Apple announces powerful accessibility features such as the 'Assistive Touch' feature that allows Apple to operate without touching the display of the Apple Watch
Apple offers a variety of accessibility features for the iPhone, including content reading and voice control. We've announced that we've expanded these features to add unprecedented accessibility features not only for the iPhone, but also for the Apple Watch and iPad.
Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities --Apple
Apple has announced powerful software features designed for people with movement, visual, hearing, and cognitive disabilities. These new features will be available on Apple devices as accessibility features, allowing all users to customize their device for themselves.
The newly announced accessibility features are:
◆ Assistive Touch for Apple Watch
Apple offers 'AssistiveTouch ' as an accessibility feature for iPhone and iPad. AssistiveTouch is a function that allows you to perform operations such as physical buttons and gestures from the buttons displayed on the screen, and was widely used as a 'solution when the home button of the iPhone breaks down'.
Such Assistive Touch is coming to Apple Watch. With the watchOS version of Assistive Touch, you can operate your device without touching the display, side buttons, or digital crown of your Apple Watch. In fact, you can see how you can operate your Apple Watch with AssistiveTouch in one shot by watching the following movie.
AssistiveTouch can operate the device by detecting the movement of holding or tilting the hand wearing the Apple Watch. By using the gyroscope, accelerometer, heart rate sensor, and machine learning installed in Apple Watch, it seems that it detects the movement of muscles and the subtle movements of tendons. This makes it easy to answer incoming calls and access the Notification Center and Control Center without touching the display.
◆ iPad line-of-sight tracking support
In addition, iPad OS supports third-party eye-tracking devices, allowing users to control the iPad with just their eyes. In addition, it seems that line-of-sight tracking support is 'only compatible terminals'.
◆ Search for images with VoiceOver
New features will also be added to VoiceOver. Based on the latest update, with VoiceOver explaining the image, users can take a closer look at the details of people, text, table data, and other objects in the image. For example, it will be possible to explain in detail the positional relationship between the person and the object in the photo, and it will be possible to relive the memories in more detail.
◆ Hearing aids and audiograms for iPhone
In addition, you can customize the output audio by importing audiogram (hearing test) results. As a result, a specific frequency is adjusted according to the user's hearing.
◆ Background sound
It also introduces background sounds that minimize distractions and help users focus, calm and rest. Sounds of the sea, rain, streams, etc. are continuously played in the background, masking unnecessary environmental noise and external noise. When background sound is turned on, the sound will always play, mixed with other audio and system sounds.
In addition, a function to make a sound when operating a button, a setting that makes it easier for users with color vision deficiency or visual impairment to see the screen, and a letter with an oxygen tube or cochlear implant will be added.
Apple will also launch a new service called 'Sign Time' on May 20, 2021 local time. SignTime is American Sign Language , British Sign Language , French sign language by using one of the, via a Web browser AppleCare thing that will be able to use the services, such as and customer support. Also, when you visit the Apple Store, you can use SignTime to remotely access the sign language interpreter without prior reservation. SignTime services are available in the United States, United Kingdom and France, but will be available in other countries and regions in the future.
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