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Here is a feel-good story for a Friday. Apple has made public the story of Scott Leason\u2014a US Navy veteran and keen surfer…who happens to be blind. The story details how by using an iPhone XR, and the VoiceOver application in particular, as well as an Apple Watch, Mr Leason is able to undertake a number of tasks and partake in his beloved water sports. He said,\u201cWhen I\u2019m at the end of a line behind a boat just like anybody else, I forget I\u2019m blind. And then when I come into the beach and there\u2019s people around [his dog] Snickers and I go yeah that\u2019s my seeing eye dog and I got a board in my hand and they go, \u2018you\u2019re blind?\u2019 That\u2019s a cool feeling.\u00bb It might be easy for some to be cynical about Apple promoting this, but for most of us, it is equally easy to forget how crucial technology and the accessibility\u00a0tools modern devices have are to people with a variety of disabilities. 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