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Microsoft improves IE8 for disabled users

Microsoft will add features to the next version of Internet Explorer to make it more accessible to disabled users of the Web, the company said Thursday.

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Panasonic shows robotic bed that becomes wheelchair

Panasonic has developed a robotic bed that transforms into a wheelchair at the command of the user. It's designed for people who have limited mobility and is intended to provide an extra level of...

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IBM will research mobile access for the aged and illiterate

IBM is teaming with researchers in academic institutions in Japan and India to explore an open, common user interface for mobile devices that will make them easier for aged or illiterate people around...

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Vic govt deploys video accessibility service

Geelong Hospital in Victoria has launched the state’s first video relay interpreting (VRI) service aimed at providing hearing impaired people better access to interpreter services, particularly with...

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Curtin University to add accessibility software to website

Curtin University of Technology will add accessibility software to its website this month in an effort to expand access to its education courses and services.

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Choice, ACCAN want action on IT pricing following report

Consumer advocacy organisations have called for government action after a parliamentary report on IT pricing found Australians on average are charged 50 per cent more than people in comparable countries.

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ACCAN, Lundy call for tech accessibility law

Senator Kate Lundy supports legislation requiring minimum accessibility standards for content and communications services.

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Comms Alliance, AMTA say industry can solve accessibility

The Communications Alliance and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) have said accessibility legislation may not be necessary to remove barriers to technology for people with...

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Telstra frees customers from CAPTCHA

Telstra will stop using CAPTCHA tests after deciding they are not sufficiently accessible to people with disabilities.

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ACCAN wants Google to rethink reCAPTCHA

Google should provide an accessible alternative to reCAPTCHA, the company’s online test to prevent bots from posting spam to websites, said the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network.

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Australian startup snapshot: Peepable

Peepable is an Adelaide startup that is trying to develop a better search engine for finding videos on the Internet.

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Next-gen 000 service could support social, mobile apps

The Australian government seeks to enhance the Triple Zero emergency service to bring it up to date with modern communications technology and move it beyond the existing voice-only service.

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Cloud computing: Potential, pitfalls for people with disabilities

Cloud computing can help empower people with disabilities by offering increased independence and opportunities to participate in the workforce, according to a new report.

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Telstra ditches CAPTCHAs in name of accessibility

Telstra has removed the use of CAPTCHAs as an anti-spam system from its website the telco confirmed tonight. The announcement comes ahead of a self-imposed 30 September deadline the telco set itself at...

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Microsoft improves IE8 for disabled users

Microsoft will add features to the next version of Internet Explorer to make it more accessible to disabled users of the Web, the company said Thursday.

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Panasonic shows robotic bed that becomes wheelchair

Panasonic has developed a robotic bed that transforms into a wheelchair at the command of the user. It's designed for people who have limited mobility and is intended to provide an extra level of...

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IBM will research mobile access for the aged and illiterate

IBM is teaming with researchers in academic institutions in Japan and India to explore an open, common user interface for mobile devices that will make them easier for aged or illiterate people around...

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Vic govt deploys video accessibility service

Geelong Hospital in Victoria has launched the state’s first video relay interpreting (VRI) service aimed at providing hearing impaired people better access to interpreter services, particularly with...

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Curtin University to add accessibility software to website

Curtin University of Technology will add accessibility software to its website this month in an effort to expand access to its education courses and services.

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Choice, ACCAN want action on IT pricing following report

Consumer advocacy organisations have called for government action after a parliamentary report on IT pricing found Australians on average are charged 50 per cent more than people in comparable countries.

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