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Tag: accessibility

How to set up and use Back Tap on the iPhone with iOS 14

Friday, September 18, 2020 4:47 pm3 Comments

While Back Tap is meant to be an accessibility function, the new iOS 14 feature for iPhone is an extremely convenient way to launch apps…

Apple has hidden mouse support in iPadOS for a reason

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 10:32 pm8 Comments

A better browser, new multitasking, a smoother Pencil… and everyone’s excited by a mouse…

iOS 13 and iPadOS includes both USB and Bluetooth mouse and trackpad support

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 4:06 pm3 Comments

Apple on Tuesday elaborated on mouse support in iOS 13 and iPadOS, saying both USB and Bluetooth devices will be recognized…

Using a mouse on Apple’s iPad with iPadOS: Here’s how it works

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 7:35 pm14 Comments

Apple may not have promoted the iPad’s upcoming support for mice and touchpads, but developers wasted no time…

Former Apple VP: I wrote the book on user-friendly design and what I see today horrifies me

Thursday, May 9, 2019 4:31 pm16 Comments

Take the screen design for Apple’s phones. The designers at Apple apparently believe that text is ugly, so…


The Good Life: What a difference an Apple iPad can make

Friday, November 23, 2018 3:15 pmFriday, November 23, 20185 Comments

The smartphones in our family have been hiccupping with rings and hang-up calls for weeks…

Blind U.S. Navy veteran catches second wave with a surfboard, Apple Watch, and his new iPhone XR

Friday, November 9, 2018 11:30 amFriday, November 9, 20181 Comment

In 2012, Scott Leason received his first iPhone — the iPhone 5 — and training from Sarah T. Majidzadeh, assistant chief of Blind Rehabilitation at the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center…

Understanding New macOS Mojave App Security Alerts

Thursday, November 8, 2018 12:30 pm1 Comment

Apple works hard to ensure the security of its operating systems…

Shortcuts offer huge potential for accessibility

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 5:10 pmNo Comments

Since it was announced at WWDC over the summer, the lion’s share of conversation around shortcuts…

Apple’s iPhone feature that lets blind people see with their fingers

Thursday, October 11, 2018 1:55 pmThursday, October 11, 20184 Comments

She could do all of this with the screen turned off – her phone’s battery lasted forever…

What Apple Watch Series 4 means for accessibility

Thursday, September 20, 2018 2:34 pm2 Comments

Apple Watch Series 4 was the true star of the show…

These technologies could transform the lives of visually impaired people

Thursday, July 5, 2018 3:01 pmThursday, July 5, 20184 Comments

A wave of new technology could soon improve everyday life for many of the 250 million people…

Apple brings ‘Everyone Can Code’ to schools serving blind and deaf students across the U.S.

Thursday, May 17, 2018 9:25 amThursday, May 17, 20184 Comments

Apple is teaming up with leading educators for blind and deaf communities across the US to bring accessible coding to their schools…

Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple seeks to ‘take disability out of the equation’

Monday, May 14, 2018 10:25 amMonday, May 14, 20183 Comments

Austin Pruitt, a two-time US Paralympian, walked me over to a racing wheelchair…

Apple proposes new emoji to represent people with disabilities

Friday, March 23, 2018 2:42 pmFriday, March 23, 201815 Comments

Apple has submitted a “Proposal For New Accessibility Emoji” to the Unicode Consortium…

Apple donates $250,000 to Magical Bridge Foundation toward accessible new playground in Sunnyvale, California

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 1:32 pmTuesday, March 6, 20188 Comments

The city of Sunnyvale, and all who visit the new park, thank Apple for this generous gift to our community….

Dropbox files for IPO

Friday, February 23, 2018 4:47 pm9 Comments

Co-founder and CEO Drew Houston is Dropbox’s biggest shareholder…

How to use a virtual home button instead of the iPhone X’s gestures

Thursday, November 9, 2017 6:35 pmThursday, November 9, 20178 Comments

I’ve got no problem with the iPhone X’s new home indicator and its swiping gestures, but…

Apple and Cochlear team to stream music and phone calls straight to Cochlear implants

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:53 pm12 Comments

Patients wearing revolutionary Australian-invented Cochlear implants will soon enjoy speech and music…

Cochlear unveils hearing implants that work directly with Apple’s iPhone

Friday, July 28, 2017 5:00 pmFriday, July 28, 20179 Comments

Cochlear Ltd said Wednesday it can now stream audio directly from Apple Inc’s iPhone, iPad and iPod to the microchips in its hearing implants…

