#accessibility

#accessibility

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Bank of Ireland said its rolling programme of works has already delivered 168 new machines in 46 branches from Donegal to Wexford. In total, approximately 650 new devices will be deployed to every Bank of Ireland branch on the island of Ireland as part of a €60m investment. According to the bank, the new fleet has greater cash processing capacity and will slash energy use by more than half.

"Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It's a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific." Cuban urged anyone seeing his message to help their loved ones apply for Social Security online to get their benefits approved. But the reality is that not all seniors are tech-savvy, and not everyone has access to someone who can help them navigate the maze of filing for benefits.

Signage along central London Bakerloo line stations are being rebranded as "Bakerl0.0" and "Waterl0.0" as part of an advertising campaign by Heineken to promote its zero alcohol products. Emma Vogelmann from Transport for All said getting around London with confidence and ease depended on having "consistent, recognisable information across the Tube network". Transport for London (TfL) said advertising campaigns provide additional funding and are "fully assessed to ensure they do not impact services, staff or customers".

What makes Strapsicle's design stand out is the way you can slide your hand under either strap and read from any position. There's no fussing about where to stick a grip or worrying about adding bulk with a clunky case. Strapsicle is an excellent accessory for those with dexterity or mobility issues, or in my case, a great way to keep my face safe from accidental drops.

The station needs upgrades to handle projected passenger demand as new housing is built nearby, but the current design wouldn't be able to accommodate it. The main problem is that the station is elevated high above the streets but has a long staircase to use. As a result, the two lifts are under unusually high use as people understandably avoid the stairs. That means the lifts are also often in need of repairs due to their higher-than-average use.

The internet has turned fringe belief into mainstream politics and policy from authoritarianism to vaccines. With democracy itself threatened, is it time to go back to a previous world of landlines, letters and face-to-face-contact, audiotapes and Ansaphones? What would we miss about the online world that is worth the risk to liberal culture and basic freedoms? Should we turn the internet off?

It's also important to know that some of the vibes come with intentional signalling. Plenty of people whose views you can find online have a financial interest in one product over another, for instance because they are investors in it or they are paid influencers. They might have become investors because they liked the product, but it's also possible that their views are affected and shaped by that relationship.

The iGaming industry has evolved rapidly over the last decade, driven by innovations in software, regulation and player expectations. Operators now compete not only on game libraries and bonuses but on user interface quality, fairness, and mobile-first delivery. A sophisticated approach to product design and customer care is essential for any brand that wants to retain players and expand into new markets.

Every year, TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away as well in their respective categories and compete in their own pitch competition.

The resonant, abrasive drone of an electric can opener was a staple sound in kitchens around the country. Perplexingly loud, this innovative kitchen tool let you power through cans of any size by holding down a lever, assuming the cutting blade was lined up correctly. But they've fallen out of style in recent years, and if you still use one, there's a good chance you're a Boomer or a member of Gen X raised by can-opener diehards.

The projects - costing a combined $1.75 billion - are among the first round to be funded by revenue raised from congestion pricing, which was first implemented nearly a year ago. The state program raises funds for the MTA by charging drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street a $9 base toll.

Figuring out how to prepare for a home inspection before you list your home comes down to three things: make every major system easy to access, knock out small but telling maintenance fixes, and set the house up so the inspector can work safely and efficiently. A little prep now helps the inspection reflect your home's true condition, reduces the chance of preventable red flags, and keeps your sale on track

Unexpected repairs force TfL to shut Barons Court tube station's platforms through 2026 ianVisits Apprentices join Siemens' Goole Rail Village to build London Underground trains Hull Live Gunnersbury Station has taken one tiny step forward towards getting step-free access, but there's a very long way to go before it arrives. ianVisits There will soon be an Elizabeth line train through the core section of the network every three minutes on Saturdays, as TfL prepares to increase the service. ianVisits

If you want to know who won what (and who lost) at the 2025 Game Awards, we've got you covered. Perhaps you didn't watch the awards this year? Maybe you did, but missed the rapid-fire announcement of certain winners? It can be tricky to keep up with how fast awards are handed out at this show. Geoff needs more time for pricey trailers!

Because we're products of a system that excludes certain people, it's surprisingly easy to do the same. Unless we've experienced exclusion or someone has pointed it out to us. Gradually, this exclusion seeps into design, and not only through inaccessible interfaces. Ableist design shows up in the user needs we forget to anticipate, who we don't invite for user research, and how we deprioritise tasks of a project.

And since we already rely on Playwright for visual regression testing and our end-to-end suite, adding accessibility checks right on top of that felt like the obvious next step. No new tools to learn, just extending a setup we know well with Axe's engine running inside the same Playwright workflows. Configuration First, we created a helper to get a pre-configured Axe instance. Our configuration focuses on WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA criteria.