Apple introduces new accessibility features including braille note taker
- Apple announced new accessibility features, including a braille note taker, on Tuesday to enhance its ecosystem across several devices.
- These updates build on Apple’s long history of accessibility innovation, aiming to support users with vision and hearing impairments.
- Key features include Braille Access for note-taking and app navigation, a system-wide reading mode called Accessibility Reader, and enhanced vision tools using Vision Pro's camera.
- Apple announced that Braille Access enables users to launch any application by entering commands through Braille input directly on the screen or via a linked Braille device, and that certain authorized apps can offer real-time visual support using the device’s camera.
- These innovations suggest Apple will expand accessibility across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro devices, reinforcing inclusion for users with disabilities.
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Apple introduces new accessibility features including braille note taker
Apple said on Tuesday it is bringing a host of new features later this year that are geared towards making its devices more accessible, including a braille note taker and expanded 'zoom' for its mixed-reality headsets, Vision Pro.For users who are blind or visually impaired, vision accessibility features
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