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Apple Celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day With Stevie Wonder Concert

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Apple yesterday held a concert at One Infinite Loop in honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. This morning, CEO Tim Cook tweeted out a thank you to Stevie Wonder, who performed at the concert.

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Thank you to the incomparable Stevie Wonder for lifting hearts and celebrating accessibility with us! #GAAD pic.twitter.com/WvePkgte5R - Tim Cook (@tim_cook) May 19, 2017
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The event marked one of Apple's traditional "Beer Bash" celebrations, which in the past have seen performances by Maroon 5, One Republic, Darius Rucker, and more, usually coinciding with a major milestone like the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh.

Apple has been highlighting the importance of accessibility features throughout the week, beginning with a large collection of "Designed for" promotional videos that it posted on YouTube on Tuesday. The clips showcased features like VoiceOver and Made for iPhone hearing aids, accompanied by personal stories of how Apple fans with disabilities use each feature.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered pic.twitter.com/CI38dIU8Vj - James Craig (@cookiecrook) May 19, 2017
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On Wednesday, Tim Cook then sat down with three accessibility activists to discuss the company's accessibility features across its range of devices. Last October, Apple published an all-new accessibility website that brings all of these features to the forefront as a way to explain and celebrate how the company has built unique accessibility features into iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch.

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to all the sourpusses who keep complaining about the lack of this, the lack of that really need to get a life. They are starting to become like an old worn vinyl record that gets stuck in a rut repeating the same few bars forever.
If you really don't like what Apple as a company (rather than the specific bits of kit you moan about) then please go elsewhere.

We all know that Apple could do better with not only releasing products but communicating to us a general direction. We don't need a detail roadmap but come on Apple something official would be really nice. Many of us have money sitting in the bank earning next to nothing in interest just wanting to be spent. In my case, do you really want me to blow it on a trip to Antartica or a new iMac?

I see nothing wrong with putting on events like this one btw.
 
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You go from this:
StevieD100 said:
to all the sourpusses who keep complaining about the lack of this, the lack of that really need to get a life. They are starting to become like an old worn vinyl record that gets stuck in a rut repeating the same few bars forever.
If you really don't like what Apple as a company (rather than the specific bits of kit you moan about) then please go elsewhere.
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To this:
StevieD100 said:
We don't need a detail roadmap but come on Apple something official would be really nice. Many of us have money sitting in the bank earning next to nothing in interest just wanting to be spent. In my case, do you really want me to blow it on a trip to Antartica or a new iMac?
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Somehow you managed to incriminate yourself.
Looks like that "rut" is deeper than you thought.
 
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Sunny1990 said:
Seems like gone are the days when CEO'S of Apple used to focus on technology!
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Umm, assistive tech is techology. Jesus, it's called AT. Assistive technology.

Oh sure, throwing in a new CPU every now and then must be far more 'technology focused' than, say, making your devices fully accessible and usable for somebody who can't see squat. Or people who can't hear, or even have control of their limbs.

But no, you really nailed it. Not focused on technology at all.
 
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Enough with all the hate. Next time you haters feel the need to express your disappointment with Apple's alleged abandonment of its previous core of computer development and pro users, or your frustration with its skyrocketing phone prices, just remember:

Apple CEO Tim Cook very publicly hugged a blind man.

You don't feel so self-righteously indignant now, do you.
 
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