An Apple for everyone

TECH GIANT UNVEILS A HOST OF CHANGES TO HELP THOSE WITH DISABILITIES GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR DEVICES

- JUSTIN CONNOLLY

ONE thing which is perhaps overlooked too often on these pages is the enormous potential technology has to change the lives of those living with a disability.

Apple is, as you might imagine, at the forefront of this drive towards better accessibility, having already introduced a raft of software features for its range of products that help all kinds of people get more out of them.

From simple things like the magnifier app, to more complex features like iPhones with LiDAR scanners having the ability to help warn people with vision impairment when they are approaching a door and let them know just how far away from it they are, Apple has already changed the game.

Last week the company went further, marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 19 with the reveal of even more software accessibility features coming across its platforms later this year.

Let's have a look at the details.

Assistive Access

This is essentially a new mode in which you can operate your iPad and iPhone with specific support for users with cognitive disabilities, and it is designed to make the devices as easy as possible to use.