Apple and Accessibility

Apple cares about accessibility. They’ve shown this over the years and they’re doing it again.

Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 19, Apple made several updates to its stores, highlighting accessibility. The App Store has been updated featuring developers and apps in a number of categories including Vision, Hearing, Speech, Learning & Literacy, Physical Motor and Accessible Home With Siri.

Apple also made a new iTunes room with hundreds of audio described movies for people who are blind or have low vision. Titles include Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Martian, The Big Short, The Revenant, Spectre, and The Peanuts Movie, among others.

The Apple Store now features third-party accessories that focus on accessibility. These products include Skoog 2, a unique accessible musical instrument, Humanware Braille Displays (for blind users), and a variety of Ablenet switches (for those with limited mobility).