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Tech helped Cyrus Habib get to Washingtons secondhighest office and new innovations hold even more promise for the blind

Hailing a selfdriving taxi when blind Learn how Waymo answers that challenge at Sight Tech Global

Microsoft invests 25M in CREATE a new center for accessible tech at the University of Washington

Apples global accessibility head on the companys new features for iOS 13 and macOS Catalina

DOJ warns that misuse of algorithmic hiring tools could violate accessibility laws

Fable adds cognitive and hearing impairments to its accessibility tools with 25M round

May Mobility reveals prototype of a wheelchairaccessible autonomous vehicle

Facebooks accessibility ambitions

Android is adding Auracast support which allows hearing aids to connect to public audio broadcasts

Live Caption Googles automatic captioning technology is now available on Pixel 4

Make accessibility part of your startups products and culture from day one

Wheel the World grabs 6M to offer guaranteed accessibility price match for hotel rooms

Glasses give sight to the legally blind opening eyes to the broader potential of making tech accessible

Fable funds quest for accessibilityinclusive development with 10M A round

7 accessibilityfocused startups snag grants from Microsoft

Leveling the playing field

Backflip Raises 30M for Textto3D Print Software

Explore accessibility via Amazon Alexa at Sight Tech Global 2022

What will tomorrows tech look like Ask someone who cant see

NexStride gadget that helps people with Parkinsons fight freezing attracts 28M

Sight Tech Global 2022 announced

Microsofts Saqib Shaikh lead on Seeing AI is returning to Sight Tech Global Dec 12

Ava sets the example for universal live captioning and raises 10M to keep building

Facebook YouTube Netflix and more get eyetracking apps from Tobii

Googles Project Euphonia wants to make voice recognition work for people with speech impairments

Microsoft commits 25M over 5 years for new AI for Accessibility initiative to help people with disabilities

What Apples education announcements mean for accessibility

Apple Watch Series 5s banner feature needs to be turned up to 11

Apple and Amazon MLAI leads to speak on accessibility at Sight Tech Global 2021

As thousands set out to hack for Microsoft book chronicles two defining projects for accessibility

Apples Jeff Bigham disability rights lawyer Haben Girma author Sara Hendren and more to join Sight Tech Global

SLAIT pivots from translating sign language to AIpowered interactive lessons

Logitech accessory kit makes the Xbox Adaptive Controller even more accessible

Microsoft commits 25M to its AI for Accessibility program

Amazons Josh Miele and Anne Toth talk Alexa and the future of accessibility at Sight Tech Global

Samsung Unpacked 2025: Google is bringing improved hearing aid features

The red flag meme is a red flag for accessibility

Promovas new feature helps people with dyslexia learn a new language

The robots occupying our sidewalks

Cognixion raises 12M to build its brainmonitoring headset for people with disabilities

How Airbnb handles discrimination claims

Mixtape podcast: Artificial intelligence and disability

Apple reveals new accessibility features like custom texttospeech voices

Evinced raises 17M to speed up accessibility testing for the web

FTC orders AI accessibility startup accessiBe to pay 1M for misleading advertising

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Science fiction literature biases in AI and helping businesses go global

Assistive technologies will be a 26 billion dollar market and investors are only now addressing it

Airbnb buys Airbnb for disabled people startup Accomable in accessibility upgrade

Adaptation Ventures is a new angel investor group focused on disability and accessibility tech

Origami Labs shows off its voicepowered smart ring