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Answer ALS Completes Release of Full Dataset and Integrates ALS TDI ARC Study Data into Neuromine /PRNewswire/ -- Answer ALS today announced the full release of its comprehensive ALS clinical and multi-omics dataset, marking the culmination of a multi-year...

Answer ALS Completes Release of Full Dataset and Integrates ALS TDI ARC Study Data into Neuromine (data portal on Azure). www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

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Reminder for this Wednesday: Discover how Microsoft 365 Copilot can empower individuals and organizations to create more inclusive and accessible experiences. Free and online. msit.events.teams.microsoft.com/event/17711f...

Accessibility Assistant updates: Smarter handling of tables and shapes Recent changes to Accessibility Assistant in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows and for Mac reduce false positives and better reflect real...

Accessibility Assistant updates: Smarter handling of tables and shapes across Microsoft 365. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

Topher presenting. They're wearing a black jumper, have long shoulder length hair and glasses, and a sign saying "European Accessibility Summit" next to them.

Topher and Xander presenting next to a Microsoft logo.

View of the room at the European Accessibility Summit. It is a modern conference room with roughly 100 people sitting in it.

Last week, @xanderashwell.bsky.social and I had the great privilege of sharing @seaofthieves.com's accessibility journey with all the fine folks at the European Accessibility Summit in Brussels, run by @microsoft.com and @myedf.bsky.social!

We learned so much from real experts there - 1/3

The Digital Direct Sales (DDS) organization at Microsoft has a new opening for an Accessibility Technical Program Manager.
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Identifying Accessibility Data Gaps in CodeGen Models :: Aaron Gustafson Late last year, I probed an LLM’s responses to HTML code generation prompts to assess its adherence to accessibility best practices. The results were unsurprisingly disappointing — roughly what I’d...

I probed an LLM’s responses to HTML code generation prompts to assess its adherence to accessibility best practices. The results showed key areas where better training data is needed.

GitHub - github/accessibility-scanner: Finds potential accessibility gaps, files GitHub issues to track them, and attempts to fix them with Copilot. Finds potential accessibility gaps, files GitHub issues to track them, and attempts to fix them with Copilot. - github/accessibility-scanner

What an incredible few days at #AllThingsOpen 🎉

Volunteered at the first accessibility summit, gave a talk with @helen.blog about the open-sourced accessibility scanner, plus watched Ed Summers deliver a keynote 🙌

Be sure to check out the a11y scanner & share your feedback 💖

👉 gh.io/a11y-scanner

Designing for Distress: Understanding Users in Crisis What we learned from users navigating acute distress — and why typical UX patterns fail

In a recent study, the VA learned a lot from users navigating acute distress — and why typical UX patterns fail.

The Microsoft approach to packaging accessibility As Senior Creative Director of Packaging Design and Content Development at Microsoft, Marshall has spent decades shaping how one of the world's most influential brands thinks about packaging: not mere...

The Microsoft approach to packaging accessibility
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How GitHub Copilot enabled accessibility governance process improvements in record time See how we turned weekly accessibility grade signals into an automated, accountable remediation workflow—powered by GitHub Copilot.

How GitHub Copilot enabled accessibility governance process improvements in record time.
github.blog/ai-and-ml/gi...

Floating images now accessible for screen readers in Word Thanks to new enhancements in how images are anchored to surrounding text in Microsoft Word for Windows, screen readers can now detect and navigate floating...

📢 A major step forward for accessibility: Floating images in Word for Windows are now detectable by screen readers, complete with alt text and context.

Special Olympics and Xbox Unite for Inclusive Gaming - Xbox Wire Tune in to the Xbox Twitch channel on October 14 at 10am Pacific for the 2025 Gaming for Inclusion Celebrity Showcase.

Special Olympics and Xbox Unite for Inclusive Gaming.
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2025 M-Enabling Summit Spotlight. Banner text with 2025 M-Enabling Summit Banner logo. Below is the title “Standards for Accessible and Ethical Use of AI in Disability Contexts”. Five headshots below: David Fourney (Freelance Digital Accessibility Specialist); David Banes (Equitable AI Alliance); Jamie Dean (Microsoft); Stephanie Enyart (American Foundation for the Blind); and Klaus Hoeckner (Austrian Association for the Blind and Low Vision). The backdrop is blue with green and white accents.

AI can transform life for persons with disabilities - but if built with accessibility, fairness & transparency.

