According to information released by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his most recent issue of the PowerOn newsletter, future iterations of the AR/VR gear that Apple is working on could aid those with vision loss.
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This iPhone setting can bypass your Face ID
Face ID recognition is an important feature to keep your iPhone private, but reports warn that there are ways people can get around it.
How to grayscale your iPhone
Using grayscale on your iPhone can be useful for a variety of reasons. For example, it may help those with colorblindness read their screen more easily. This can be great for accessibility. By converting the colors to black and white, text on the screen will appear sharper, and stand out more. This can also help if a user likes to read books via an e-reader. Having a Grayscale screen can also be helpful for increasing the battery life of your device, as you are utilizing less power on the screen.
Panasonic announces ‘smart glasses for the visually impaired at CES 2023
Panasonic and Biel Glasses have announced a new pair of smart glasses to aid mobility for the visually impaired
Samsung’s new Smart TVs awarded accreditation by the RNIB
Samsung Announced that it has been awarded the ‘Tried and Tested’ certification for its 2022 Smart TVs from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).
Mida Solutions Launches New Attendant Console for Agents with vision loss
Building on its longstanding partnership with Vision Dept, an Italian distributor of products and services for blind and partially sighted people, Mida Solutions has been working closely with the distributor to understand how to improve Mida Attendant Console in order to allow blind and partially sighted people to use the latest version of the application smoothly, without any kind of limitations compared to sighted operators.
New app available for people with glaucoma
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Fighting Blindness Canada have launched the Glaucoma in Perspective (GiP) app to help Canadians understand the impact of glaucoma and manage disease progression. The launch of GiP coincides with World Sight Day, as the vision loss community comes together to raise awareness and understanding of eye diseases like glaucoma.
How to enable the new power on and off sounds for iPhone 14
Apple added the startup and shutdown chimes for the iPhone 14 series as a new accessibility feature after many Blind and low-vision users reportedly asked the company for a clear way to tell whether their iPhone had restarted, and now anyone can enable them.
Slack releases new Accessibility updates
Earlier this month, Slack, published a blog post in which the Salesforce-owned company talked about a new software update promising to make the app more accessible.
Researchers win prize for software that makes self-driving cars more accessible
The VEMI lab at the University of Maine earned third place in a national competition and an invitation to the White House for developing an inclusive smartphone software platform that will provide navigational assistance to people with visual impairment and seniors who want to use self-driving cars for ride-sharing and hailing services.
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