A little more than 1 in 4 Americans live with a disability — that’s more than 60 million adults who are deaf, blind, neurodivergent, or physically disabled. Technology offers the utopian promise of a universally accessible society, but it only delivers part of the time.
Accessibility Week
Technology promises a universally accessible world — and only sometimes manages to deliver
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Assistive tech has been a life-changing advancement for many people with disabilities. But as technology changes, each innovation is accompanied by a host of access needs that are all too frequently ignored.
This week, The Verge will explore technological advances in accessibility and the ongoing fights to expand access in software and hardware, as well as provide feature reviews of the accessibility options in Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.
The problem is clear, but the solutions are complicated
Monica Chin
Activists are continuing the fight for equitable ride-sharing service
Andrew J. Hawkins
Dive down into the menus to tune your iPhone to work for you
Joe Stanganelli
We are surrounded by a world of motion and I would like to get off of it
s.e. smith
For decades, blind programmers have been creating the tools their community needs
Sheon Han
Voice control, larger text, and other assistive features
JR Raphael
Alt text bots fill in gaps in accessibility
Mia Sato
A list of accessibility features in Windows 11, where to find each one, and what they can do
Pam Baker
The state of Illinois paid for a $3,000 assistive device for speech apraxia. It was trash.
David M. Perry
A wide range of useful accessibility options
Steven Aquino
The problem is clear, but the solutions are complicated
Monica Chin
Activists are continuing the fight for equitable ride-sharing service
Andrew J. Hawkins
Dive down into the menus to tune your iPhone to work for you
Joe Stanganelli
We are surrounded by a world of motion and I would like to get off of it
s.e. smith
For decades, blind programmers have been creating the tools their community needs
Sheon Han
Voice control, larger text, and other assistive features
JR Raphael
Alt text bots fill in gaps in accessibility
Mia Sato
A list of accessibility features in Windows 11, where to find each one, and what they can do
Pam Baker
The state of Illinois paid for a $3,000 assistive device for speech apraxia. It was trash.
David M. Perry
A wide range of useful accessibility options
Steven Aquino
