EA has made 23 accessibility patents available to other developers, by making them open-source. These patents include technologies for photosensitivity and speech recognition.
Hilton has partnered with Be My Eyes, an accessibility app to improve hotel stays for blind and low-vision guests. The app can connect users to Hilton's teams to help them navigate hotels and rooms.
Uber is adding new self-identification options for disabilities this fall. It's also testing a new option that will let riders disclose if they're traveling with a service animal.
Today is the first day to pre-order the new 2024 Xbox consoles, including the all-digital Xbox Series X, a Special Edition Xbox Series X with 2TB of storage and a white Xbox Series S.
Microsoft had some accessibility news to share at its event on Thursday. It unveiled a Surface Pro Keyboard with bold keys and brighter backlight that should be easier for anyone to read.
Audio Radar is an RGB lights system for those with hearing loss to get visual cues about where sound in their games is coming from. At CES 2024, the company is launching an SDK to allow developers to customize the lights to their games.