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Tag: iOS accessibility

Apple hid a powerful new ‘Back Tap’ gesture in iOS 14 that will change how you use your iPhone

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:34 amWednesday, June 24, 20208 Comments

After poking around the developer beta last night, a hidden feature was discovered – called “Back Tap” – that just might change how you use your iPhone…

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…

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…

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…

Face-controlled apps begin to appear for Apple’s iPhone X

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 8:30 amTuesday, December 19, 20171 Comment

The iPhone X contains a ‘TrueDepth’ 3D sensor that, when combined with Apple’s ARKit APIs…

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…

Use Apple’s innovative macOS Accessibility features to your benefit

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 2:01 pmWednesday, October 11, 20174 Comments

Chances are when you open System Preferences you don’t venture into the Accessibility pane…

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…

iOS 11: How to turn on Type to Siri

Monday, July 10, 2017 5:36 pmMonday, July 10, 20177 Comments

Type to Siri is a handy new feature that allows you to continue using the virtual assistant…

iOS 10’s built in magnifying glass

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 9:27 am8 Comments

One of my favorite features of iOS 10 is the built-in magnifying glass…

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…

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…

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