Neowin News Feed for: Disabled

Microsoft agrees to review leave policies after California settlement

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has agreed to pay a $14 million settlement to workers who it allegedly discriminated against. Microsoft has also hired an independent consultant to help it improve its practices. Read more...

Uber settles lawsuit claiming it overcharged disabled passengers with $2.2 million fine

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 01:00:01 +0000

Uber will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the ride-hailing service discriminated against customers with disabilities. The company will compensate more than 65,000 passengers. Read more...

Microsoft collaborates with Be My Eyes to offer tech support to the blind

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 06:42:01 +0000

Be My Eyes is an app that caters to people who are blind or have low vision. Microsoft will now be offering technical assistance to customers of Be My Eyes via its Disability Answer Desk. Read more...

If you can't view 4K YouTube content on your Xbox One X, you're not alone

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:50:01 +0000

It appears that Google has disabled 4K video configurations in its YouTube app for smartphones and the newly-released Xbox One X, saying that the display resolution is currently capped at 1080p. Read more...

Bank of America flips the kill switch on its Windows apps

Usama Jawad — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:58:01 +0000

Bank of America has removed its apps from Microsoft's store and disabled existing installations on devices, advising customers to visit its mobile site instead - but it doesn't work on Windows Phones. Read more...

CAPTCHA technology could become a thing of the past

Phi Ha — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 11:29:54 +0000

Your favourite band is touring and you know tickets will sell out in an instant, so every second counts. But there is only one thing in the way, and it threatens to make your life miserable. Read more...

Hands-free mouse helps disabled nose through the net

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:23:43 +0000

Computer users who can't move their hands are testing a device that allows them to point and click using their nose. Thirteen patients at St. Vincent Hospital in Ottawa are currently trying out the "nouse"... Read more...

Massachusetts and Open Source's Cost to the Disabled

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:16:47 +0000

The blind man in the red shirt stood up. A German Shepherd in a leather harness dozed at his feet, under the folding plastic chairs, in the warmth of winter sun coming in low through... Read more...

AOL intros AIM Relay Services for disabled users

Thu, 08 Jul 2004 14:46:16 +0000

Great news for AIM member's especially those with hearing and speech disabilities. America Online today announced AIM Relay Serves. AIM Relay Services "allows users who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech disabled... Read more...

Outlook XP Slow after Messenger is disabled

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:15:43 +0000

When you choose to disable Windows Messenger to start and disable run in background, Outlook XP get very slow. It seems to check messenger. To fix this rename c:program filesmessenger folder... Read more...

Neowin News - Anonymous posts disabled

Steven Parker — Tue, 19 Feb 2002 15:38:30 +0000

Anonymous users are at it again, this time they got Neowin into hot water by posting illegal material on a news post that had scrolled off the main page. We really try to be open... Read more...

Attachments disabled on Forums

Steven Parker — Tue, 08 Jan 2002 15:31:12 +0000

Some people may of noticed that some posts refer to attachments that are not actually there anymore. After conversations with both the site operator and Redmak we have decided that it is in the best... Read more...