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Video: Honda Scenic Audio AI-Based Application for Accessible Road Trips (YouTube 1:00 min)
Honda's new AI program can analyze the surrounding landscape and describe it to people with blindness or low vision.
The robot cafe bridging the virtual and physical workplace (YouTube, 3:24 min)
Visit a Japanese cafe where a robotic waiting staff allows people living with mobility restricting disabilities to work as "pilots" without leaving their homes.
‘Barbie' now has ASL as an option and the reactions are beautiful (9 to 5 Mac)
“Barbie” painted the globe in pink over the summer, and now it's turning its attention to making the movie more accessible
Apple HomeKit as assistive technology (YouTube, 4:25 min)
See how Apple Accessibility and HomeKit transforms lives.
The nightmare of flying with a wheelchair (YouTube, 12:25 min)
A video showing the significant problems peoples who use wheelchairs are facing when traveling by air.
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