Tag Archives: iOS

Control an iPhone with nothing but your eyes

Using your thumbs is so last year. There’s a new way to interact with your iPhone, and all it takes is your eyes. … While attending Apple’s WWDC as a scholarship student, Matt Moss had a chance to play around with the iOS 12 developer beta. In the process, he came to a neat realization: ARKit 2.0 opened up some unexpected possibilities.ContinueContinue reading “Control an iPhone with nothing but your eyes”

Siri Shortcuts stands to be a boon for people living with disability – Lifekludger

I watched the Apple WWDC presentation this morning and was excited to see the announcement of Shortcuts. Siri Shortcuts Streamline the things you do often with shortcuts. Siri can now intelligently pair your daily routines with third-party apps to suggest convenient shortcuts right when you need them. So if you typically pick up a coffeeContinueContinue reading “Siri Shortcuts stands to be a boon for people living with disability – Lifekludger”

Seeing AI | AppleVis

Seeing AI Category: Utilities Description of App: Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world and describe nearby people, text and objects. … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read fullContinueContinue reading “Seeing AI | AppleVis”

Mobile Accessibility Testing Guide for Android and iOS – free 

Mobile Accessibility Testing Guide for Android and iOS – free Mobile Accessibility Testing for Android and iOS (PDF, 2.6MB) is a free accessible PDF outlining how to test native apps and the web for accessibility on Android and iOS. It provides an overview of accessibility settings, how to use them and common testing tools. InstructionsContinueContinue reading “Mobile Accessibility Testing Guide for Android and iOS – free “

Face ID Accessibility. Apple offers some answers

Apple today made a series of hardware announcements. Understandably, the announcement that has caused the most social media chatter in the blind community relates to the iPhone X, and it’s new Face ID feature. Apple has earned our trust over the years by ensuring that its products are fully accessible from their initial launch, soContinueContinue reading “Face ID Accessibility. Apple offers some answers”

What’s new with Accessibility in iOS 11?

iOS 11 has some helpful new options in Accessibility to assist any person and everybody customise their iPhone and iPad interface to paintings with them and for them. Here is what’s new. Sensible Invert Sensible Invert is a brand new atmosphere to be added to the Invert Colours phase of Accessibility in iOS. While colourContinueContinue reading “What’s new with Accessibility in iOS 11?”

Accessibility features in macOS and iOS that everyone should try

If you’re someone who doesn’t have any specific reasons to go there, you may have never explored the Accessibility settings on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. While it’s true that those settings are there primarily for people who have special physical needs to modify how a device’s interface works, the fact is, many people whoContinueContinue reading “Accessibility features in macOS and iOS that everyone should try”

Accessibility features in macOS and iOS that everyone should try

If you’re someone who doesn’t have any specific reasons to go there, you may have never explored the Accessibility settings on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. While it’s true that those settings are there primarily for people who have special physical needs to modify how a device’s interface works, the fact is, many people whoContinueContinue reading “Accessibility features in macOS and iOS that everyone should try”

iOS App VoiceOver Accessibility Teaching and Testing Plan | AppleVis

VoiceOver, a feature Apple has built into all iOS devices to enable Braille and speech access for users who are unable to see the screen, has revolutionized the lives of countless thousands of blind people around the world. It works best when apps are deliberately developed in ways that ensure compatibility with VoiceOver, blind peopleContinueContinue reading “iOS App VoiceOver Accessibility Teaching and Testing Plan | AppleVis”

New for accessibility in iOS 10, macOS, Apple TV & Apple Watch: Magnifier, Dwell Control, taptic time & more

Apple briefly mentioned some accessibility enhancements during its press event this week — watchOS 3 is adding wheelchair specific optimizations to Apple Watch — but iOS 10, macOS Sierra, tvOS 10 and watchOS 3 also have many other improvements to assist users with motor, vision, hearing, and learning impairments. Here’s the rundown… Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: NewContinueContinue reading “New for accessibility in iOS 10, macOS, Apple TV & Apple Watch: Magnifier, Dwell Control, taptic time & more”

How to Create Accessibility Shortcut on iOS Devices? – Wikigain

In this article, I am going to show you how to create accessibility shortcut on iOS devices. apple made many features in accessibility for using the device is a better way. for example, if your device buttons get damaged, so do worry you can still use it, just by enabling assistiveTouch. and many feature including reduceContinueContinue reading “How to Create Accessibility Shortcut on iOS Devices? – Wikigain”

accessibility videos for iOS and android

According to the National Health Interview Survey, there are over 20 million people with vision loss. If you need access to the Internet, it can be upsetting that as devices get smaller, so do the font sizes. The good news is that there are a lot of new and innovative ways to access the web. … Check outContinueContinue reading “accessibility videos for iOS and android”

Accessibility – iOS – Apple

  iOS. A wide range of features for a wide range of needs. Intuitive by design, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch also come with assistive features that allow people with disabilities to experience the fun and function of iOS. With these innovative technologies built right in, iOS devices become powerful and affordable assistive devices. Curated byContinueContinue reading “Accessibility – iOS – Apple”

iOS 9 and Accessibility: My 5 Favorite Details – MacStories

I’ve made the case more than once that accessibility, conceptually, is not a domain exclusive to the disabled. Certainly, persons with disabilities will always be the target market for accessibility features, but I think many fully-abled people overlook the fact that accessibility features can help them too. To me, the canonical example is larger text.ContinueContinue reading “iOS 9 and Accessibility: My 5 Favorite Details – MacStories”

Head-gesture control in iOS7 accessibility options

iOS7 introduces  head gesture control as part of Apple’s accessibility tools. It cycles automatically through every on-screen icon, just like a scanning on-screen keyboard, with the user selecting options by moving their head. The ‘Switch control’ feature, lets you set left or right head movements to trigger Siri, the notification center, control volume, open the multi-taskingContinueContinue reading “Head-gesture control in iOS7 accessibility options”

Snapvoice – Photos With Audio Recordings

Using Snapvoice you can add an audio recording of up to 90 seconds to a single image. I came across SnapVoice and it reminded me of an earlier post on a similar app, VoicePic, and some thoughts I had in that post around Mechanical Turk. I think this would be an excellent way to shareContinueContinue reading “Snapvoice – Photos With Audio Recordings”