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This academic journal explores document accessibility training offered to student library assistants to make scanned PDFs accessible. The article finds that online asynchronous training videos offered more flexibility and supported knowledge retention over in-person training. The student workers received feedback on their PDFs until no accessibility issues were present. This is a model that might be recreated at other institutions. #accessibility

Glad Apple is keeping up the momentum and getting older but well known titles on their platform.

This mixed methods study uses an online survey and qualitative interviews to gather insights from 27 digital accessibility practitioners across 16 countries. The practitioners emphasized the need for training, additional tools and best practices for mobile applications, and limitations of automated testing. #accessibility

This article explores automated accessibility testing. It highlights that only a small number of WCAG standards can be checked by using an automated accessibility checker. Most WCAG standards require manual testing or a mix of automated and manual testing. Please check out the full article for more information. #accessibility

This article explores a digital accessibility apprenticeship at the Met Office in the UK. The Met Office forecasts weather for the UK. Adam through the course of the apprenticeship came up with digital accessibility best practices and helped make their recruitment system more accessible. #accessibility

This systematic review explores inclusive policies in higher education across the globe. A majority of the articles examined policies that support students with disabilities. The review includes a graphic highlighting policies such as mandatory staff training, establishing a disability center on campus, creating flexible courses with universal design principles, and incorporating accessible technology. Check out the full article for more details. #accessibility

Apple Podcasts will automatically generate a transcript of the podcast. Creators can download the transcript and edit it to fix any mistakes. The finalized transcript can be uploaded and will replace the auto generated one. Please check out the article for more information. #accessibility

This article explores the popover attribute in detail. Popovers are a global attribute but additional accessibility code may be necessary depending on what element they are being applied to. #accessibility

This article explores the popover attribute in detail. Popovers are a global attribute but additional accessibility code may be necessary depending on what element they are being applied to. #accessibility

This journal article explores institutional repositories. It found out of 107 IRs only 26 had specific contact information related to accessibility. Over 50% of the IRs sampled had some form of accessibility documentation. Only 39 of the IRs had a link to an institutional wide accessibility policy. Please check out the full article for more information. #accessibility

This study explores using Spatial Audio, musical cues, and audio descriptions to enhance the video game experience and to make it accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. The study included a mix of participants with and without visual impairments. The feedback highlighted the importance of accessible keyboard controls and sounds that convey character movement and object location. #accessibility

This arXiv session on sonification was really interesting. Sonification can be used to present visual data auditorily. This can make the content easier to access, especially for people who are blind or have low vision. The forum explores how this technology can be applied to large datasets like earthquakes, astronomy, and oceanography. #accessibility