On Thursday022 Archives Meta, Inc. announced that its video chat device Portal(previously the Facebook Portal) will support an app for live American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services.
That means people who are "Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing, Speech-Disabled or have hearing loss" will be able to use Portal for video chats with people who do not communicate in ASL, via a live human interpreter. That's called a Video Relay Service (VRS).
Portal will now support a VRS app from ZP Better Together, LLC. The app is free for all users — it's actually funded by the FCC! And while other devices, like an iPad, can support some VRS apps, members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community can apply for a free Portal through ZP Better Together's website.
"The combination of ZP's apps and video relay service with the Portal's AI-powered Smart Camera that automatically keeps people in frame is game-changing," Meta's Head of Accessibility Mike Shebanek said in a statement. "It delivers simplicity, connectivity, and the freedom to move and communicate using both hands."
SEE ALSO: 4 ways mobile apps could be a lot more accessiblePortal is the video chat device the company formerly known as Facebook debuted at the inopportune moment that it began facing privacy scandalafter scandal— which made it basically drop like a rock. Even if Facebook wanting to sell customers on having a camera in their homes is a tough pill to swallow, some credit where credit's due: It was the first device that would "follow" a speaker in a video chat as they moved.
Other companies, like Amazon, have since integrated that feature into their video chat devices. So any edge the Portal had with people who want to move around while they video chat pretty quickly dissipated.
That's all made the Portal a somewhat minor player in the device wars. Even so, more accessibility is a win all around.
Topics Facebook Meta Accessibility
Previous：Attorney-Tyrant Privilege
Next：This Is Not a Blip
Blood Will Out
Where Are Don DeLillo and Emily Dickinson Now?
The Morning News Roundup for August 29, 2014
3 reasons to pamper your pet with ultra
Best eye massager deal: Save $50 on RENPHO Eye Massager
Woman celebrates her divorce by recreating Nicole Kidman's iconic divorce outfit
What We See When We Read
iPhone 15 Pro rumor says 'Gold' is out, 'Titan Gray' is in
Fucking the Patriarch
'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for August 25, 2023
The Fire This Time
'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for August 26, 2023
The Morning News Roundup for September 2, 2014
How women are pressured into using prescription birth control
The Listening Con
Where is Vladimir Nabokov Now?
The Morning Roundup for August 18, 2014
Woman celebrates her divorce by recreating Nicole Kidman's iconic divorce outfit
Boeing Starliner arrives at ISS
10 TikTok accounts to follow if you love to cook
The most savage reviews of 2019 Best Picture winner 'Green Book'Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak had an Oscars date night, thrilling fans of 'The Office'Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged with soliciting prostitutionKid invents gloriously rude new set of 'Mr. Men' charactersBeats By Dre gets Nicki Minaj and other AStolen Tesla leads police on chase after owner finds it with Tesla appDoug Bowser is the new president of Nintendo of America. Yes Bowser.'Stranger Things' actor answers questions about his character's sexualityWhat Silicon Valley can learn from Pinterest15 domino videos so beautiful you'll fall in loveBlack cat invades football pitch, delights Twitter6 things foldable phones need to overcome to prove they're not a fadStolen Tesla leads police on chase after owner finds it with Tesla appXiaomi Mi 9: triple camera and fast wireless charging for $509Airborne cats will fly into your heart in new photography bookOppo's 10x optical zoom technology is coming to a phone in Q2 2019LG G8 ThinQ handsMindy Kaling and B.J. Novak had an Oscars date night, thrilling fans of 'The Office'5 children's books to read during Black History MonthThe most savage reviews of 2019 Best Picture winner 'Green Book' Big Tech readies itself for two very distinct grillings at Senate hearing Thanks to Covid, Amazon warns holiday shoppers to 'order early' Facebook shares specifics on how many QAnon accounts it banned There's another Pizza Squirrel giving Pizza Rat a run for his money Facebook wants NYU to stop sharing political ad data it keeps secret Facebook's tools for 'at 'There's a place at Google for you,' Google CEO tells girls at coding competition Florida Governor's voter registration hacked by 20 Taylor Swift takes the stand in lawsuit claiming she was groped by radio DJ Notion is the underrated productivity app that may change your work life Scientists destroy the first 'murder hornet' nest found in Washington Zoom's new feature makes sure you'll catch every word of the meeting Trump blames 'many sides' for violence in Charlottesville Uber, Lyft futures on the line in Prop. 22 fight Teeny shelter puppies get an adorable newborn photoshoot Charlottesville really happened. Don't look away. The inevitable Trump/Kim Jong Get smarter during quarantine with a Coursera Plus subscription for $399 Apple One subscription bundles launch on October 30 What really happens if Republicans get rid of Section 230
2.1605s , 8198.9375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【2022 Archives】,Wisdom Convergence Information Network