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Our members have been busy throughout the last quarter (October though December). Here are the highlights:
- We launched a completely updated website and released our first introductory video.
- Our standards development teams have been meeting and working on
- label/reporting requirements
- using peer-to-peer payment apps as a test-bed for digital product score generation
- using washing machines as a test-bed for consumer technology product score generation
- We delivered webinars (and recordings are available) for our two strategic partner member organizations, IAAP (the International Association of Accessibility Professionals) and OZeWAI (the Australian Web Accessibility Initiative).
- We have introduced a Patreon membership option of supporting SAR’s work on a monthly subscription basis. Details are available at patreon.com/standardari
Featured article:
Stark realities of appliance shopping while blind
“Controlling your appliances with your own smart phone—is offered by many manufacturers as the solution for people with particular types of disabilities to control machines. For example, because a phone can talk through its built-in speech output software, an interface with buttons and displays can be provided on a phone for users who are blind.
“This is a good thing, right?
“Maybe not…”
Read the full article “Stark realities of appliance shopping while blind”