Apple® today announced new accessibility features coming later
this year, including Eye Tracking, a way for users with physical
disabilities to control iPad® or iPhone® with their eyes.
Additionally, Music Haptics will offer a new way for users who are
deaf or hard of hearing to experience music using the Taptic
Engine® in iPhone; Vocal Shortcuts will allow users to perform
tasks by making a custom sound; Vehicle Motion Cues can help reduce
motion sickness when using iPhone or iPad in a moving vehicle; and
more accessibility features will come to visionOS™. These features
combine the power of Apple hardware and software, harnessing Apple
silicon, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to further
Apple’s decades-long commitment to designing products for
everyone.
“We believe deeply in the transformative power of innovation to
enrich lives,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “That’s why for nearly
40 years, Apple has championed inclusive design by embedding
accessibility at the core of our hardware and software. We’re
continuously pushing the boundaries of technology, and these new
features reflect our long-standing commitment to delivering the
best possible experience to all of our users.”
“Each year, we break new ground when it comes to accessibility,”
said Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s senior director of Global
Accessibility Policy and Initiatives. “These new features will make
an impact in the lives of a wide range of users, providing new ways
to communicate, control their devices, and move through the
world.”
Eye Tracking Comes to iPad and iPhone
Powered by artificial intelligence, Eye Tracking gives users a
built-in option for navigating iPad and iPhone with just their
eyes. Designed for users with physical disabilities, Eye Tracking
uses the front-facing camera to set up and calibrate in seconds,
and with on-device machine learning, all data used to set up and
control this feature is kept securely on device, and isn’t shared
with Apple.
Eye Tracking works across iPadOS® and iOS apps, and doesn’t
require additional hardware or accessories. With Eye Tracking,
users can navigate through the elements of an app and use Dwell
Control to activate each element, accessing additional functions
such as physical buttons, swipes, and other gestures solely with
their eyes.
Music Haptics Makes Songs More Accessible
Music Haptics is a new way for users who are deaf or hard of
hearing to experience music on iPhone. With this accessibility
feature turned on, the Taptic Engine in iPhone plays taps,
textures, and refined vibrations to the audio of the music. Music
Haptics works across millions of songs in the Apple Music® catalog,
and will be available as an API for developers to make music more
accessible in their apps.
New Features for a Wide Range of Speech
With Vocal Shortcuts, iPhone and iPad users can assign custom
utterances that Siri® can understand to launch shortcuts and
complete complex tasks. Listen for Atypical Speech, another new
feature, gives users an option for enhancing speech recognition for
a wider range of speech. Listen for Atypical Speech uses on-device
machine learning to recognize user speech patterns. Designed for
users with acquired or progressive conditions that affect speech,
such as cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or
stroke, these features provide a new level of customization and
control, building on features introduced in iOS 17 for users who
are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak.
“Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve speech
recognition for millions of people with atypical speech, so we are
thrilled that Apple is bringing these new accessibility features to
consumers,” said Mark Hasegawa-Johnson, the Speech Accessibility
Project at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and
Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s
principal investigator. “The Speech Accessibility Project was
designed as a broad-based, community-supported effort to help
companies and universities make speech recognition more robust and
effective, and Apple is among the accessibility advocates who made
the Speech Accessibility Project possible.”
Vehicle Motion Cues Can Help Reduce Motion Sickness
Vehicle Motion Cues is a new experience for iPhone and iPad that
can help reduce motion sickness for passengers in moving vehicles.
Research shows that motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory
conflict between what a person sees and what they feel, which can
prevent some users from comfortably using iPhone or iPad while
riding in a moving vehicle. With Vehicle Motion Cues, animated dots
on the edges of the screen represent changes in vehicle motion to
help reduce sensory conflict without interfering with the main
content. Using sensors built into iPhone and iPad, Vehicle Motion
Cues recognizes when a user is in a moving vehicle and responds
accordingly. The feature can be set to show automatically on
iPhone, or can be turned on and off in Control Center.
CarPlay Gets Voice Control, More Accessibility
Updates
Accessibility features coming to CarPlay® include Voice Control,
Color Filters, and Sound Recognition. With Voice Control, users can
navigate CarPlay and control apps with just their voice. With Sound
Recognition, drivers or passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing
can turn on alerts to be notified of car horns and sirens. For
users who are colorblind, Color Filters make the CarPlay interface
visually easier to use, with additional visual accessibility
features including Bold Text and Large Text.
Accessibility Features Coming to visionOS
This year, accessibility features coming to visionOS will
include systemwide Live Captions to help everyone — including users
who are deaf or hard of hearing — follow along with spoken dialogue
in live conversations and in audio from apps. With Live Captions
for FaceTime® in visionOS, more users can easily enjoy the unique
experience of connecting and collaborating using their Persona.
