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The 6 Best iOS 14 Accessibility Features
It’s a very rare person who lives an extremely healthy and unimpeded life before abruptly dropping dead without ever needing accessibility features. This could include subtitles, magnification or an easier way to reach something. Whether you need these things yourself, or someone in your life might find them helpful, there is a bunch of really…
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Harassment, Transphobia, And Racism: A Look Inside Blind’s Anonymous Chatting Forum For Google Employees
In early January, Google systems reliability engineer Liz Fong-Jones announced she was leaving the company after 11 years, leaving behind, by her account, a half million dollars in stock, to work at the startup Honeycomb.io. An outspoken advocate for inclusion and diversity, Fong-Jones quit citing dissatisfaction with leadership around ethics of products and working conditions.…
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Try Not To Smile While This Blind YouTuber Takes A Delightful Rollercoaster Ride
Video: For the past four years, Tommy Edison has vlogged his experience as a blind man in a world full of people who can see. Some of these videos are revelatory, like when he explains how blind people use money, or what his dreams are like. Today he decided to find out what riding a…
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These Smartshoes Help The Blind Navigate City Streets
Wearable technology is a pretty busy buzzword these days, but some of the coolest inventions take the idea well beyond some gadget that lets you read email on your wrist. Wearable technology can actually be life-changing for some people. Consider, for instance, what these shoes can do for the blind.