When iOS 15.4 dropped, it brought a visitor — a new voice for Siri. That means you can now pick from five different voice options.
Apps
Twitter to make alt text descriptions more useful
Twitter has announced that its testing new accessibility features to make alt text descriptions significantly more useful and prominent for everyone on the platform. With the change, images that have descriptions will be given a badge that says “alt,” and clicking on that badge will show the description.
How to Translate Text on iPhone quickly directly in the Camera or Photos app
You can use Live Text in either the Camera app or the Photos app. These steps will use the Photos app, but the Live Text feature is identical in both. Please note that this feature requires iOS 15 or later.
Sault Transit partners with CNIB to implement accessibility app
A new app is now available in Sault Ste. Marie to help people who are blind or have vision loss navigate the transit system.
Amazon teams up to make basic healthcare more accessible with new telehealth feature
Amazon and Teladoc Health have teamed up to make telemedicine available on some Alexa devices.
GoodMaps providing accessible indoor navigation at CSUN 2022
GoodMaps will be providing accessible indoor navigation in the Anaheim Marriott for the CSUN conference, March 15-18!
Exhibits open to registered attendees at 4 PM on Tuesday the 15th and open to the public Wednesday 16th – Friday the 18th. Navigate the conference using GoodMaps Explore on IOS or Android. This is a golden opportunity to see if indoor navigation is something you would like to have in a building or transit facility near you. GoodMaps works with a variety of building types including corporate offices, museums, stadiums, hospitals, universities, and more.
How to connect two pairs of AirPods to one iPhone to share audio
In the steps below we’ll show you how to connect two AirPods pairs to one iPhone or iPad for shared listening, plus how to disconnect the extra AirPods once you’re done. If you would rather use one set of AirPods and split the audio so you and a partner can each listen with one AirPod, you’ll need to change an audio setting instead. Here’s how to connect two pairs of AirPods to one phone:
How to White List Senders in Mail App on iOS 15
The iPhone Mail app allows you to flag certain senders as “safe senders.” This is also called white listing. When you white list a sender, you’re telling the Mail app that emails from this sender are safe, so their emails will appear in your inbox instead of your junk mail.
New app helps identify accessibility barriers at public sites
A new mobile application could be the secret to fixing accessibility problems in publicly funded institutions, according to the Laval disability rights group ROPPHL.
Edmonton Airport adds accessibility services for passengers
Edmonton International Airport (EIA) has teamed up with Aira, an online service that provides live, real-time assistance to people with visual impairments. EIA is now part of the Aira Airport Network and a designated facility within the Aira online app for users. When a passenger who is visually impaired arrives at EIA they can use this app to call up a live agent who will guide them through the airport by using the camera in a smartphone. The agent can assist in reading information for passengers as well as navigation through the airport and even support safety by encouraging physical distancing from other people where possible. The agent and Aira now have detailed information and maps of EIA, including the ability to determine where a user is inside the airport to help guide them. According to the Canadian Council for the Blind and results in its 2021 report, there are approximately 124,000 Albertans who have mild to severe vision loss.
You must be logged in to post a comment.