In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re excited to roll out new updates across Android and Chrome, plus new resources for the ecosystem.
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We’re excited to announce the availability, as a developer and origin trial, of ARIA Notify, a new API that’s designed to make web content changes more accessible to all users. You can try ARIA Notify today as an Origin Trial starting with Microsoft Edge 136, or locally by enabling the –enable-blink-features=AriaNotify feature flag. ARIA Notify […]
Starting a career comes with a handful of challenges—and some level of anxiety—for almost everyone. From meeting colleagues for the first time to finding your way around new physical or digital workspaces, there’s plenty to navigate. Microsoft Senior Director of Accessibility and Human Factors Dave Dame knows about first day jitters all too well. “When […]
For people who use hearing aids, the inability to stream directly to hearing devices can leave people out or create barriers to important information, whether it’s …
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In today’s digital age, browser users spend significant time reading content online. The contrast ratio between the text and its background is therefore very important to ensure comfort and to reduce eye strain. That’s why, based on your feedback, we had already enhanced text rendering in Microsoft Edge back in 2021. Today, we’re taking things […]
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Today we’re rolling out a handful of updates to make Android’s hearing aid and screenreader experiences even more accessible.Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S25, we’re …
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Learn more about the Google and Android updates announced at Galaxy Unpacked.
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We’re launching Expressive Captions, a feature of Live Caption, that gives you the full picture of emotion in what’s being said on your device.
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Face control on Chromebooks uses facial gestures and machine learning to let people with motor impairments control their devices without having to use their hands.
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We’re excited to introduce two new settings in Microsoft Edge that aim to enhance your web browsing experience and the accessibility of the websites you visit: Page colors and Turn off custom scrollbars. These new features provide greater control over the appearance and accessibility of web pages, making your time online more comfortable and personalized. […]
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