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Apple Confirms New Accessibility Features for iOS 19
Apple confirms new iOS 19 accessibility features, bringing significant updates to App Store information, reading tools, and device interaction for your iPhone.
iOS 18.5 Beta Out With Improvements in Mail and AppleCare Accessibility
The iOS 18.5 beta introduces quality-of-life improvements, including streamlined Mail settings and enhanced AppleCare accessibility, alongside bug fixes for system stability.
Accessing Accessibility with Shelly Brisbin - TMO Show 2024-06-14
Shelly Brisbin knows a lot about a lot, including accessibility and tech. She’s a producer and reporter at Texas Standard, a contributor to Six Colors, and host of the podcast “Parallel.” Recorded pre-WWDC2024, Shelly joins us to talk about what everyone needs to know about accessibility in tech, her time with Apple Vision Pro, her thoughts on AI and Apple and AI, and the tech she wants more than any other.
iPhone Background Sounds: How To Use Apple's Accessibility Feature
Explore how to harness the power of the iPhone’s Background Sounds feature to achieve better focus and rest.
New Accessibility Features Coming in 2023 to iPhone, iPad, Mac
Apple has announced upcoming new accessibility features. Let’s learn about the upcoming Assistive Access, Live Speech and other new features.
New 'The Greatest' Video Highlights Accessibility Features in Apple Products
A new video from Apple, simply titled “The Greatest” highlights the accessibility features found across the companies’ devices.
Omni Group’s Omni Automation Proves Voice Control Is More Than Just an Accessibility Feature
In a fresh round of updates, Omni Automation gains custom Voice Control commands across all of the Omni Group’s macOS, iOS and iPadOS apps.
Apple Celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Special Sessions, Curated Collections, and More
Apple is celebrating the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day via a week-long feature on accessibility in Apple products and services.
Apple Previews New Accessibility Features Coming In 2022, Including Door Detection
Apple revealed new accessiblity features planned for release later in 2022, including door detection and Live Captions.
Olympian Amy Van Dyken Highlights Apple Watch Accessibility Features
Six-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Amy Van Dyken discussed how Apple Watch accesibility features help facilitate her competitive nature.
iOS 15: Magnifier Accessibility Feature on Home Screen by Default
The Magnifier app is on the Home Screen by Default in iOS 15 – in previous iterations, it had to be accessed via the Accessibility menu.
Accessibility and WWDC Updates – TMO Daily Observations 2021-05-24
Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to talk about new Accessibility features coming to mobile devices, and lay out the WWDC schedule.
Apple Fitness+ Getting Closed Captioning Coming And Other Accessibility Features
Apple Fitness+ is being updated with new accessibility features and Apple is marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day across its products.
Apple Unveils Range of New Accessibility Software Updates
Apple announced a variety of new software features designed for people with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities.
John Martellaro, Accessibility, and Apple TV+ – TMO Daily Observations 2021-05-10
John Martellaro joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss Accessibility features on macOS, the new iMac, and what John’s been watching lately.
Discussing Accessibility Innovation at Apple
Apple’s Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives, Sarah Herrlinger, and accessibility engineering lead for iOS, Chris Fleizach, recently joined TechCrunch editor Matthew Panzarino for a Sight Global Tech conversation. They outlined the company’s latest accessibility technology and discussed how Apple works to foster a culture of innovation, empowerment, and inclusion.
Apple and Accessibility – TMO Daily Observations 2020-07-27
Dave Hamilton joins host Kelly Guimont to chat accessibility tips for macOS and iOS on the heels of the 30th anniversary of the ADA.
iOS 14 Accessibility Listens Out For Your Safety
If you have hearing problems, this new iOS 14 accessibility feature, Sound Monitoring, can alert you to important noises.
Apple Celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2020
Apple is highlighting features across its products for Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2020 in the App Store and on Apple.com.
Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s Global Accessibility Chief Talks Tech
Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s Global Accessibility chief, talks about new accessibility features in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina.
Accessibility, as it always does, plays a significant role in not only the conference itself — the sessions, labs and get-togethers all are mainstays of the week — but also in the software Apple shows off. Of particular interest this year is Apple’s Voice Control feature, available for macOS Catalina and iOS 13 devices, which allows users to control their Macs and iPhones using only the sound of their voices.
The new features, such as Voice Control, are amazing.
Apple Celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day With Photographer Rachael Short
Apple celebrates Global Accessibility Day by sharing the story of Rachael Short, a fine art photographer who shoots exclusively with an iPhone.
The iPad is a Wonderful Accessibility Tool
The iPad is a wonderful accessibility tool, and one man with Down syndrome uses his iPad to keep up with his family more easily (via The Loop).
This guy, whose genetic abnormality was once thought to cap his learning ability at the kindergarten level, is becoming adept at computer/information age technology.
You folks made that possible. You paid the taxes that produce the classes and programs that give those of us who have special needs the needed special care.
While the idea of using an iPad as your only device enrages so-called “pundits”, people like Greg remind us that the iPad is the computer for everyone.
Apple Wins Prestigious Award for Device Accessibility
Apple has been given the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award from the Center for Hearing and Communication for its work towards creating accessible products for those living with disabilities. Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives, Sarah Herrlinger, will accept the prestigious award on behalf of the firm. Given the focus that Apple puts on diversity and accessibility, the award is likely to be a source of pride at 1 Infinite Loop. Indeed, in an interview with the CHC’s Director Laurie Hanin, Ms Herrlinger said: “Our products should reduce barriers so you can do just that, regardless of ability. This work is never done. But it’s exactly the kind of design and engineering challenge Apple was built for.” AppleInsider rightly notes Apple’s long history with accessibility enabling technology:
The company has for years incorporated accessibility assets like VoiceOver screen reader technology and system-level integration with hearing aids in its iOS and Mac devices, and continues to make advancements toward improving the user experience for people living with hearing loss. In 2016, for example, Apple rolled out AirPods-style streaming and Live Listen support for Made For iPhone hearing aids.