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Termability

Summer Burton • October 4, 2022

A new way to read terms of service agreements (clearly!)

We were thrilled to learn that on October 3, 2022 Carolina Cohoon from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Deafblind Community Services (DBCS) shared the release of Termability with members from the Technology Network at Deafblind International. Termability is a digital literacy tool hosted in an accessible interface that was created in partnership with Engineering students from the University of Waterloo. It translates common websites’ terms of service into clear language and can be accessed through any computer or mobile browser, or by downloading a Chrome extension. 


We welcome you to learn about and use this tool, and are pleased to share the following links and resources:


Visit the Termability website to try it for yourself!

To download the Chrome extension, visit this page on the Chrome web store.

To learn more about extensions and how they work, review these training videos translated to American Sign Language with transcripts created by LLSC in partnership with DBCS. 

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