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Adela Buliman and Kyran O'Mahoney sitting in the audience of Accessibility Camp Bay Area. Adela is holding a mic to ask a question.

IA Labs at Accessibility Camp Bay Area 2023

On May 5th 2023, the IA Labs team had the pleasure of attending the 8th Annual Accessibility Camp Bay Area in San Francisco. In this week’s blog, read about the variety of talks they attended and their thoughts on the future of digital accessibility.

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Northern Irish Digital Accessibility Index

This report was commissioned by sight loss charity ForSight NI, detailing how accessible Northern Ireland’s digital world is based on manual accessibility audits performed by the staff of IA Labs. Research and write-up of the index was carried out from July to December 2022 and it was officially released on 24th May 2023.

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Atkinson Hyperlegible: The Accessible Typeface

In honour of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, read about Atkinson Hyperlegible, an accessible typeface inspired by Braille in this week’s blog.

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How do smart speakers help people with disabilities?

Smart speakers are everywhere, and their increased prevalence in our lives has been nothing short of a game changer for people with disabilities.

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Introducing Apple SignTime

Apple SignTime allows users with a hearing impairment to receive support via sign language. It is Apple’s latest feature in its wide range of accessibility supports.

4.1.2: Name, Role, Value

Name, Role, Value is a level A success criterion under the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. It requires all user interface components that are visible to the user to have a name or label that describes their purpose or function.

Twitter under fire over lack of disability support

Having an accessibility team is one of the most important aspects of inclusive social media. However, at the beginning of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in late 2022, their entire accessibility engineering team along with many other employees were laid off.