Apple’s HomePod will support VoiceOver, other accessibility features

Friday, July 28, 2017 4:29 pmFriday, July 28, 20173 Comments

Earlier today Apple pushed out firmware for the HomePod smart speaker ahead…

Apple holds Stevie Wonder concert on campus in honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Friday, May 19, 2017 12:12 pmFriday, May 19, 201710 Comments

Apple has been celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day all week…

Apple wins kudos for accessibility and smart home tech empowering people with disabilities

Thursday, May 18, 2017 3:42 pmThursday, May 18, 201710 Comments

Apple’s products are designed for everyone…

Apple’s little-known iPhone feature that lets blind people see with their fingers

Friday, March 10, 2017 2:30 pmFriday, March 10, 20171 Comment

She could do all of this with the screen turned off. Her phone’s battery lasted forever…

How Apple’s auto unlock makes the Mac more accessible

Friday, November 11, 2016 9:26 amFriday, November 11, 20165 Comments

My workflow is predominantly iOS-centric, but, lately, I’ve been turning more to the Mac…

Why iOS 10 is good for Apple’s stock price or something

Monday, October 3, 2016 3:01 pmMonday, October 3, 201621 Comments

Now, in the new iOS 10 software, they require you to press and hold the home button…

Dropbox responds to Mac ‘security risk’ accusations

Monday, September 12, 2016 11:00 amMonday, September 12, 201615 Comments

Dropbox has said it needs to do a ‘better job’ of communicating its OS X integration…

Apple Watch makes my life as a deafblind person much easier

Thursday, July 7, 2016 2:57 pmThursday, July 7, 20165 Comments

If there was ever a good time to be losing your sight when you are already deaf, it is 2016…

Apple continues to lead in accessibility awareness and innovation

Thursday, May 19, 2016 2:55 pmThursday, May 19, 20167 Comments

Apple is often credited with upending and reinventing product categories by creating breakthrough devices…

Apple shares ‘Someday At Christmas’ featuring Stevie Wonder and Andra Day

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 12:54 pmWednesday, November 25, 20155 Comments

Someday at Christmas men won’t be boys, playing with bombs like kids play with toys…

How a simple Apple feature is changing lives

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 4:25 pmTuesday, July 28, 20155 Comments

Hills’ demeanor is serious as he begins talking about the rise of smartphones, tablets, and touchscreens…

Deafblind teen Molly Watt: Apple Watch is very impressive

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 2:00 pmTuesday, May 5, 201512 Comments

I was born deaf and registered blind when I was 14…

iPad app brings Braille keyboard to blind users’ fingertips

Saturday, January 24, 2015 2:02 pmThursday, January 29, 20152 Comments

The proliferation of touchscreen technology may have revolutionized mobile computer input…

Apple patent applications reveal In-App features, fingerprint scanning enrollment and accessibility inventions

Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:32 pmThursday, July 31, 20143 Comments

A new patent application surfaces that covers the inner workings of Apple’s…

Advocates for blind, deaf want even more from Apple

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:58 amWednesday, July 9, 201415 Comments

Advocates for the blind are debating whether to use a carrot or a stick…

Five overlooked OS X system tweaks

Monday, May 13, 2013 2:03 pmMonday, May 13, 20137 Comments

If you like to find new ways to tweak OS X, you sometimes need to look…

Apple’s revolutionary iPhones help blind navigate a sightless world

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 9:49 amWednesday, January 30, 20134 Comments

When visually impaired people gush over iPhones…

Study: iPads improve speed and ease of reading for people with moderate vision loss

Monday, November 12, 2012 11:34 amMonday, November 12, 20122 Comments

People who have eye diseases that damage their central vision can regain the ability…

Apple files new patents relating to haptics, Thunderbolt, iSight and improved accessibility for the hearing impaired

Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:08 am5 Comments

Improvements are in the works for iDevice haptics, Apple’s iSight camera, flash memory and…

Inside Apple’s OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: New iOS-style Accessibility

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 1:01 pmWednesday, July 18, 20124 Comments

In OS X Mountain Lion, Apple is radically improving the layout of Universal Access…

Apple looks to bolster Apple TV accessibility; new Nike + iPod patents surface

Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:31 pmThursday, May 10, 20121 Comment

On May 10, 2012 the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…

Apple’s iOS 5’s AssistiveTouch helps the disabled use a smartphone

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:38 pm7 Comments

Plenty has been written about the new iPhone 4S, with its voice-controlled virtual assistant Siri…

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