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		<title>Making machines smart by keeping things fair: EDF conference on artificial intelligence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For better or worse, the term ‘artificial intelligence’, or simply AI, still conjures up science-fiction-like images of dangerously powerful computers or malevolent robots overthrowing the human race. It still seems like something that belongs in the future, even though it’s been around for a long time and is being used by countless numbers of people [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Government stands by accessibility directive exemptions amid sector criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 23:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Government has published its response to consultation feedback on its plans to implement European accessibility legislation. At the end of April, the government launched the public consultation on the EU Directive on the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile applications, detailing how it planned to introduce and handle the directive. The consultation [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Government asks for public input on accessibility directive, but exemptions remain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 18:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Parker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Government is using a public consultation to help plan how European accessibility legislation will be implemented later this year. The EU Directive on the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile applications is scheduled to become legally binding in the UK on September 23 of this year. It aims to make public sector [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>New online platform aims to be a game-changer for accessible ICT</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Parker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An accessibility resources platform that claims to be ‘the first of its kind in the world” has been launched. DeveloperSpace aims to be a comprehensive portal for information on inclusive digital content and systems, for a wide-ranging audience. Although primarily aimed at developers, designers and anyone building digital systems or content, the site has been [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The European e-Accessibility Forum: opening up digital culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 23:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as digital accessibility picks up more and more mainstream interest, certain topics within the accessibility field also begin gathering momentum. One such topic is accessible culture. Clearly, this can mean many things, but in this case it refers to cultural spaces (such as museums and art galleries), projects and resources being made more inclusive [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A “tax on accessible books”: mixed emotions at Marrakesh Treaty progress</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2017 12:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Parker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest agreement in the process of implementing the Marrakesh Treaty, which aims to help end the ‘book famine’ faced by blind and visually impaired people, has been met with a mixture of praise and frustration. The treaty aims to increase the availability of books in accessible formats, such as Braille and e-books, by relaxing copyright [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>EU accessibility legislation: Keeping the public sector accessible</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2017 12:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carine Marzin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Carine Marzin. The EU directive on making the websites and mobile apps of public sector bodies more accessible was adopted at the end of 2016 and is the very first piece of EU legislation on digital accessibility. It will benefit over 500 million European citizens, including an estimated 80 million Europeans living with a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>City mobility apps trialled to fight Blue Badge fraud across Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Parker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A three-year pan-European project to improve urban transportation for mobility impaired citizens – featuring a smartphone-based parking card to stop fraud – is drawing to a close and preparing recommendations for the European Commission. The aim of the SIMON project is to increase independent living for people in cities with mobility impairments. Two mobile apps [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Tactile technology brings world-famous paintings to life for blind people</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Parker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A special version of one of the world’s most well-known paintings has been created through 3D-printing, so that people with sight loss can experience it by touch. The tactile, ‘3D relief’ version of Gustav Klimt’s ‘The Kiss’ also features a series of audio triggers that explain different elements of the new work to visitors when [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>World’s first ‘bionic Olympics’ will tackle everyday obstacles with assistive tech.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Parker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cutting bread, climbing stairs and unwrapping a sugar cube all feature as competitions in an event being dubbed the ‘world’s first bionic Olympics’, which will set out to show how advanced technologies can help people with disabilities in daily life. Taking place in Kloten, Switzerland, on October 8, the Cybathlon championship features six types of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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