Electronic Arts has stated that it'll open the patents for some of its accessibility-related tech. This move will make gaming accessible by allowing developers to take EAs inclusive gaming tech and implementing it other games.https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22638535/ea-accessibility-patent-pledge-apex-legends-ping-system

A historic day for Chile as the country votes to grant equal marriage rights to same-sex couples.This makes Chile the 31st nation to pass a vote for gay marriage.Now all that's needed is for President Sebastián Piñera's signature to be added to make this law.Click the link to find out more:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/world/americas/chile-gay-marriage.html

The shows two main heroes, played by Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld, learned some basic ASL (American Sign Language) so they could welcome Alaqua Cox and make her feel at home.They took several inclusion steps with this the show. One was casting Alaqua Cox as Echo, who's a deaf actor, but also Hawkeye is Marvel's first project featuring an Indigenous American actor.To find out more, click the link below:https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/hawkeye-star-alaqua-cox-reveals-jeremy-renner-hailee-steinfeld-learned-basic-asl-welcome-set.html

A 12-year-old gamer became a legend when he stood up for the LGBTQI+ community by calling out a friend's homophobia while gaming online.In a series of videos posted to TikTok and shared on Twitter, the young gamer has won praise for his actions in trying to teach his friend about acceptance and inclusion.To find out more, check out the link:https://www.indy100.com/viral/gamer-homophobia-lgbtq-viral-tiktok-b1922577

37 new emojis, of which will contain a pregnant man and a handshake featuring different skin tones emojis to be released by the Unicode Consortium, and will appear on devices in the coming months.Click the link to find out more:https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pregnant-man-multiracial-handshake-among-130400080.html

Entries close on Thursday 2 December for the 2021 #TechDiversity Awards celebrating the positive benefits of diversity + inclusion in the workplace.Diversity is - and should always be - a by-product for businesses who put great effort into maximising business success. This year, there is a new "Tech for Good" category for tech ventures aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) in social impact, sustainability, D+I, and human health.  The gala dinner will be on Thursday 24 February 2022 in Melbourne.  More information: https://techdiversityawards.com/