Accessibility - What's Innovative?

Signly a UK Startup provides automated signing to help profoundly deaf people who use BSL

Aira is providing a remote assistant for blind people. Video streaming, GPS and other apps will mean people with vision impairments can be more independent.

The Apple Watch is a new paradigm for interacting with mobile technology. A days use shows what are the benefits to all types of user.

The use of Braille is on the decline, a new technology aims to revive it.

Integrating accessibility services into the IBM Bluemix development environment will help make accessibility business-as-usual for web applications.

Apple Pay is easier to use and more secure than contactless cards, it also provides specific benefits to people with disabilities.

Doro create a smartphone optimised for the vision impaired.

IBM Mobile Accessibility Checker ensures that mobile apps will be more accessible at a lower cost. Similar checkers should be built in to all ICT development.

A better stand for tablets and smartphones

Two ways of turning an iPhone into a talking clock using VoiceOver and one touch of the phone or using Siri . How to do it and pros and cons of each.

Describes the issues around accessible documents, the available formats and recommends epub as the most flexible solution

The latest iOS 7 for Apple has many new features some of which are specifically related to accessibility and others that effect accessibility.

Nina from Nuance is a virtual assistant for mobile applications that uses voice as the primary input and output. Will it be used by people with disabilities?

Transport for London is partnering with OneVoice to promote a competition to improve the variety of accessible apps providing real time travel information in London.

Eye tracking for smartphones and tablets using built-in camera

Overall iOS 6 and iPhone 5 provide an impressive set of accessibility features, a few small changes could make them even better.

The iPhone 4S, with iOS 5, provides serious accessibility features, the latest additions provide a step change and the base for further enhancements.

KeyPoint Technology announces an open source engine that will increase productivity of mobile keyboard entry for all, including people with limited dexterity.