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Digital accessibility benefitting the disabled – benefitting everyone

In our blogs, we often speak about how recent years have seen major leaps in assistive technology, but what we haven’t discussed is just how much this benefits everyone, not just people with disabilities.

Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter apps on an iPhone

How accessible is your favourite social media?

As with all internet content, accessibility can improve user experience. In the case of social media platforms, this is particularly important, since user-generated content such as images, videos, and GIFs are not always made accessible by their authors.

IA Labs announces launch of myNCBI Smart Hub version 2

One year after the launch of myNCBI Smart Hub, the National Council for the Blind of Ireland and Inclusion and Accessibility Labs are delighted to announce the release of version 2 to commemorate Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023.

Sean Doran, Adela Buliman, Chris White, Kyran O'Mahoney, Amanda McClure, and Robbie Best holding the NI DAI Report in front of a ForSight shop.

The Launch of the Northern Irish DAI

In May 2023, NCBI and IA Labs were delighted to participate in the launch of the Northern Irish Digital Accessibility Index (NI DAI) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Sean Doran, Sarah O'Boyle, Kyran O'Mahoney, Neil Richins and Adela Buliman cheering at the Dublin Tech Summit

IA Labs win the Pitch Competition at Dublin Tech Summit 2023!

This was a very busy week for IA Labs! Dublin Tech Summit 2023 took place during May 31st and June 1st.

A celebration of diversity

Today marks the start of June, commemorated in many places around the world as Pride Month. In IA Labs we join in the activities with our progressive Pride Flag logo.

Did you know every Android is accessible?

In previous blogs, we discussed the accessibility features embedded in iOS. Today we look at Android devices, which also have a variety of tools that improve accessibility.