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Apple announces new features for its Apple devices aimed at helping people with disabilities
Apple announces new features for its Apple devices aimed at helping people with disabilities
By:Abhishek Malhotra, The Mobile Indian , New Delhi
Last updated : May 20, 2021 1:23 pm
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Apple today announced new software features designed for people with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities. The new update with these features will roll out later this year through a software update. People with limb differences will be able to navigate Apple Watch using AssistiveTouch; iPad will support third-party eye-tracking hardware for easier control; and for blind and low vision communities, Apple’s VoiceOver screen reader will use on-device intelligence to explore objects within images.
For Apple Watch users, a new feature dubbed AssistiveTouch will help those with limited mobility to interact with their device without the need to operate the touch interface.
This will work via a series of sensors – the accelerometer, gyroscope, motion sensors, and optical heart rate sensor – in order to detect subtle differences in muscle movement and tendon activity, which lets users navigate a cursor on the display through a series of hand gestures, like a pinch or a clench .
An iPadOS update will introduce support for third-party MFi eye-tracking devices, allowing users to navigate the screen using their gaze and tap using extended eye contact.
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Apple announces a host of new accessibility features across many of its devices and services
Some are launching soon, others are coming later this year.
body>Global Accessibility Awareness Day is Thursday, May 20. To commemorate the date and better support many of its differently-abled customers, Apple has announced a big batch of new accessibilityfeatures across multiple products and services.
Some, like a new SignTime service and Today at Apple sessions in ASL and BSL, will launch on May 20. Others, like AssistiveTouch for Apple Watch and background sounds for neurodiverse users, are coming in software updates later this year. (Apple does not specify, but it s likely this fall s releases of iOS 15, macOS 12, and watchOS 8.)
Apple PRESS RELEASE May 19, 2021 Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities New SignTime service launches Thursday, May 20, to connect Apple Store and Apple Support customers with on-demand sign language interpreters Customers visiting Apple Store locations in the US, UK, and France can use SignTime to remotely access a sign language interpreter.
Cupertino, California Apple today announced powerful software features designed for people with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities. These next-generation technologies showcase Apple’s belief that accessibility is a human right and advance the company’s long history of delivering industry-leading features that make Apple products customizable for all users.