the tools to build this type of technology, and how it can change the way we use technology every day.

We need to talk about recent executive orders and memorandums regarding accessibility.

Who, Me?: Hey! Teacher! Leave our network alone!

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We don’t live in a purely deterministic world of technology anymore.

The Nuance Audio hearing aid smart glasses have received FDA clearance and a CE marking in the EU, clearing the way for a Q1 launch.

The optional features include letting drivers know in advance you travel with one. Drivers who try to cancel will be reminded that doing so is against Uber policy — and the law.

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The NRSC’s AM Improvement Working Group published a study examining the effects of RF noise on AM radio reception in cars.

The Audio Issue

The first week of the new republican administration was frightening and disorienting for all of us who believe in civil and human rights, justice, equality, fairness and more. This guest article is written by Eve Hill, a disability rights and digital accessibility lawyer, about actions taken on day

Ars staffers take aim at some of the web’s worst predatory practices.

Techie complains as biz ignores contractual working hours

Malicious microcode vulnerability discovered, fixes rolling out for Epycs at least

A beloved community radio station featuring only music by Fediverse artists has closed its doors. This is its legacy.

Dissecting various compression algorithms.

How are financial institutions faring in this often-overlooked component of the digital banking experience?

Additional data can help differentiate subtle gestures, hand positions, facial expressions

The organization appears to be in the process of renaming the tool they use to score hundreds of companies' on disability inclusion.

With its brand new design, PeerTube's new interface isn't just prettier (although it is). It is also simpler, easier to use and understand and more accessible. Welcome to a new era of this software that empowers creators to get, control and connect their own video platforms. 🎈Framasoft is 20 years old🎈 : Contribute to finance...

On Call: Shabby admin invented 'transparent tape' – a terrible storage medium but a magic tool for unlocking IT budgets

A new accessibility program based on an app for deaf and hard of hearing users is being tested on the...

When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off

Who, Me?: That's not even the worst part of this story, which features a flood, broken promises, and plenty of panic

Brent Devloo hopes to inspire kids who become blind to not only continue their schooling but to return to their passions as soon as they can.

Improved service or even more barriers?

His ex-wife will therefore not be required to support him in that endeavor (or any others).

Screen readers are great, and they deserve a lot of love. But let me give you a better option to start testing with.

Baltimore, Maryland (February 15, 2025): The National Federation of the Blind strongly condemns the inappropriate and harmful stereotyping of blind people that has been highlighted in the response to a recent Co

Ableton Move's screen reader support is still getting rave reviews from blind and low-vision users, even though it's not officially documented. Here's more about how it works and more about what's left to do - and an appeal to the entire industry to add more accessibility features.

As users flee from Twitter/X, two visions of social media's future compete: Mastodon's community-controlled network versus Bluesky's venture-backed promises. The difference isn't just technical—it's about whether we'll finally break free from the profit-driven cycle that has degraded every major social platform.

In recent years, an alarming trend has emerged in the legal landscape: the filing of mass lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with…

The Braille Institute has just launched their Atkinson Hyperlegible Next, now with enhanced characters, upgraded with seven weights, and a bonus variable version for all you professional hyperlegible-ites out there. It has improved legibility and readability for individuals with low vision. They have also released Hyperlegible Mono, a brand-new monospaced typeface inspired by the original

I was glad to learn that a lawsuit was filed in federal court challenging two Executive Orders published shortly after trump became president. These sweeping (and unlawful) executive orders attack diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) from many angles.

I was also glad to see that