As my disability becomes more severe, I’ve been using Siri more and more instead of typing on my iPhone. I really value the ability to switch between typing and speaking so easily, as it means I can use whatever suits me on a particular day. Here’s how to use it better … Continue readingSiri Tips: Redundancy
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2016 is rapidly approaching, so for your convenience we’ve put together a list of all the Apple Australia workshops that are being run on that day. Continue readingApple Accessibility Awareness Day Workshops – 19 May 2016
Down here in Australia we’ve got the NDIS New World: Disability in the 21st Century conference coming up – it’s at the Brisbane Conference & Exhibition Centre during October 27 – 29 2015 and I am envious of all who are able to attend! There are also an Apple Technology House at the conference, and more Apple retail store events than you can shake a stick at – read on… Continue readingApple Accessibility Events around NDIS New World Conference
Here are the best Apple assistive technology and accessibility links up to 7 June 2015. Everything from around the web that’s relevant to disabled, aged, and chronically ill Apple users. Continue readingApple/Assistive Tech Roundup for 7 June 2015
This week, OneSwitch.org.uk posted a video which is both a thank you to Apple for their work in switch accessibility and a request for something more… Continue readingDear Apple Accessibility Team: Requests from Switch Users
Here are the best Apple assistive technology and accessibility links for the week of 24 May 2015. Everything from around the web that’s relevant to disabled, aged, and chronically ill Apple users. Continue readingWeekend Roundup for 24 May 2015
This is a gorgeous video from the Aacorn Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app about a boy, Atlas, who has used their app on his iPad mini. Well worth watching… Continue readingAtlas is learning to talk with Aacorn AAC
Here are the best Apple assistive technology and accessibility links for the week of 17 May 2015. Everything from around the web that’s relevant to disabled, aged, and chronically ill Apple users. Continue readingWeekend Roundup for 17 May 2015
After getting a Tweet from someone who was trying out Switch Control with some blind users with CP, I decided to fire up the Speech function and try using it without sight. Here’s what happened… Continue readingiOS Switch Control for Vision Impaired Users
Here are the best Apple assistive technology and accessibility links for the week of 10 May 2015. Everything from around the web that’s relevant to disabled, aged, and chronically ill Apple users. Continue readingWeekend Roundup for 10 May 2015
