One of the new features that iOS 15 offers is the ability to share your iPhone and iPad screen during FaceTime sessions so that you can enjoy films, music, and other media along with friends and family. This new feature, called SharePlay, has been included in iOS 15.1 and can now be used to a limited extent.
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Apple Music comes out with new voice-only plan
Apple unveiled a new Voice plan for Apple Music during its Unleashed event last Monday that will be $4.99 per month. You can use only your voice and its Siri voice assistant to access all Apple Music content across Apple devices. It will be available later this fall in 17 countries.
City transit improves accessibility by using new app
City transit improves accessibility by using new app
GPS app guides visually impaired navigate trails of city park
An app that helps blind and visually impaired people navigate their surroundings is now available for some trails in Fish Creek Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
YouTube coming out with new accessibility features
YouTube is improving video accessibility for both viewers with vision loss and other languages. The company is testing the option of adding multiple audio tracks to videos. This will help with international viewers, of course, but it should also enable descriptive audio for people with some vision to no vision. This arrives sometime in the “coming quarters,” YouTube said.
Netflix launches Play Something on Android
Netflix is releasing its shuffle feature to Android mobile users.
How to enable background noise in iOS 15
Every software update Apple issues comes packed with new-and-improved features designed to help users get more out of their iPhones, and iOS 15 is no exception. But perhaps the most useful among the hotly anticipated features that iOS 15 offers is a new suite of accessibility options for people with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities
This gadget turns your white cane into a smart cane
This small connected accessory that fits onto a regular white cane can help blind and visually impaired people move around more safely. This accessory detects all nearby obstacles, including those at head height, which generally go undetected with a standard white cane.
How to mute Group Texts on iPhone
You don’t have to leave a group text on an iPhone just because you want it to stop buzzing with new message notifications! Instead, you can silence alerts and read the text messages later.
University of Manitoba incorporates accessibility by licensing YuJa video platform
The University of Manitoba (UM) is delivering on its commitment to inclusivity and accessibility through the licensing and subsequent deployment of the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and Panorama for Digital Accessibility.
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