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IA Labs at the Dublin Tech Summit 2022

On the 15th and 16th of June 2022, IA Labs made our first appearance at the Dublin Tech Summit held in the RDS centre on Dublin’s southside. As this was our first time exhibiting at an event since incorporating in August 2021, all of our team were hyped and ready to network.

IA Labs urge private sector to be ready for EU accessibility legislation

The European Accessibility Act was adopted in April 2019 and will introduce harmonised rules on accessibility for private-sector products and services in the EU for the first time.

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Understanding the POUR Principles of Accessibility

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are internationally agreed upon standards established to help content authors and developers create web content – whether a website, web application, or other digital technology – with accessibility in mind. There are four main guiding principles of accessibility upon which the WCAG have been built.

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Regulators and Ombudsmen failing disability community

In Ireland, we have numerous bodies with various responsibilities and powers, all of which are intended to deliver safe and efficient services to us. These are the regulators and the ombudsmen, yet they continue to fail the 600,000 people who make up the disability community of Ireland.

Happy Pride Month

June is Pride Month and Pride Month is in honor of the Stonewall Uprising in 1969. To show support and give credit to such a important day for equality, IA Labs have changed their logo to incorporate the progressive pride flag.

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Digital Accessibility in Education

Access to education is a fundamental right for everyone in Ireland. However, in 2016, the national census showed that only 13% of people in Ireland with a disability were in education. Of these, only 20% completed higher level education.

IA Labs announces launch of voice-based service for NCBI

Today marks the official launch of myNCBI Smart Hub, a voice interaction model available on all Alexa-enabled and Google Home devices that gives users of all demographics easy access to information on NCBI’s services and special features just by saying, “Alexa / Google, open myNCBI”.