Amazon on Monday added a new vision-oriented accessibility feature to its Fire TV platform called Text Banner. First reported last Friday by Elias Saba at AFTV News, Text Banner functions true to its ...

Amazon has been pushing accessibility hard lately, making Kindle books and Kindle e-readers better suited for people with visual disabilities. They have added a new tab to book description pages, ...

Seattle-based Amazon on Tuesday has announced an all-new version of its super popular Prime Video app. In a blog post, the company boasts the updated software is made to help users “seamlessly ...

Amazon today announced it’s bringing a new accessibility option to its new line of Fire tablets with the addition of “Tap to Alexa” functionality — a way to interact with the company’s Alexa voice ...

As one of the most popular digital voice assistants worldwide, Amazon's Alexa has transformed the way people access information -- whether that's fun and games, music and entertainment or more ...

Dual Audio, expanded hearing aid support, and tactile QR codes are the latest measures designed to make Fire TV more accessible. Dual Audio, expanded hearing aid support, and tactile QR codes are the ...

In spite of all the advancements we've seen in tech, the industry as a whole has consistently neglected people with disabilities. There have been some improvements, including video call apps like ...

Millions of readers with disabilities can now easily identify accessible e-books on Amazon, thanks to new accessibility metadata displays for titles that meet Benetech's Global Certified Accessible ...

A little-appreciated fact about Amazon’s Alexa is where the voice service’s public debut took place before it became widely available to customers. The venue was CSUN, the longstanding conference ...

After devoting a chunk of its annual fall event on Wednesday to Alexa upgrades, Amazon announced two new accessibility features coming to its devices later this year. First is Eye Gaze on Alexa, which ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Something as simple as getting a Covid-19 test can be complicated for Joshua Miele, a principal accessibility researcher at Amazon. Miele is blind. When he got his rapid test results ...

An Amazon customer in a wheelchair has just one request for the retail giant. She hopes it could make its lockers more accessible. Featured Video In a viral video with 64,900 views posted on Dec. 30, ...