I have tinnitus too, curiosity about the background sounds, lets see.
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Apple Announces New Background Sounds, Apple Watch AssistiveTouch, and Eye-Tracking Accessibility Features
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It’s easy to be critical of Apple.
But things like this are why I stick with them.
My wife is blind and the fact she gets to use and enjoy an iPhone is awesome.
But things like this are why I stick with them.
My wife is blind and the fact she gets to use and enjoy an iPhone is awesome.
There are some playlists on apple music, but this might work better. Although my tinnitus comes and goes based on stress, amount of sports, having a cold, etc.
I don't have any disabilities (besides my horrible personality) but I find that Accessibility often has incredibly useful features. Just off the top of my head, I use:
- flash screen for alerts (which I use instead of an alert noise because it's less annoying)
- color filters on iPhone to make the screen super red if I'm using it in bed
- drag lock for the Mac trackpad -- which makes it so you can double-tap on something with the cursor and then move it around without holding the trackpad down
... and probably some others I'm forgetting about.
- flash screen for alerts (which I use instead of an alert noise because it's less annoying)
- color filters on iPhone to make the screen super red if I'm using it in bed
- drag lock for the Mac trackpad -- which makes it so you can double-tap on something with the cursor and then move it around without holding the trackpad down
... and probably some others I'm forgetting about.
That drag lock actually sounds pretty useful! I'll have to give that a try!
I really hope you win this case Chris. It’s an absolute disgrace the way Apple U.K. have treated you and other disabled people. You would think that Apple U.K. would help people trying to upgrade their iPhone every year instead of being a bunch of jobsworth’s. I hope news of this case has got back to Cupertino and they will look again at their policies.
The article is not completely accurate, the Apple announcement talks about a feature in the Audiograms settings that lets you take a picture of a paper audiogram or import a PDF of the audiogram and Apple uses OCR / ML or something similar to interpret it.
This looks awesome! One-handed Apple Watch use will be revolutionary. I am lucky not to have a disability but I carry my young kid a lot and get so annoyed when I receive Watch notifications I cannot swipe because my other arm is busy...
As someone with ALS - I am excited about some of the new features, esp the eye movement tracking to control iPad.
Developers who make applications like this probably only test them using an iPhone simulator running on a large monitor. Same with companies who make insurance cards that require a magnifying glass to read- they design the cards with the layout in magnified view and never bother to check the physical prints.
2 things. This is neat. I really just want my phone to make noise it currently does not. I get no notifications on my phone or watch no matter what settings are set to
Yes, this!
Quick recommendation: I have a lifetime sub to an app called Relax Melodies that has gone with me from iOS to Windows Phone and back to iOS. It’s wonderful for background noise, bedtime audio stories and tinnitus which I’ve been dealing with for ages.
This implementation from Apple sounds like it is going to allow sounds to play alongside other audio sources if I understood that correctly, which is kinda neat so I’ll be checking it out.
"MFi Hearing Aid Improvements - Apple is introducing new support for bi-directional hearing aids, enabling hands-free phone and FaceTime conversations. Next-generation models from MFi partners are coming later this year."
Amazing. Now let me pair my hearing aids with my watch and not be tethered to my phone.
Amazing. Now let me pair my hearing aids with my watch and not be tethered to my phone.
Maybe stop letting websites force small type on everyone in various places that can’t be zoomed. Like mr, for example.
Or preventing pinch zoom altogether, as some website/apps do for no good reason.
there is of course - but it means a big corporate can choose iphones as their handset or choice for staff knowing that they’re complying with anti discrimination rules / accessibility laws. It’s good for business.
I do not think "and showcase Apple's belief that accessibility is a human right." suggests that there is no monetary motivation; only that, they value accessibility and are vocal about it - which is good. Secondly, while they may have some monetary benefits out of it, that cannot be the primary driver here - else everybody would be doing it.
#1: Apple is one of the biggest companies in the world, with one of the best marketing teams. And everyone on that marketing team knows that saying “we’re doing this great thing only for monetary gain” is one of the quickest ways to lose the trust of your customers.
#2: The people who work on these features obviously want to make money, but you have to have some sort of thoughtfulness to actually spend time implementing these type of features. The people who work at Apple I would guess have an interest in what they’re working on.
Background noises will be really great for me. As an autist I'm often heavily disturbed by noise, generally in street. I have AirPods Max and Pro so ANC helps me a lot but another layer like this one is really nice. Thank you so much Apple.
By the way, I am also curious to test AssistiveTouch for Watch and iPad Eye-Tracking, I don't have a physical disabilty but it seems to work so well I want to try these features haha
By the way, I am also curious to test AssistiveTouch for Watch and iPad Eye-Tracking, I don't have a physical disabilty but it seems to work so well I want to try these features haha
I know what people want it to mean but it’s nonsense. It like calling people with cancer stem cell diverse.
Autism is a pathological condition that results in many people being unable to function. That’s not diverse that a sad failure of neurological development. The fact there are variable expressions of brain chemistry doesn’t need a special word but it’s wrong to use the word as a euphemism for pathologies.