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Apple is leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance accessibility features.
Company A participated A bunch of updates On Tuesday it aims to make its products more useful for people with a range of disabilities. Apple intelligencethe tech giant’s AI feature set, is powering some of these new capabilities. The revelation comes before World Accessibility Awareness Day on Thursday, which aims to promote digital access and inclusion.
Updates to features like VoiceOver, Magnifier, and video subtitles will arrive later this year. It comes as more companies emerge – from Google to Microsoft to Amazon Harnessing artificial intelligence To make its products and platforms accessible to a wider range of people. Many Apple updates are based on its features Announced last year. It also comes before the company Worldwide Developers Conferencewhich is scheduled for June 8 and is expected to lead to more AI updates.
VoiceOver and Magnifier support more detailed descriptions
Apple’s VoiceOver and Magnifier features can describe on-screen information or real-world settings, and Apple Intelligence pushes both to be more useful.
VoiceOver is a screen reader that speaks aloud what’s on your screen, and can help people who are blind or visually impaired navigate their devices. VoiceOver’s Image Explorer will now provide a more detailed description of what’s in objects such as photographs, scanned invoices, and personal records.
As part of the Live Recognition update, you can use your iPhone Action button To quickly collect more information about your surroundings. Simply point the camera at what you want to know more about and ask follow-up questions to get additional details.
Magnifier can share more detailed information about what’s on your screen and answer follow-up questions.
Magnifier allows visually impaired people to zoom in and view high-contrast text and Discover things around them On your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Now, you can ask questions about what the camera sees. For example, you can point your phone at a recipe and ask how many servings it makes or how long it takes to bake, and the phone will find and share that information using large, high-contrast text.
Voice control supports natural language
Apple Intelligence will also support natural language with Voice Control, which lets you navigate your iPhone or iPad with your voice. This means that if you want to click on something, you no longer have to specify the location using a file Numbered grid on screen. Instead, you can just say what you want to select, such as a specific file name or folder color. You can also tell your device where you want to zoom in by selecting the word or image you want to zoom in on.
Voice Control with Apple Intelligence will be available in English in the US, Canada, UK and Australia.
Accessibility Reader is more customizable
Apple debuted Accessibility Reader last year on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro. It lets you customize text and adjust font, color, and spacing, making it easier for some people to read, such as people with poor vision or dyslexia.
Now, Accessibility Reader can work on more complex material such as scientific articles, which tend to format text into multiple columns among many images and tables. You can also remove headers and page numbers for a simpler interface and create summaries to get a quick overview before diving in. In addition, you can translate the text into your ideal language.
Subtitles are coming to more videos
They may be closed captions Almost everywhere In TV shows and movies, but it’s not as common in some media like personal videos. Now, generated captions automatically display transcripts of spoken audio when captions or subtitles aren’t already available. This includes videos recorded from your iPhone, sent by friends and family, or streamed online.
On-device speech recognition creates translations privately. They’ll appear in videos without captions on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro. You can customize elements such as font and text background in the video playlist or in settings. Subtitles will be available in English in the US and Canada.
People will be able to control their electric wheelchair using the eye gaze on the Vision Pro.
Apple Vision Pro adds a new wheelchair control feature
New eye tracking feature Vision Pro Allows people to control their electric wheelchair – without the need for a joystick. They can use eye gaze to locate controls and determine how and where their wheelchair moves. This can be especially beneficial for people with limited mobility.
Eye tracking in Vision Pro does not require regular calibration and can work in a variety of lighting conditions, according to Apple. The feature will be compatible with Tolt Technologies and Luci replacement drive systems in the US, with support for Bluetooth connections and wired accessories. Apple says it will work with developers to expand access to more wheelchairs.
“Over the past decade, we’ve seen eye-based wheelchair systems evolve in amazing ways,” said Blair Casey, CEO Gleason teamHe said in a statement. “Taking advantage of Apple Vision Pro’s eye-tracking capabilities in this way is a big step forward. Team Gleason is proud to support this initiative and is excited to see the benefits it can bring to people who use electric wheelchairs.”
The Hikawa Grip and Stand for iPhone will be more widely available.
Hikawa Grip and Stand for iPhone is more widely available
Apple appeared for the first time in Hikawa grips the phone and stands up Late last year for the iPhone. It is an ergonomic and adaptable accessory that was designed with input from people with a range of disabilities, including those affecting dexterity, grip and hand control. Now, as part of a collaboration between Hikawa and PopSockets, the accessory is on sale globally for the first time, and in three new colors. It’s available starting today on Apple’s website.