At #mEnabling25, leaders will convene to explore Standards for Accessible & Ethical Use of AI in Disability Contexts.

Register for #mEnabling: https://shorturl.at/CeX0d

The GitHub Annotations Toolkit announced by Jan Maarten andDaniel Henderson-Ede at Inclusive Design 24 2025! #ID24 github.com/github/annot...

Improving accessibility: Standard red gets an update in Microsoft 365 We upgraded the standard red font color in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on Windows and Mac to make it more inclusive and accessible to...

Improving accessibility: Standard red gets an update in Microsoft 365.
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The Ability Hack: Proven Recipe for Innovation Microsoft’s annual global hackathon begins today. Thousands of employees around the world hit pause on their day‑to‑day work to invest in ideas, passions, and prototypes that could change the world — ...

This year, there are more than 260 teams in Ability Hack at the Microsoft Global Hackathon, which began today! www.linkedin.com/pulse/abilit... #accessibility

YouTube video by Inclusive Tech Lab Gliding Cursor In Microsoft Power Toys 0.94.0 #accessibility #assistivetech

Video: Gliding Cursor In Microsoft Power Toys 0.94.0 #accessibility #assistivetech www.youtube.com/shorts/fa4SK...

Accessibility Features in Microsoft 365 That Most Admins Forget to Enable Microsoft 365 is packed with accessibility tools designed to make digital workplaces more inclusive for everyone. However, many of these […]

Accessibility Features in Microsoft 365 That Most Admins Forget to Enable. dellenny.com/accessibilit...

4 Key Copilot+ PC Accessibility Features | Microsoft Windows Discover four Copilot+ PC accessibility tools that help you navigate, read, listen, and caption—designed for people with disabilities and built for all.

4 key Copilot+ PC #accessibility features.
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Writing and presenting about math is easy and inclusive with Microsoft 365 We’re excited to share recent improvements to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft 365 Copilot that make writing and presenting about math easier...

Writing and presenting about math is easy and inclusive with Microsoft 365. #accessibility #MathML
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ASSETS 2025 is excited to announce Jenny Lay-Flurrie as our keynote speaker!
Jenny is Vice President & Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft with 25+ years of experience leading tech innovation and accessibility for millions of people. More info at: assets25.sigaccess.org/keynote.html

Listen to an audio overview of a document with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word for Windows and Word for the web can now create a podcast-like audio overview of a document, transforming it into a fun...

Listen to an audio overview of a document with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microso...

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5742 (Beta Channel) Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5742 (KB5064075) to the Beta Channel for Windows Insiders on Windows 11, version 24H2. Changes in Beta Channel b

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5742 (Beta and Dev channels):
- The setting for character repeat delay/rate moved from Control Panel to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.
- The setting for cursor blink rate moved to Settings > Accessibility > Text cursor.
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Model Mondays - On-Device & Local AI YouTube video by Microsoft Reactor

Microsoft Customer Story: Xander Glasses Accessibility Tech, powered by Azure AI. Video: www.youtube.com/live/ILBDDCJ...

Just posted: The Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) Division is seeking an #accessibility program manager. jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...

Inclusive communication with Sign Language Mode in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Community Hub In Microsoft Teams, we believe that communication should be inclusive, seamless, and empowering for everyone. As part of that commitment, we are excited to...

Inclusive communication with Sign Language Mode in Microsoft Teams. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #accessibility

Microsoft Careers Do what you love. Create the future you want. Explore the career options that Microsoft has to offer.

The Microsoft Neurodiversity Hiring Program currently has openings for a software engineer (Up to 100% work from home, Australia) and Data Center Technicians (Iowa and Wisconsin, US). careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en...

Centering Sign Language in AI and design - Microsoft Design A Deaf-led approach to making Sign Language a core principle of inclusive design

Centering Sign Language in AI and design.
microsoft.design/articles/cen... #accessibility

YouTube video by MSFTEnable AI and speech technologies

One of the things I can count on like the sunrise is that, when I take Accessibility training, I’m going to feel really uplifted at least once and I’m going to cry at least once. #enable

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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5710 (Dev Channel) Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5710 (KB5062676) to the Dev Channel. Changes in Dev Channel builds and updates are documented in two buckets: new...

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5710 (Dev Channel): Making visual content more accessible with image descriptions in Narrator. blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
- FAQs about rich image descriptions: support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/... #accessibility