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…
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Apple’s iPhone feature that lets blind people see with their fingers
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
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.
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’
Austin Pruitt, a two-time US Paralympian, walked me over to a racing wheelchair…
You can now ask Siri to recite music, sports and business news
Apple rolled out an update for iPhones and iPads on Tuesday…
Apple releases iOS 11.2.5
Apple today released iOS 11.2.5 which includes support for HomePod and introduces the ability for Siri to read…
Apple and Cochlear team to stream music and phone calls straight to Cochlear implants
Patients wearing revolutionary Australian-invented Cochlear implants will soon enjoy speech and music…
Cochlear unveils hearing implants that work directly with Apple’s iPhone
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
Earlier today Apple pushed out firmware for the HomePod smart speaker ahead…
Apple’s little-known iPhone feature that lets blind people see with their fingers
She could do all of this with the screen turned off. Her phone’s battery lasted forever…
Apple confirms iOS 9.3.4 has a nasty surprise
The iPhone 7 is very close and the all singing all dancing iOS 10 will come with it…
Apple continues to lead in accessibility awareness and innovation
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
Someday at Christmas men won’t be boys, playing with bombs like kids play with toys…
Apple’s iWork for iCloud now out of beta, gets new features
Apple has now removed the ‘beta’ label from iWork for iCloud…
Apple updates Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for iOS + OS X with Split View, 3D Touch, and more
Apple has released new versions of the iWork suite of apps for iPhone and iPad with iOS 9 and iPhone 6s/Plus features…
How a simple Apple feature is changing lives
Hills’ demeanor is serious as he begins talking about the rise of smartphones, tablets, and touchscreens…
You know, blind people can actually use touchscreens
Over the last couple years, I’ve come to a conclusion about life as a blind person…
Apple seeds third beta of OS X 10.10.2 with focuses on Wi-Fi, Mail & VoiceOver
Apple on Friday supplied developers with a third beta of OS X 10.10.2…
Apple patent applications reveal In-App features, fingerprint scanning enrollment and accessibility inventions
A new patent application surfaces that covers the inner workings of Apple’s…
Advocates for blind, deaf want even more from Apple
Advocates for the blind are debating whether to use a carrot or a stick…
Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 beta to developers
Just days after the first public release of OS X 10.9.1…