Apple Vision Pro™ will add the capability to move captions using
the window bar during Apple Immersive Video, as well as support for
additional Made for iPhone hearing devices and cochlear hearing
processors. Updates for vision accessibility will include the
addition of Reduce Transparency, Smart Invert, and Dim Flashing
Lights for users who have low vision, or those who want to avoid
bright lights and frequent flashing.
These features join the dozens of accessibility features already
available in Apple Vision Pro, which offers a flexible input system
and an intuitive interface designed with a wide range of users in
mind. Features such as VoiceOver, Zoom, and Color Filters can also
provide users who are blind or have low vision access to spatial
computing, while features such as Guided Access can support users
with cognitive disabilities. Users can control Vision Pro with any
combination of their eyes, hands, or voice, with accessibility
features including Switch Control, Sound Actions, and Dwell Control
that can also help those with physical disabilities.
“Apple Vision Pro is without a doubt the most accessible
technology I’ve ever used,” said Ryan Hudson-Peralta, a
Detroit-based product designer, accessibility consultant, and
cofounder of Equal Accessibility LLC. “As someone born without
hands and unable to walk, I know the world was not designed with me
in mind, so it’s been incredible to see that visionOS just works.
It’s a testament to the power and importance of accessible and
inclusive design.”
Additional Updates
- For users who are blind or have low vision, VoiceOver
will include new voices, a flexible Voice Rotor, custom volume
control, and the ability to customize VoiceOver keyboard shortcuts
on Mac®.
- Magnifier will offer a new Reader Mode and the option to
easily launch Detection Mode with the Action button.
- Braille users will get a new way to start and stay in
Braille Screen Input for faster control and text editing;
Japanese language availability for Braille Screen Input; support
for multi-line braille with Dot Pad; and the option to
choose different input and output tables.
- For users with low vision, Hover Typing shows larger
text when typing in a text field, and in a user’s preferred font
and color.
- For users at risk of losing their ability to speak, Personal
Voice will be available in Mandarin Chinese. Users who have
difficulty pronouncing or reading full sentences will be able to
create a Personal Voice using shortened phrases.
- For users who are nonspeaking, Live Speech will include
categories and simultaneous compatibility with Live
Captions.
- For users with physical disabilities, Virtual Trackpad
for AssistiveTouch® allows users to control their device using a
small region of the screen as a resizable trackpad.
- Switch Control will include the option to use the
cameras in iPhone and iPad to recognize finger-tap gestures as
switches.
- Voice Control will offer support for custom vocabularies
and complex words.
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with
Apple
This week, Apple is introducing new features, curated
collections, and more in celebration of Global Accessibility
Awareness Day:
- Throughout the month of May, select Apple Store®
locations will host free sessions to help customers explore and
discover accessibility features built into the products they love.
Apple Piazza Liberty in Milan will feature the talent behind
“Assume that I can,” the viral campaign for World Down Syndrome
Day. And available year-round at Apple Store locations globally,
Today at Apple® group reservations are a place where friends,
families, schools, and community groups can learn about
accessibility features together.
- Shortcuts adds Calming Sounds, which plays ambient
soundscapes to minimize distractions, helping users focus or
rest.
- Visit the App Store® to discover incredible apps and
games that promote access and inclusion for all, including the
accessible App Store Award-winning game Unpacking, apps as tools
for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and
more.
- The Apple TV® app will honor trailblazing creators,
performers, and activists who passionately share the experiences of
people with disabilities. This year’s theme is Remaking the World,
and each story invites viewers to envision a reality where everyone
is empowered to add their voice to the greater human story.
- Apple Books® will spotlight lived experiences of
disability through curated collections of first-person narratives
by disabled writers in ebook and audiobook formats.
- Apple Fitness+℠ workouts, meditations, and trainer tips
welcome users who are deaf or hard of hearing with American Sign
Language, and Time to Walk® now includes transcripts in the
Apple Podcasts® app. Fitness+ workouts always include Audio
Hints to support users who are blind or have low vision, as well as
modifiers so that users of all levels can participate.
- Users can visit Apple Support to learn how their Apple
devices can be customized using built-in accessibility features.
From adapting the gestures to customizing how information is
presented on a device’s screen, the Apple Accessibility playlist
will help users learn how to personalize Apple Vision Pro, iPhone,
iPad, Apple Watch®, and Mac to work best for them.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple
Vision Pro. Apple’s six software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS,
watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across
all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services
including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple
TV+. Apple’s more than 150,000 employees are dedicated to making
the best products on earth and to leaving the world better than we
found it.
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