{"id":4200,"date":"2019-06-19T09:58:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T13:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4200"},"modified":"2019-06-19T09:58:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T13:58:29","slug":"apple-accessibility-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4200","title":{"rendered":"Apple Accessibility Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Apple Worldwide Developers\u2019 Conference (WWDC19) Apple macOS &amp; iOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wow, what can I say, WWDC19 was jam packed with exciting news and I am so excited to learn about the new macOS and iOS feature, \u2018 Voice Control.\u2019&nbsp; I have literally not slept well with the excitement bubbling for the release of this new accessibility feature.&nbsp; \u2018Voice Control\u2019 is an absolute game changer for macOS and iOS &#8212; it is going to revolutionize the way individuals with fine motor challenges interact with their Apple Products.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WWDC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4202\" src=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WWDC-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"WWDC19 logo of robot head with parts flying out. Black background\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Later this fall, a new iOS and OS update will occur and \u2018Voice Control\u2019 will arrive for consumers across the globe.&nbsp; This feature will allow the end user\u2019s voice to navigate, dictate and work your devices in a completely new way.&nbsp; With macOS Catalina, Voice Control lets the user who is not able to access traditional input devices to control Mac and iOS devices entirely with their voice!!!!!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/phone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4201\" src=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/phone-176x300.png\" alt=\"Close up of iphone with Voice Control on screen. \" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/phone-176x300.png 176w, http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/phone.png 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am so excited to see the possibilities of the latest accessibility feature.&nbsp; It\u2019s basically like the old Voice Control on steroids!&nbsp; Currently, I am thinking of all of the possibilities of using this new accessibility feature with individuals with limited or no upper limb control.&nbsp; Again, thanks for reading and I look forward to the release of the \u2018new\u2019 Voice Control!<\/p>\n<p>~Andrew<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4200\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Worldwide Developers\u2019 Conference (WWDC19) Apple macOS &amp; iOS Wow, what can I say, WWDC19 was jam packed with exciting news and I am so excited to learn about the new macOS and iOS feature, \u2018 Voice Control.\u2019&nbsp; I have literally not slept well with the excitement bubbling for the release of this new accessibility [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,21,14,29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4200"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4200"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4203,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4200\/revisions\/4203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}