Facilitating access to new technologies, even for people with disabilities, is in line with accessibility policy. Thus, Apple's new feature called: "Personal Voice" or Live Speech is created in 15 minutes. The person has the choice to use his own voice or that of a loved one at will. Let's discover this opportunity that will soon be operational!
Promote cognitive accessibility
Apple's new feature promotes cognitive accessibility in hearing, visual and mobile. The Apple brand defines it as "a synthesized voice that resembles them". Herrlinger reiterates that "These revolutionary features were designed with feedback from members of disability communities every step of the way, to support a diverse set of users and help people connect in new ways."
With this in mind, the Cupertino company has simplified its main applications to improve the cognitive experience of people with cognitive disorders. This new feature named Assistive Access was specifically created to "distill apps and experiences to their core functionality to lighten the cognitive load."
Several related enhancements for a complete offer
The implementation of this "personal" voice also offers several improvements such as the combination of Facetime and Phone. For music, message, photo, and camera sections: contrast will increase, text labels will increase and accessibility tools will be added as you go. Magnifier also offers a new detection mode by text labels. These make it easier for visually impaired or blind people to become familiar with physical objects.
Mac, for its part, already has a voice-over screen reader, Live Captions, Door Detection, and many others. But, this tool can also be paired with hearing aids intended for iPhone. In addition, the size of Finder, Mail, Message, and Notes texts can be easily adjusted. From a speed perspective, Siri will offer phonetic suggestions for creating texts with adjustable speech speed.